Paris
32 km periphery. 2 million people. 20 Districts.
Eiffle Tower (1887 - 1889)
Le theatre de l'opera (1862 - 1875)
La basilique du sacre-coeur de Montmartre (1876 - 1910)
Arc de Triomphe (1806 - 1836)
Place de la Concorde
Hotel des Invalides (1706)
Notre Dame (1163 - 1260)
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (1806 - 1808)
Avenue D'ivry:
(Chinatown in Paris - consists mainly of Vietnamese)
Bateaux Mouches Ferry Cruise on the River Seine:
(Banks of the Seine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991)
Alexandra III Bridge - the most beautiful bridge across River Seine:
Place de la Concorde by night:
(signifies peace)
(one of the largest squares in the world)
Arc De Triomphe by night:
(... erected by Napoleon in 1806 as a memorial to his victorious army...
...since 1919, it became a National Monument to France's unknown soldiers...
52m tall, 45m wide
Right: Mais; Left: Napoleon's coronation;
...Depicts the National anthem ...)
Eiffel Tower by night:
the first building constructed completely of steel
(Built for the World Expo in 1889;
320 m tall; 7000 tonnes; painted every 7 years with 50 tonnes of paint;
1st level: 50m; 2nd level: 110m; 3rd level: 300m)
Place de la Concorde by day:
Arc De Triomphe by day:
Eiffel Tower by day:
At 1st level of the Eiffel Tower:
Notre Dame Cathedral:
the most important church in France
one of the finest examples of Gothic Art (1163 - 1260)
Notre Dame: interior:
The Invalides and Tomb of Napoleon:
Louvre Museum with its pyramid:
From the historic seaport of Calais, by Hovercraft across the English Channel to Dover in merry old
England:
Hover Speed - the New Wave:
Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris):
Completed in April 1992.
