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Nicolas Zapata~The Catacombs…………………………..1-4 Charlie Frederick~Eiffel Tower……………………………...5-6 Zach Neimeier~Centre Pompidou……………………..7-9 Grace Svette~Pere LaChaise………………………….10-11 Nathan Hill~Le Louvre……………………………………....12-15 Michael Paradise~Le Pantheon………………………………….16-21 Max Fossaceca~La Concierge………………………………...22-24 Tj Grobelny ~La Place De La Bastille………………....25-26 Patrick Boje~L’arc Triomphe……………………………....27-28 Rose Zabik ~Le Musée d’Orsay…………………………...29-31 Riley Myers~Le Montmartre…………………………....32-35
Nicolas Zapat a, 1
TH E CATACOM BS Paris, is a remarkably diverse place with attractions and wonders all over. But underneath the glamor, there is a dark past with secrets and wonders of its own, just waiting to be discovered. Welcome, to the catacombs!
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The bodies of over 6 million Parisians are currently buried inside of the catacombs with possibly more yet to be found.
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Nicolas Zapat a, 2
BONES AND M ORE... The many skeletons in this eerie area have degraded over the centuries and are not at all what they used to be like.
A BEAUTIFUL CITY,W ITH SOM ETH ING TO H IDE... In the 17th century, Paris was faced with a problem. As a growing city, it had reached its peak in its role of being a major European hub. However, in being a major attraction, the people of Paris had no where to put their dead bodies. Cemeteries were overflowing, and the King(Louis XV) tried to take stand in 1763 and say that bodies could no longer be buried within the capital, but the Church would have none of it. Louis' successor, Louis XVI, continued Louis XV's efforts, but he too was met with
much resistance. It was only until 1780 when after an unusually long period of rain, a wall of Les Innocents(the biggest cemetery in Paris at the time) collapsed, sending corpses into the neighboring areas. A decision was finally made to remove the bodies and situate them elsewhere in the city. The people of Paris decided to place the bodies in a series of quarries dating back to the 13th century. The quarries are estimated to be 135 kilometers long(84 miles). These very same quarries were a
main reason why Paris turned into a large center for commerce. They were also the same tunnels that would be popularly known as the catacombs in the future. It took about 12 years to move all the corpses and skeletons, some that were from recent times, and some that dated back 1000 years(During the Merovingian Era). Beginning during the French Revolution, people who died bodies were transported directly to the catacombs to be buried. This practice lasted until the year 1860.
EM PIRE OF DEATH The entrance to this vast network of tunnels is laden with the inscription, "Stop, this is the Empire of Death."
Nicolas Zapat a, 3
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DIRECTIONS AND ADM ISSION The location of the Catacombs of Paris is 1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France. To reach that point, use the Paris Metro stop Denfert-Rochereau or the Paris RER B stop Denfert-Rochereau; Paris bus lines 38 & 68 also stop near the catacomb entrance. If, instead, you are driving, you can park at the Saint Jacques Boulevard. After the tour, you will see that you are now in a different place
that you were when you began. The nearest metro station from the exit is the Mouton Duvernet. To reach there, turn right from the catacomb exits, walk a couple of blocks till you reach a street named Avenue du General Leclerc, turn right again, and keep walking till you see the entrance to the station. Only one mile of the 84 are open to the public for now. The catacombs are open from 10
AM to 5PM and you must pay an admission fee of 11 USD for adults. You must be over 14 years of age to enter the catacombs alone. An ideal time to enter the catacombs would be on a weekday, early in the day. You might still have to wait a while, because over 250,000 people visit the catacombs per year!
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Nicolas Zapat a, 4
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Charlie Frederick, 5
Eiffe ● It was built in 1889 ● Gustave Eiffel and Stephen Sauvestre build the Eiffel Tower ● The Eiffel Tower was originally built as the entrance arch for the World's Fair in 1889. But 10 years people liked it so much they did not want to take it down ● There is no cost to go and see the Eiffel Tower ● Around 6 million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year ● A historical event that happened there is that someone claimed it. ● The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars in the seventh arrondissement of Paris. ● To get to the Eiffel Tower by metro you stop at t he Champ de Mars in the seventh arrondissement of Paris
● ● Eiffel Tower video ● The Eiffel Tower can grow in height by as much as 17 centimeters (6.75 inches). But once the hot sun goes down, the expansion decreases. ● Sources: https://www.mapsofworld.com/travel/destinations/fra nce/eiffel-tower
Zacharie Frederick, 6
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Zachary Neimeier, 7
Centre Pompidou Who? architects built it.
What? Modern Art Museum
When? It was built in 1971. It is 26 acres and 149 feet tall
Where? It is in the center of Paris, in the Beaubourg neighborhood.. This was a great location when they looking for a place for a modern art, it’s modern look was controversial. The metro stop is Rambuteau The address is Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris, France Why? There is modern art, and the building is inside out.
How? 3,75 million visitors a year Cost? 14 Euros per adult pass Hours?
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM Closed
Alphonse Neimeier,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nfiupe-YZM
Did you know that there are...
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50,000 works of art, Masterpieces by Picasso, Duchamp, Ernst and Miró among many others Photography exhibition displaying works by Man Ray and Doisneau 5,000 artists’ works in total Impressive views over Paris from the upper floor restaurant
● The museum was named after the President of France when it was built, Georges Pompidou.
Alphonse Neimeier,
The image above is a blueprint of the building. This design took around 6 years to complete. This building was built to look inside out. Citations: Bureau, Paris Convention and Visitors. “Centre Pompidou - Paris Tourist Office.”En.parisinfo.com, en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/ 71538/Centre-Pompidou. https://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71538/Centre-Pompidou “Centre Pompidou.” Centre Pompidou | Architectuul, architectuul.com/architecture/centre-pompidou-1.
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“Cimetière du Père LaChaise.” Paris Info, en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71470/Cimetiere-du-Pere-Lachaise. Accessed 19 Mar. 2018. History of Pere LaChaise. northstargallery.com/pages/perehist.htm. Accessed 19 Mar. 2018. Paris by M. parisbym.com/10-famous-people-buried-in-pere-lachaise-cemetery/. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018. Paris Office of Tourism. www.parisinfo.com/musee-monument-paris/71470/Cimetiere-du-Pere-Lachaise. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018. “Père Lachaise.” Youtube, 30 May 2012. Accessed 19 Mar. 2018.
Nathan Hill, 12
Le Louvre
François I
By Nathan Hill The Louvre opened on August 10, 1793 and was designed and built by the architects Pierre Lescot, Louis Visconti, Louis Le Vau, and Hector Lefuel. It was however, originally built as a fortress by Philip II in the 12th and 13th centuries and the remains of it can still be found in the museum’s basement. The building was also a prominent residence of François I. The permanent gallery is 652,000 sq ft or 60,600 square metres.
Hallways with large vaulted ceilings cover every inch of the building with statues and paintings of all colours and styles are held inside decorating and hanging on walls of gold and browns. The Louvre has received several additions and expansions over the years to update amenities and to add more gallery rooms. By far the most prominent add-on is the Louvre Pyramid, designed by I. M. Pei and built in 1983.
Nathan Hill,
The Louvre’s approximate street location is 9 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France. The best way to get there and avoid traffic is to travel the Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre station (line 1) for around 14 minutes and the station is the Louvre Rivoli.
The Louvre was visited by over 8.1 million people in 2017, gaining a 10% increase in visitors after 7.4 million people visited in 2016. Admission to the Louvre is €9 or 11 US dollars. The price is reduced if you visit after 6 pm, when
tickets are only €6. On July 14, a.k.a. Bastille day, and on the first Sunday of every month, entrance is free. It is open every day except on Tuesdays. Regular hours are Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays are from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Nathan Hill,
The Louvre houses a total of over 380,000 objects on display with 35,000 pieces of art, over 12 exhibits, and thousands of sculptures, pieces of jewelry, and ancient tools. A fun fact about the Louvre is that it is home to a mummy called Belphegor, who is said to roam the underground areas. The Louvre is also home to what is possibly the most famous piece of artwork ever created, Leonardo Da Vinci's “The Mona Lisa”, which was painted in 1503 during the Renaissance Period. It is only 21 x 30 inches in diameter and was painted on a poplar wood panel with oil paints. It is protected by bodyguards and is encased in bullet proof glass. Despite this, it was stolen in 1911, only to be returned two years later. Guillaume Apollinaire and Pablo Picasso were both suspects in the theft, but there was no evidence against them. Two years after the crime, the true thief, an Italian criminal called Vincenzo Peruggia. He moved to Paris in 1908 and stole the painting three years later. Another prominent piece of art held in the Louvre is the statue “Winged Victory of Samocrathe” which was sculpted in 190 B.C. and stands at 96 inches, or 8 feet tall. It is crafted out of parian marble and its creator is uncertain although it is one of the most praised statues at the Louvre. The current version of the statue shows a headless body draped in ancient Greek clothing with no arms, but two feather covered wings. It was put in the Louvre in the year 1884. It had just been discovered in 1863 by archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
Nathan Hill,
Here is a song made in 2017 by Lorde titled “The Louvre”. In addition to a song, there are several informational videos about the Louvre. Informational Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJxH-QuJeXo
The Sources Used in Creation of This Article: Louvre Museum Official Website, www.louvre.fr/en. “10 Interesting Facts About The Louvre.” The List Love, thelistlove.com/10-interesting-facts-about-the-louvre/#. Bureau, Paris Convention and Visitors. “Musée Du Louvre - Paris Tourist Office.”
En.parisinfo.com, en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71065/Musee-du-Louvre. “The Mona Lisa Is Stolen from the Louvre.” The Mona Lisa Is Stolen from the Louvre |
History Today, www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/mona-lisa-stolen-louvre. Press, The Associated. “The Louvre Museum Welcomed 8.1 Million Visitors in 2017.” The
Seattle Times, The Seattle Times Company, 8 Jan. 2018, www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-louvre-museum-welcomed-8-1-million-visitors -in-2017/.
Robert Paradise
COME EXPLORE THE GRAND PANTHEON OF FRANCE Le Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The building was constructed as a church, but later during the middle of the French Revolution was turned into a burial place for important French citizens. It is 110 meters by 85 meters (361x279 ft.), and 83 meters high (279 ft.). This massive building was created because King Louis XV had fallen ill and said that if he recovered he would rebuild the ruined church of Saint-Geneviève, the patron saint of France. She was also buried at the ruined church. So when his health returned, the king kept his promise. It's plan was originated in 1744. Building began in 1757 and finished in 1791. The architect that designed the building was Jacques-Germain Soufflot. He was asked by the Marquis of Marigny (in charge of the king’s buildings) to create the church. When Soufflot died in 1780, his coworker, Guillaume Rondelet took over and
Robert Paradise
finished the project. Building the church took 34 years mainly because of money problems. MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS Foucault’s Pendulum In 1851, Jean Bernard Léon Foucault, the astronomer, had discovered that the Earth spins on its axis. He conducted his first major experiment by building a 67 meter (220 ft) pendulum under the central dome of the Pantheon to show how the Earth rotates. Rodin’s Thinker France’s own Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture, The Thinker, was displayed at the Pantheon from 1906 to 1922.
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Other Famous French Individuals Buried at Le Panthéon The Pantheon holds the graves of many famous French people. Victor Hugo - the famous writer (Les Miserables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Alexandre Dumas - the famous writer (The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo) Louis Braille - who created a reading and writing system for the blind Marie Curie - discovered the elements radium and polonium Design The main design of the Pantheon is a Greek cross. The portico (basically it's front porch) was modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with gigantic Corinthian columns. The dome is three large shells that lay on top of each other. Inside, the entire surface of the building is one large crypt where all the great, French public figures are buried.
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LOCATION - How you can get to the Pantheon
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Admission Prices and Hours of Operation The cost of visiting Le Panthon is 9â‚Ź ($11.15). It's open seven days a week from 10:30am - 6:30. Around 500,000 people visit each year.
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Works Cited Ermengem, Kristiaan Van. “Panthéon, Paris.” A View On Cities, www.aviewoncities.com/paris/pantheon.htm. “Experience the Magic of the Nobel Festivities!” Nobelprize.org, www.nobelprize.org/. “Explore Encyclopedia Britannica.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/. “Pantheon Paris.” Pantheon Paris, www.pantheonparis.com/. “Panthéon.” 360Cities, www.360cities.net/image/paris--le-pantheon. “Practical Information.” Centre Des Monuments Nationaux, www.paris-pantheon.fr/en/Prepare-for-your-visit/Practical-information. “Tourism in Paris.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Paris.
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La Place De La Bastille
By: Anastasie Grobelny
The Bastille was a fortress that was built to protect France. It was built in the late 1300’s for the hundred year war, but nobody really knows by who. By the late 1700’s the Bastille was mostly used at a jail. The Bastille is about 490 feet wide and 705 feet long. Before the Bastille was stormed the citizens robbed a hotel called the “les Invalides” to gain weapons. Early in the morning on the 14th of July in 1789 the Bastille was stormed. The reason for the storming of the Bastille was that the king wanted the commoners to take more charge in the government, the commoners worried that the king was planning on the french army to attack. Prisoners were taken for not paying the high taxes of France. The prisoners escaped due to the storming.
Touring The Bastille The Bastille is located at 75011 Paris, France. It is open 24 hours and has free access. You can take the buses 20, 29, 65, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91 to get there. The Bastille gets about 9 million visitors per year. There are many cafes and places to go within the Bastille grounds.
Fun Facts ● There is a band named the bastille, it is called “Bastille” because the band was formed on the lead singer’s Birthday, July 14th, also the day the Bastille was formed. ● About 100 people were killed during the storming of the Bastille.
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● The people of France later killed their governor and toured around the town with his head on a stick. ● During the storming of the Bastille there were 7 people located in the ● jail. ● Most of the people who did the act of Storming the Bastille were considered heroes
A song by the band Bastille: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY Sources Cited: Bos, Carole "French Revolution - Storming the Bastille" AwesomeStories.com. Oct 07, 2013. Jan 26, 2018. <http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/ French-Revolution-Storming-the-Bastille>. Cole, Robert, and Alison Hepburn. A Traveller's History of France. New York: Interlink, 2005. Print. Doyle, William. Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford UP, 2002. Print. Hibbert, Christopher, and Christopher Hibbert. The Days of the French Revolution. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1989. Print. Lasky, Kathryn. Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles. New York: Scholastic, 2000. Print. McPhee, Peter. Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life. New Haven: Yale UP, 2012. Print. Mulvihill, Margaret. The French Revolution: History Highlights. London: Aladdin, 1989. Print. State, Paul F. A Brief History of France. New York: Facts On File, 2011. Print. Read more at: http://www.ducksters.com/works_cited/ french_revolution.php This text is Copyright © Ducksters. Do not use without permission. Unknown. "Place De La Bastille." Paris Official Website. La Place De La Bastille, Paris Convention, 1 Jan. 2015, en.parisinfo.com/transport/ 90952/Place-de-la-Bastille. Accessed 1 Jan. 2015.
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Andre Boje, 27
L’Arc de Triomphe By: Andre Boje L’Arc de Triomphe was built by Jean Chalgrin between 1806 and 1836 but the order to build the arch was given by French emperor Napoleon.Also, the arch wasn’t completed until years after Napoleon’s death.
The arch is a monument towards those who died in the Napoleonic wars. Inside are the names of all the generals who died in the wars and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War One. The eternal flame of the tomb of the unknown soldier is re-lit at 6:30 P.M. every day.
Andre Boje, 28
L’arc de Triomphe is 50 meters tall, 45 meters wide, and 22 meters in depth. L’Arc de Triomphe is the second biggest arch in the world, it was the biggest until North Korea built a bigger one. About 600,000 people visit the monument every year, the cost to visit is 8 euros ($9.93) for adults but, kids and teenagers under the age of 17 get to go in for free. L’arc de Triomphe is located at Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France.
http://www.arcdetriompheparis.com/ http://www.arcdetriompheparis.com/visitor-information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWzpP6IyHs Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWzpP6IyHs Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4DAqPst3gY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL6E7pTTtSE Sources:
Riley Myers, 32
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