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Anibal G Maiz Caceres
The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l’Opéra. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III The Vendôme column is a monument by order of Napoleon I from 1806 to 1810 to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz, then destroyed during the Paris Commune in 1871, before being rebuilt in its current form..
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The Porte Saint-Denis is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of Paris’ former city walls. The Porte SaintMartin was built in honor of Louis XIV victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comté. It replaced a medieval gate in the city walls built by Charles V. Passage du Désir is located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. This road was so called by the inhabitants of the district in 1789.