Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 130 metres high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by rue Caulaincourtand rue Custine on the north; rue de Clignancourt on the east; boulevard de Clichy and boulevard de Rochechouart to the south.[1] containing sixty hectares.[2] Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which theJesuit order of priests was founded.
Things you might see: 1. Street Venders - Rue Venders 2. Brick streets - Rues Brique 3. Night Clubs - Boîtes de nuit 4. Vines - Vines 5. Stairs - Escaliers
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the north, the rue des Saints-Pèreson the west, between the rue de Seine and rue Mazarine on the east, and the rue du Four on the south. Residents of the quarter are known as Germanopratins.[1] Things you might see: 1. Streets - Des rues 2. Cars - Des voitures 3. Churches - Des églises 4. Resterant - Restaurants 5. Windows - Fenêtres
The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and the 6tharrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Things you might see: 1. The Seine - La Seine 2. Cobbled streets - Rues pavées 3. Umbrellas- Parapluies 4. Flower boxes - Bacs à fleurs 5. Tourists - Touristes
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France which hold the remains of about six million people[1] in a small part of the ancient Mines of Paris tunnel network. Located south of the former city gate "Barrière d’Enfer" beneath Rue de la Tombe-Issoire, the ossuary was founded when city officials were faced with two simultaneous problems: a series of cave-ins starting in 1774 and overflowing cemeteries, particularly Saint Innocents. Nightly processions of bones from 1786 to 1788 transferred remains from cemeteries to the reinforced tunnels, and more remains were added in later years. The underground cemetery became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early 19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis since 1874 with surface access from a building at Place DenfertRochereau. Things you might see: 1. Skulls - crânes 2. Humerus Bones - os humérus 3. Femur Bones - os fémur 4. Scapular Bones - os scapulaire 5. Calcaneus Bones - os calcanéum
The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 8.64 hectares (21.3 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
Things you might see: 1. Boats - Bateaux 2. Ducks - Canards 3. Fountain - Fontaine 4. French Flag - Drapeau français 5. Light Post - Lumière Poster
Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort inMarne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km (20 mi) east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of France and Europe.[1] It is owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A., a publicly traded company in which The Walt Disney Company owns a majority stake.[2] The resort covers 4,800 acres (19 km2)[3] and encompasses two theme parks, several resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States, following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983. 1. Castle - Château 2. Obesity - Obésité 3. Roller Coaster - Montagnes russes 4. Cotton Candy - Barbe à papa 5. Nachos - Nachos
The Hôtel de Ville in Paris, France, is the building housing the city's local administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in the 4th arrondissement, it has been the headquarters of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris (since 1977), and also serves as a venue for large receptions. Things you might see: 1. Chandelere - un Chandelere 2. Paintings - Tableaux 3. Statue of man and horse - Statue de l'homme et le cheval 4. Clock - Horloge 5. Spires - Spires
The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. It is classified as a French Monument historique. Things you might see: 1. Statue of Alexander III - Statue d'Alexandre III 2. Flags - Drapeaux 3. Statue of baby - Statue de bébé 4. Objects made of gold - Les objets en or 5. Invalides - Invalides
The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Created by Catherine de Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667, and became a public park after the French Revolution. In the 19th and 20th century, it was the place where Parisians celebrated, met, promenaded, and relaxed. Things you might see: 1. Flowers - Fleurs 2. Trees - Des arbres 3. Couples - Des couples 4. Picnics - Picnics 5. The Louvre - Le Louvre
The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier (French (help·info)) and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra,[7] as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Balletuntil 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille.[8]The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet. Things you might see: 1. Gold Statue of Angels - Une statue dorée des anges 2. Pillars - Piliers 3. Lanterns - lanternes 4. Stage - Étape 5. Painted Ceiling - Peints plafond
The Musée d'Orsayis a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, aBeaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist andpost-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet,Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe. Things you might see: 1. Train - Un train 2. Art - Art 3. Gold Frames - Cadres d'or 4. Old people - Personnes âgées 5. Nudity - Nudité
Located in the 6th arrondisement, the Luxembourg Garden is one of the most enjoyable summer attractions in Paris. Whether you take a bite to eat for lunch or kick back on the public chairs and people watch, you’ll be sure to enjoy the summer sunshine for a few hours in the gardens. Things you might see: 1. Grass - Herbe 2. Students - Élèves 3. Gates - Portes 4. Couples - Des couples 5. Leaves - Feuilles
Things you mighty see: 1. Napoleon's Tomb - Tombeau de Napoléon 2. Murals - Les peintures murales 3. Windows - Fenêtres 4. A cross - À travers 5. People taking pictures - Les gens qui prennent des photos
The Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleumcontaining the remains of distinguished French citizens. It is an early example ofneoclassicism, with a façade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome, surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's "Tempietto". Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Designer Jacques-Germain Soufflot had the intention of combining the lightness and brightness of the Gothic cathedral with classical principles, but its role as a mausoleum required the great Gothic windows to be blocked.
Things you might see: 1. Ancient architecture - Architecture antique 2. Lamp post - Lampadaire 3. Engraving of humans in the building - Gravure de l'homme dans le bâtiment 4. Circular design on the ceiling - Modèle circulaire sur le plafond 5. Paintings on the walls - Peintures sur les murs
The palace of Versailles is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. It is also known as the Château de Versailles.When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
Things you might see: 1. Water spewing from the ground - Eau crachant du sol 2. Plant arrangements - arrangements de plantes 3. A blue roof - Un toit bleu 4. A multitude and variety of staircases - Une multitude et la variété des escaliers 5. A pool - Une piscine
The Saint-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France. Things you might see: 1. Tall spires - flèches hautes 2. Birds - Des oiseaux 3. Stars on the ceiling - Etoiles sur le plafond 4. Purple stained glass - vitraux Violet 5. Candles - Bougies
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle(originally named Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the Champs-Élysées.[3]It should not be confused with a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and theNapoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
Things you might see: 1. A crosswalk - Un passage pour piétons 2. Circle Traffic - rond-point 3. Many cars - Beaucoup de voitures 4. A large arch - Un grand arc 5. Unintelligent pedestrians attempting to cross the street - piétons inintelligents qui tentent de traverser la rue
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 130 metres high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by rue Caulaincourtand rue Custine on the north; rue de Clignancourt on the east; boulevard de Clichy and boulevard de Rochechouart to the south.[1] containing sixty hectares.[2] Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which theJesuit order of priests was founded.
