You might recognize this building from some of your visits. Take a crack at identifying this. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Michael Green of Milton recognized the recent Mystery Photo: “I believe the Mystery Photo depicts the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre in Paris, France. It is a 19th century monumental church perched high above Paris. We enjoyed views of it during our stay in Paris, April 2023.” The photo came from Terry Swaim of Auburn.
Others getting it right include George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Allan Peel of San Antonia, Texas.
View of inside of the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre in a photo provided by Peel
Peel noted: “The basilica is unique for having a gigantic, white dome. While many monuments in Paris are constantly fighting against the darkening of their facades, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart has always been spotlessly white. This is because it is made up of bright white travertine stones, from the Souppes-sur-Loing Quarry, approximately 50-miles southeast of the basilica. These stones secrete green cullet when rain runs over the surface, a ‘self-cleaning’ stone that can reverse the darkening effects of centuries of pollution and microbial growth.”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
Cindy Brooks of Norcross is the most recent to send us a photo of a hawk patrolling Norcross “It was on our back porch,” she says, “And I just happened to see him and had my phone handy.” If you snap a photo of wildlife around your place, send us a photo!
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