Architecture en France

Today I’d like to discuss about loan and mortgage, lets find out the difference and which one suits you the best for your financial solutions. Loans and home mortgages are asset-acquire facilities that relieve an individual from making immediate lump sum payment. Home equity loan creates a debt against the borrower’s house. According to this loan, the borrower has equity in his home as collateral. Collateral, here, refers to assets or property that creates an obligation debt. In real estate, the borrower’s equity in an asset refers to the difference between the market price of a property, and home equity loan borrowers. Equity is the interest that borrowers pay the loan.

A mortgage, on the other hand, is the process of using property as collateral for debt payments. It is a legal device used to secure assets. By arranging a mortgage, borrowers can obtain housing or commercial real estate, without having to pay full price immediately.
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Top Ten French Gothic Cathedrals

The Gothic style originated in France; the Ile de France and Picardy are dotted with fine cathedrals.These ten cathedrals represent the heights of the Gothic style. But warning; if you get addicted, you’re going to want to search out the others too – Sens and Senlis, Soissons, Noyon, Mantes… you might never stop!
1. Laon is one of the earliest Gothic cathedrals, but its architect created marvellous effects of transparence and depth in the façade and the famous towers. At the top of the towers are the famous bulls of Laon, said to be statues of the oxen which dragged the stone from the quarries up the hill to the cathedral. The church is filled with light, and the pristine simplicity of the architecture makes this little visited cathedral an obligatory stop for any traveller who wants to understand the aspirations of the early Gothic. Read more

To get away from political unrest in Rome at the turn of the 14th century, Pope Clement V temporarily moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon, a papal territory on the Rhone River. The papal court requiring housing, built a palace.
Between 1309 and 1378, seven popes ruled at Avignon, bringing tremendous wealth and prestige to the town, making it the religious, cultural and political centre of the Christian World.
The Pope’s palace reflects the luxury and cultural influence of the papal court. It was constructed in two stages by two popes: Benedict XII (1334-1342), who built the Old Palace and Clement VI (1342-1352), who built the New Palace. The Courtyard of Honour is the best place to compare the styles of old and new, for it is here that the two palaces meet. Read more

French architecture, one of the richest and classiest architectural styles in the world, is an amalgamation of several styles which collided mainly during the French revolution. French Architecture has given some of the most magnificent buildings to the world.
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Are you going on holiday to France? Perhaps you’ll want to do some sightseeing and admire some of France’s rich architectural heritage. Here we’ve highlighted the main styles of architecture to appear in France throughout history.
Gallo-Roman French Architecture
With the exception of some Neolithic caves, the first period of architecture to take hold in France comes from the Gallo-Roman period. The Romans, who controlled France and much of Europe, established a permanent presence in France during the 1st century BC which lasted for centuries. Among the examples of architecture in France built during the Gallo-Roman period are aqueducts, markets, theatres, streets and fortifications, many of which can still be seen today. The best place to find god remains of Gallo-Roman architecture in France is the south of France. Read more