Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile is dedicated to the glory of the victorious French armies of the Revolution and the First Empire. Napoleon ordered the building of this mighty structure in 1806 but did not live to see its completion in 1836.It was designed by J.F. Chalgrin (1739-1811) and ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The new National Library in the Tolbiac quarter in the east of Paris was dedicated in 1995. Following the extension to the Louvre , the Grande Arche in La Defense , the Ministere des Finances in Bercy and the Opera de la Bastille, this was the last of the extravagant ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Disneyland Paris, a theme park covering an area of almost 2000 bee-lares/5000 acres, a gigantic fairyland of fantasy and adventure with over 50 rides in five magic lands and a variety of shows, parades and other events, was opened in April 1992. Like the whole of the French tourist trade, ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
There is so much to see and experience in Paris - the treasures in its museums, its picturesque quarters, its magnificent avenues, boulevards and palaces, its landmarks and viewpoints, fashion, shopping, cuisine and festivals- that three short walks scarcely begin to do justice to it.
Those with more time at their ...
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