French Landmarks and Interesting Religious Sites

By: Angelique et Audra(Luisa Rios et Danielle Lovett)

St. Bernadette•Born Marie- Bernarde Soubirous •Born in Lourdes, France on Jan. 7, 1844•Parents, Francois and Louise (Casterot) Soubirous

Story One day on Feb. 11, 1858 a lady

dressed in blue and white appeared to her above a rose bush in grotto

Replica of the grotto In lourdes,France st. bern. saw mary at

“Mary” appeared to Bernadette 17 other times and spoke with her

Many people didn’t believe. Our lady told St. Bernadette to dig in the

mud one day. When she did a spring of water began to flow and grew larger and larger.

Many miracles happened when people began to use the water.

In 1866 Bernadette became a nun and lived the rest

of her life in the Convent of St. Gildard

April 16, 1879 At age 35, St. Bernadette died. 30 years after her death (September 22,

1909), the body was first exhumed. The body was transferred to a new coffin and buried in chapel of St. Joseph in Lourdes

April 3, 1919, The second exhumation took place.

1925 was the 3rd and final examination

They had a precise imprint of her face molded

Where you can go and see her Resided at St

Gildard Convent for 13 years. This is where her body remains on display (since Aug, 3,1925). They welcome visitors

She was declared a Saint in 1933 by Pope Pius XI

Lourdes has become 1 of the most popular locations of religious pilgrimage

Lourdes has a population of 15,000

But 5 million pilgrims and tourists visit every year

The Birthplace of Bernadette

(the Boly Mill after restoration)

La Conciergerie

History In the beginning it was the Palace de la

Cité. Was converted into the prison in the 15th

century after being abandoned in the late 14th century by the Capetian kings.

Continued… Located on the Ile de la cité. Famous during the French Revolution

(1789). In 1793,1794, and 2780 men and women were sentenced to death and stayed in The Conciergerie until they left for the Concorde Square.

They were beheaded at the Concorde Square.

The fountains on La Place de la Concorde, Paris

History Nearly 2,800 prisoners which included

Marie- Antoinette and the sister of the king of Austria were beheaded there.

This former prison is within the Medieval Royal Palace called Palais de Justice Complex. Which was built in the 1700s.

Inside of La Conciergerie

Marie-Antoinette's cell decorated to resemble what it might have looked like during

her two months of imprisonment in 1793. She was beheaded on Oct. 16, 1793.

The Louvre Museum in Paris

The Louvre museum The Louvre is one of the largest museums in the world

with over 35,000 pieces of art housed in a gigantic, 60,000 square foot building.

Located along the banks of the Seine river is the glass pyramid outside the Louvre which is a memorable landmark.

Descend below and there is a large collection of works,

including Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa

History Philip II Augustus built the palace at the

beginning of the 13th century Built to defend Paris against the Normans

and English Louis XIV was the last king to reside in the

palace After the revolution in 1789 it became a

museum

Continued… Each king that lived in the Louvre left

monograms and works of art, that are now displayed in the museum

In the 1980s after a program of renovation and expansion a Chinese-American architect Leoh Ming Pei came up with the idea of placing a glass pyramid at the entrance

Inside the Louvre

Famous Paintings ‘L’interieur d’une cuisine’

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Chave and mont = “Bald mountain” 2nd largest park in Paris. Opens at 7am year round. During Nov.-

March it closes at 9pm and it closes at 11pm between April- October.

History March 29-30, 1814, the National Guard and

the marine artillery fought invading Prussians at the land before surrendering.

The area of Parc des Buttes Chaumont had also been a gypsum quarry for years

Napoleon III Decided to create a park. Turned to Baron Haussmann who designed

the park with Adolphe Alphand (landscape architect).The work on the park began in 1864 and

didn’t complete it until 1867

The Universal Exhibition in 1867 As a part of the festivities the park was

officially opened.

Before the 19th Century The land once featured gallows where

criminals were executed. Until 1862, it was a public waste ground. In 1862, The city of Paris bought the land.

Features of the park Using dynamite to create dramatic reliefs,

Haussmann created a romantic park. Large rocky cliff with a 105 ft. waterfall

plunging into a circular lake. On the top of the cliff is the Sybille temple. The 61 acres park also has a grotto, a 207

ft. suspension bridge, and the “suicide bridge.”

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