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  • sheguy
    Weindianvip
    • Oct 2006
    • 663

    Paris Monuments And Museums

    Champs Elysees
    The triumphal avenue aiming toward the Arc de Triomphe.



    Arc de Triomphe.
    This arch was built in memory of Napol?on's Great Army at the top of the Champs-Elys?es.
  • sheguy
    Weindianvip
    • Oct 2006
    • 663

    #2
    Invalides.
    The major dome of Paris hosting Napoleon's ashes is part of a majestic hospital ordered by the Sun-king.


    La Concorde.
    This vast and elegant symbol of reconciliation after the revolution displays the 3000 years old Luxor's obelisk.



    Eiffel Tower.
    The Paris' landmark : in 1889 Gustave Eiffel gave the French flag a 300 m (984 ft.) pole to commemorate the revolution centenary

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    • sheguy
      Weindianvip
      • Oct 2006
      • 663

      #3
      La Defense.
      The 21 st century skyscrapers business district erected outside the western city-limits of Paris was recently enriched by the spectacular Grande Arche

      Latin Quarter - Saint Germain des Pres.
      The intellectual and new fashion district


      Notre Dame.
      The major french religious building, masterpiece of gothic architecture.

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      • sheguy
        Weindianvip
        • Oct 2006
        • 663

        #4
        Le Louvre.
        Louvre Museum, antiquity to 18th century, 1st museum world wide

        Saint Sulpice Church.
        The Church of Saint Sulpice, the famous location of the Da Vinci Code.

        Orsay Museum.
        Orsay Museum, 19th century arts


        Bastille Quarter & Bastille Opera.
        Landmark of the French Revolution better known today as a hip district hosting the new op?ra.

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        • sheguy
          Weindianvip
          • Oct 2006
          • 663

          #5
          Place des Vosges/Le Marais.
          A famous early 17th century square with some of the most beautiful parisian apartments in the middle of a middle-age district

          La Madeleine.
          Neo-Greek temple ordered by Napoleon in homage to its Great Army, today a rich catholic parish.


          Opera.
          Two operas : the original one built by Garnier in 1875 & Opera Bastille from 1989.

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          • sheguy
            Weindianvip
            • Oct 2006
            • 663

            #6
            Montmartre/Sacre Coeur
            Basilica built to the glory of the "Holy Heart of Jesus" to redeem the Nation's sins after the 1870 bloodshed of the Commune of Paris overlooks Paris from the Montmartre

            Disneyland Paris
            The first leisure/theme park of Europe.


            Versailles.
            The Sun-king palace in Versailles is half an hour by train from Paris.


            Montparnasse.
            The famous district in the left bank, location of the only parisian skyscaper and the train station.

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            • sheguy
              Weindianvip
              • Oct 2006
              • 663

              #7
              Place Vend?me

              Place Vend?me is one of the most beautiful squares of the world surrounded by jewellers and prestigious banks.



              Cit? Des Sciences & La Villette Park
              The largest green area in Paris, it combines areas for nature and architecture, play and leisure, exhibitions shows and debating

              Francois Mitterand Public Library

              Probably one of the largest and most modern libraries in the world

              Quai Branly Museum.
              A spectacular complex of four buildings dedicated to the arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas


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