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Center of Paris, a large island on la Seine. First settled by the Parisii tribe. Got "Paris" from that tribe's name. Contains Notre-Dame, Saint Chapelle. |
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| Smaller Island on the Seine. |
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Open-air boats that tour the city on the Seine. At night, huge spotlights shine on buildings that the boats pass by. |
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Gothic church, built as a family chapel for Louis 9. Has: relics from the Crusades, 15 famous stained-glass windows. 7 stories high. |
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Gothic Church, sits on Ile de la Cité. Has: 1100 Bible scenes, flying buttresses. Napoleon crowned himself emperor here. |
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| La cathédrale de Notre-Dame |
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| Left bank of the Seine, lower region of Paris. |
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| The right bank of the Seine river, the upper region of Paris. |
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Street stands of old paintings, photos, and books. |
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| A quarter of Paris where the studesnts used to speak Latin. Contains the Sorbonne. |
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| One of the oldest districts in Paris. Was real nice a long time ago, became a slum, now a chic place to live. |
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Built for the 1889 World Fair. The signature of Paris. |
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| le musée du Louvre. Built in the 1200's, expanded in the 1500's to make it the royal palace. In 1793, it was opened as the greatest art museum in the world. 400,000+ items! |
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| The glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre. Built in 1989 by I.M Pei. |
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| Mona Lisa. Took DaVinci 7 years to paint. |
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| Discovered on Milo island by a peasant. A statue of Aphrodite, oldest in the Louvre.[image] |
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| A statue found in 1863, believed to be made in 193 B.C.[image] |
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| Le Jardin des Tuileries[image] |
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| Gardens in the heart of Pairs, in the Louvre. |
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| Built to commemorate Mapoleon's victories. The tomb of the unknown soldier is buried here. Eternal flame goes above the tomb. Constructed between 1806-1830. |
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| Les Champs-Elysées.
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| The most famous road in Paris. Tree-lined, goes from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde. Parades are held here on Vastille Day (July 14). The Tour de France ends here. "Main Street of the World." |
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| Artist Colony. highest physical point in Paris. Originally a farming village. |
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| Artist's aquare. Impressionism and Cubism started here. |
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| la basilique du Sacrée-Coeur[image] |
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| Church of the Sacred Heart. Looks like a mosque. One of the main symbols of France. Located in Montmartre. |
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| Located in the Latin quarter, it is a university of fine art. Started by a man named Sorbonne.[image] |
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| Largest Opera in the world, but only holds 2000 people. Built in 1875. Myth of the Phantom of the Opera started here. There is an underground river that runs beneath it.[image] |
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| Used to be a huge market. Now it is a 40,000 sq. m. plaza. Has 4 underground levels, has stores and 10 movie theaters. |
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| Built by Louis 14. Home of disabled soldiers between 1671 and 1676. Now houses the Musée de l'armie. Napoleon's tomb is located here.[image] |
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| Guillotine Central!!! The center of the French Revolution. Louis 16 and Marie Antoinette were beheaded here. |
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Between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde. It was a gift from Qgypt given to Louis Phillippe in 1831. Taken from the Louxor temple. |
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| Place Pigalle/le Moulin Rouge/les Flies Bergères/le Lido[image] |
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| Located in the Red-Light District. A "classy" Vegas-type show. Toulouse La trec made posters for this place. His paintings were Japanese/French-styled. |
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| Modern Art museum. Built in the 1970's. Modern architecture; looks like an oil refinery[image] |
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| Centre Georges Pompidou/Beaubourg |
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| Looks like a mini l'Arc de Triomphe. It was made to commemorate Napoleon's victories. Built in 1805, before the Arc de Triomphe. |
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| l'Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel |
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| Has a spire built out of old cannons. The first Ritz hotel was built here. |
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| The Metro. Built for the World Fair in 1900. Most envied subway system in the world. |
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| Outside of Paris. Louis 14's palace. Took 50 years to construct. Has 1400 fountains and an entire hall full of mirrors. |
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| An academy or group of people which "guard" the French language from foreign influence. They make the official French dictionary. |
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| Where the prisoners of the French revolution were held, including Marie Antoinette. Looks gloomy. |
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| A huge, 59-story building in Montparnasse. |
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| Theoldest bridge in Paris |
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| A garden built for Marie Medici in 1615. |
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| A big fortress for for French revolution prisoners. Now it is just a tower with a statue on top. Represents where the Bastille used to be. |
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| Oldest public square in Paris. Located in Marais. Victor Hugo lived here. |
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| Built for the 1937 world fair. A platform for performers. |
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| An old war training ground in front of Palais de Chaillot. Used to be part of l'E'cole Militaire. |
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| Le Grand Palais / le Petit Palais |
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| They face each other, and they were built for the 1900 World Fair. |
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| Used to house royal guests. Guards paced in front of it. Since 1870, it was the State Residence of the French President. |
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| un parisien / une parisienne |
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| une arrondissement (20 in Paris) |
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| Originally a train station. In 1986, it was opened as an impressionist museum. |
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| Dome-shaoed former Church, now a "mauseleum." Holds the tombs of Voltaire and Victor Hugo. |
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| In the 1700's, it was a quarry for stone. The tunnels were shut down and later reopened as a cemetary during the "Reign of Terror." In WWII, it was the HQ of the Resistance. |
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| A business district of Paris. All the buildings here are modern. |
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| Right in line with the Arc de Triomphe and l'Obelisk du Louxor.It is a huge arc 35 stories high, and is known as the gateway to La Defense. |
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| La Grande Arche de la Defense |
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| 150,000 tombs, over 1,000,000 ppl buried here. Molière , Jim Morrison of the Doors, and Ernest Hemingway were buried here. Pere Lachaise was the "official mourner" of teh cemetary. |
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| le distributeur automatique |
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