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Paris. La Tour Eiffel Built in 1889 for “l’Exposition Universelle” (the World’s Fair) by Gustave Eiffel. Size: 320 meters (1,050 ft) tall Weight: 10,000
La Tour Eiffel Built in 1889 for lExposition Universelle (the
Worlds Fair) by Gustave Eiffel. Size: 320 meters (1,050 ft) tall
Weight: 10,000 tons Material: wrought iron
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La cathdrale Notre-Dame Famous cathedral with Rose Window,
flying buttresses and gargoyles. Construction began in 1163 and
ended around the mid- 1240s. A gargoyle serves as a gutter and is
carved in stone. Exterior structures supporting a wall
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Le Panthon This monument is a temple whose crypt contains the
remains of famous French citizens such as Victor Hugo, Jean-Jacques
Rousseau, Voltaire, and Louis Braille.
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Le Bois de Boulogne This large park has 2 racetracks, as well
as a stadium, cafs, boating and cycling.
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Le Palais de Chaillot The home of the national theater, a
maritime museum, and a cinema museum along with a film
library.
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LArc de Triomphe Commemorates Napolons victories. Twelve
avenues radiate from its center.
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La Conciergerie Monument located on the Ile de la Cit. This
former royal palace and prison held the aristocratic enemies of
France who were awaiting trial or the guillotine during the French
Revolution.
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La Madeleine This church is on one of the most luxurious
streets of Paris. It resembles a Greek temple.
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La Place de la Bastille This square has a commemorative column
to mark the prison that was destroyed July 14, 1789, beginning the
French Revolution.
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La Place de la Concorde Marks the site of a revolutionary
guillotine. A Egyptian obelisk is located there now. Dating from
the 8th century B.C., it is the oldest momunent in Paris! The
obelisk was a gift from Egypt to France in 1830, in honnor of
Jean-Franois Champollion (French scholar and archeologist). Vue
panoramique
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Les Invalides Monument containing a military museum and
Napolons tomb.
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Le Louvre This former fortress houses La Joconde (Mona Lisa),
the Venus of Milo (Greek statue depicting Aphrodite), The Crown
Jewels of France, and the Coronation of Napolon (paintings).
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Les Champs Elyses The most famous street in Paris. It is used
as a gathering point for the people. It runs from the Place de la
Concorde to the Place Charles de Gaulle (Arc de Triomphe).
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La Sorbonne The principal center of higher education in France.
The name is derived from the Collge de Sorbonne, founded it in 1257
by Robert de Sorbon.
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LHtel de Ville This monument houses the city government and
official reception rooms.
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Le Sacr-Coeur It is a basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus is located at the top of the butte Montmartre.
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Le Jardin du Luxembourg These gardens have many statues, an
Italian fountain, as well as a popular theater and game park.
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Montmartre This area is well-known for its cafs, nightclubs (le
Moulin Rouge) and artists. The name Montmartre comes from the
derivative of Mont Martyr. Saint Denis was the first martyr in the
history of Paris. Beheaded around 250 at the top of what is now
Montmartre. According to the legend, Saint Denis collected his head
under his arm and kept on walking up to the location where the
Basilique Saint Denis (necropolis of French Kings) now stands.
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Le Centre Pompidou This futuristic multi-purpose cultural
center houses a famous modern art collection.
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Les Tuileries This beautiful gardens name comes from the French
word for tiles which were once made from its clay soil. It was
created by Catherine de Medicis en 1564.
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LOpra The largest and most famous theater in the world, it was
built from 1861 to 1875 by Charles Garnier. It has a false ceiling
painted by Marc Chagall in 1964. It was the setting for Gaston
Lerouxs novel Le fantme de lOpra.
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Lle de la Cit It is a island located on the Seine river. This
area is considered to be the birthplace of Paris as well as its
heart and soul. Many famous places can be found here. Cathdrale
Notre-Dame Le Palais de Justice La Conciergerie La
Sainte-Chapelle
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La Seine Les sources de la Seine It is the name of the famous
river that runs through Paris. It rises as Source-Seine (near
Dijon) and flows into the English Channel at Le Havre (Normandie).
In Paris, you can take a tour on one of the bteaux-mouche and
admire the beautiful Parisian bridges. There are 37 of them within
the city.
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This area is the home of many students from all nationalities.
It features book stores, publishing houses and cafs. Le Quartier
Latin
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La Place Vendme The 130 foot column is topped by a statue of
Napoleon and covered by a bronze metal spiral, melted from 1200
cannon seized at Austerlitz (famous battle of 1805).
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Le Procope Inaugurated in 1686, it might be the oldest
restaurant in Paris. At the time, it was a caf named after its
owner, Francesco Procopio Dei Coltelli. Famous writers and
philosophers, like Voltaire, Diderot or Rousseau, used to go there.
During the French revolution, Danton, Marat and Robespierre used it
as their HQ. Benjamin Franklin was a regular there during his time
as minister to France. It is said that he finished writing the text
of the Constitution there!