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Paris
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La Tour EiffelBuilt by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 for the World’s Fair
An engineering feat for that time
Tallest structure in the world until 1930
Symbol of Paris and France
Most famous monument in the world
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Le LouvreRichest art museum in the world
Home of the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo
A fortress, a palace, a prison and now an art museum
I.M. Pei, an American, is the architect of the glass pyramid
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The Mona Lisa and The Venus de Milo
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La SeineThere are many beautiful old bridges on the river, and most of the well-known monuments of Paris are close by. You can go on a boat trip – on a bateau-mouche – like Luc and Lucie
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L’Avenue des Champs-Elysées
The Champs-Elysées is one of the most famous streets in the world with its cinemas, cafés and luxury specialist shops
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Le Sacré-Coeur
The Sacré-Coeur is a Roman Catholic church which was built in 1890 on the highest point in the city in Montmartre
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Le Musée d’OrsayLe Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris on the left bank of the Seine
It is housed in a former railway station
It is probably best known for its extensive collection of Impressionist masterpieces by painters such as
Monet, Degas, Renoir and Cézanne
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L’Arc de Triomphe
Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victories
Beneath the Arch is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the eternal flame commemorating the dead of the two world wars
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La Cathédrale de Notre Dame
Construction began in 1163 and was completed in about 1345
Notre Dame was made popular by Victor Hugo In his novel “Notre Dame de Paris” (Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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• PowerPoint adapted from:
www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources/ppt/6-12/paris.ppt