Fr I Monuments de Paris

Les​ ​Monuments de​ ​Paris

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Table​ ​of​ ​Contents

Arc​ ​de​ ​Triomphe Basilique​ ​du​ ​Sacré​ ​Cœur Stade​ ​de​ ​France

Sébastien Océane​ ​(Autumn) Stéphane

Cathédrale​ ​de​ ​Notre​ ​Dame

Jacques

Palais​ ​de​ ​Versailles

Mathieu

Centre​ ​Georges​ ​Pompidou Musée​ ​du​ ​Louvre Panthéon Tour​ ​Eiffel La​ ​Sorbonne Musée​ ​d’Orsay

Solène​ ​(Sally) Gerry Clément​ ​(Caleb) Jean-Pierre​ ​(Canaan) Hugo​ ​(Chance) Sophie​ ​(Kisa)

Arc​ ​de​ ​Triomphe

When​ ​was​ ​the​ ​Arc​ ​de​ ​triomphe​ ​built? ● It​ ​was​ ​first​ ​built​ ​in​ ​August​ ​15,​ ​1806 Who​ ​built​ ​the​ ​Arc​ ​de triomphe? ● C​ortot,​ ​Rude,​ ​Etex,​ ​Pradier​ ​and Lemaire​ ​designed​ ​the​ ​sculptures​ ​on​ ​it ● Napoleon​ ​I​ ​ordered​ ​it​ ​to​ ​be​ ​built​ ​for

his​ ​imperial​ ​armies ● It​ ​was​ ​designed​ ​by​ ​jean​ ​François​ ​Thérèse

How​ ​long​ ​did​ ​it​ ​take​ ​for​ ​it​ ​to​ ​be​ ​built? ● Napoleon​ ​I​ ​ordered​ ​it​ ​to​ ​be​ ​built​ ​for​ ​his​ ​imperial​ ​armies​ ​in​ ​1806 ● They​ ​stopped​ ​building​ ​it​ ​after​ ​napoleon’s​ ​death​ ​in​ ​1821 ● However​ ​they​ ​resumed​ ​and​ ​finished​ ​in​ ​1836 Why​ ​was​ ​it​ ​built? ● Napoleon​ ​I​ ​ordered​ ​it​ ​to​ ​be​ ​built​ ​for​ ​his​ ​imperial​ ​armies ● It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​tribute​ ​to​ ​their​ ​Grande​ ​armee​ ​(the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​army​ ​at​ ​the​ ​time) ● It​ ​specifically​ ​monuments​ ​the​ ​victory​ ​of​ ​Austerlitz​ ​victory.

Fun​ ​Facts ● It​ ​shelters​ ​the​ ​tomb​ ​of​ ​France’s​ ​unknown​ ​soldier ● It​ ​is​ ​located​ ​in​ ​Paris​ ​on​ ​the​ ​hill​ ​chaillot ● The​ ​unknown​ ​soldier​ ​is​ ​located​ ​at​ ​the​ ​base​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Arc​ ​de​ ​Triomphe ● Arc​ ​de​ ​Triomphe​ ​is​ ​the​ ​second​ ​largest​ ​arch​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​the​ ​first​ ​being​ ​the​ ​gateway arch ● It​ ​is​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​Triumphal​ ​Arch​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world ● It​ ​costed​ ​9.3​ ​million​ ​francs​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​at​ ​the​ ​time ● The​ ​eternal​ ​fire​ ​of​ ​France​ ​is​ ​also​ ​located​ ​at​ ​the​ ​tomb​ ​of​ ​the​ ​unknown​ ​soldier​ ​of France​ ​The​ ​fire​ ​is​ ​rekindled​ ​every​ ​night​ ​at​ ​6:30​ ​pm

Sacré-​ ​Coeur​ ​de​ ​Paris

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● Location:​ ​Paris,​ ​France​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​hill​ ​Montmartre ● Built​ ​in​ ​1874​ ​and​ ​completed​ ​in​ ​1990​ ​by​ ​Paul​ ​Abadie​ ​and​ ​Lucien Magne ● Construction​ ​took​ ​36​ ​years ● Famous​ ​for​ ​having​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​best​ ​views​ ​of​ ​Paris​​ ​from​ ​130 meters​ ​above​ ​ground

Fun​ ​Fact:​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​The​ ​Sacré-Coeur​ ​was​ ​built​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Roman​ ​Catholic​ ​church dedicated​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Sacred​ ​Heart​ ​of​ ​Jesus​ ​:)

INFORMATION - May 2nd, 1995 - Architects {Michel Macart, Claude Constantini, Michel Regembal, Aymeric Zublena} - Located at 93200 Saint-Denis, France [North Paris] - The Stade de France took only 31 months to build - Being the 6th largest stadium in Europe, it was made for the football world cup Interesting Facts - The Stade de France seats up to 81,338 people

NOTRE​ ​DAME​ ​DE PARIS

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Built​ ​by​ ​6​ ​french​ ​architects-​ ​Eugène​ ​Viollet-le-duc;Jean​ ​De​ ​Charles;​ ​Pierre​ ​De Montreuil;​ ​Jean​ ​Baptiste​ ​Antoine;​ ​Raymond​ ​Du​ ​Temple;​ ​Jean​ ​Ravy;​ ​Jean Le​ ​Bouteiller

Located​ ​in​ ​Paris

Made​ ​200​ ​years​ ​ago

Built​ ​because​ ​the​ ​Bishop​ ​of​ ​Paris​ ​Maurice​ ​De​ ​Sully​ ​ordered​ ​the​ ​old​ ​cathedral to​ ​be​ ​demolished​ ​and​ ​to​ ​be​ ​rebuilt​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Notre​ ​Dame​ ​de​ ​Paris

It's​ ​known​ ​as​ ​the​ ​most​ ​famous​ ​gothic​ ​cathedral​ ​because​ ​of​ ​its​ ​size,​ ​antiquity, and​ ​architectural​ ​interest.

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The palace of Versailles was built in the 17th century. The original architect on the project was Jacques Lemercier.

Construction took 18 years.

The palace was originally built to be a hunting lodge.

It is famous for being the center of the court in France, and housing many kings, and famous political leaders.

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This museum was built because Francis 1 had a wonderful art collection and needed somewhere to put his art but over the years they just kept adding on to it. It makes it famous because of all the old wonderful art, it is also the biggest art museum in the world home to the Mona Lisa.

Francis 1, started building this wonderful museum when he was collecting art in 1546. It is located in Paris France. This wonderful art museum took almost 700 years to convert it in to what it is today.

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http://www.louvre.fr/en/selections/masterpieces The louvre was originally meant to be a fortress in 1190, but was reconstructed in the 12th century to serve as a royal palace. It is one of the most famous art museums in France. They started building it in 1546.

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The Panthéon is a mausoleum used to house the remains of famous french citizens Located in latin quarter of Paris.

Began to be buitl in 1764, and was finished in 1790 Took 26 years to build.

Designed by renowned French architect JacquesGermain Soufflot.

Soufflot designed building in neo-classical style.

Monument was dedicated to Sainte-Geneviève as a thanks to God from King Louis XV for him recovering unexpectedly quickly from an illness.

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The Eiffel Tower ● ● ● ● ● ●

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.

It was built by Gustave Eiffel and his company.

It is located in Paris, France It took 2 years 5 months and 5 days to build.

It was built to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the french revolution.

At the time it was the largest building in the world, and became a known monument around the world, and a special centerpiece of France.

The Sorbonne Built in the middle of the 13th century.

Built by Henri Paul Nenot.

The original university had four faculties: arts, medicine, law, and theology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbonne

Located in the Latin Quarter, Paris, France.

Gets its name from Robert de Sorbon.

Special because it allowed Paris to assert itself as the capital of France.

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Musee D’orsay The Musée d'Orsay is a famous museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station.

Musee d’orsay was built in 1848.

It is located in 1ule de la legion d’honneur – 7500 Paris France.

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In general it was built by an act architecture group, individually it was built and design by Gae Aulenti.

Gae Aulenti was a prolific Italian architect, whose work spans industrial and exhibition design, furniture, graphics, stage design, lighting, and interior design.

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This art museum is famous because it holds mainly French arts from the 1848 to 1914, including painting, sculpture, furniture and photography.

It has the largest collection of impressionist and non-impressionist master pieces in the world.

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