Paris

PARIS

“La Ville-Lumière”“The City of Lights”

History of Paris

• Founded on a small island by the Parisii tribe• Paris is the largest city of continental Europe and

is the capital of France, over 2,000 years old. • Is divided into 20 “arrondissements” or districts• Let’s go learn more at these two websites:• History of Paris, France• Chronological History of Paris, France

Paris – La Rive Seine

• La Rive Seine• Dissects Paris into two

parts called “La Rive Gauche” (“The Left Bank”) on the south and “La Rive Droite” (“The Right Bank”) on the north side of the Seine

• Helps give Paris its romantic feel

• Random Bit of Info: St. Joan of Arc's ashes were thrown into the Seine

Le Métro

• Le Métro

• If you want to get anywhere in Paris fast and efficiently, then Le Métro is your best bet!

• Opened on July 19, 1900

An example of one of the Art Nouveau métro entrances designed by Hector Guimard between 1898-1904 -taken from: http://www.paris.org/Metro/

Major Districts in Paris

•Quartier Latin

•Marais

•Montmartre

•Ile-de-la-Cité

Plan de Paris (Map of Paris)

Shopping in Paris

Les Galéries Lafayette

Rue de Rivoli

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Shopping in Paris (part 2)

Châtelet - les Halles

La Samaritaine

BHV - (located next to L’Hôtel de ville)

Paris Landmarks•La Tour Eiffel

•Designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1887

•Completed in 1889 and the Parisians hated it! They signed a petition to have it torn down.

•They said it “polluted” their skyline.

Paris LandmarksL’Hôtel des Invalides – also known as “Les Invalides”

The red marble casket of Napoleon Bonaparte

Paris Landmarks

• Le Musée d’Orsay

• Once was a train station but converted to an art museum in 1977 and opened in 1986.

• Another major art museum in Paris that houses mostly Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artwork by famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Renoir, and many others

Paris Landmarks

•Paris’ city hall. Houses the offices of the Mayor of Paris.

•Built between 1553 and 1628

•Expanded or enlarged 1803 and again in 1837

L’Hôtel de ville

Paris Landmarks

• La Conciergerie (formerly called “Le Palais de Justice”)

• Was first a royal palace but later turned into a high-security prison

• Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned here during the French Revolution before going to “La guillotine”

• Located on the Ile de la Cité

Paris Landmarks

• Le Pont Neuf• Means “The New

Bridge” • Ironically named since

it is the oldest bridge in Paris, begun in 1578 and completed in 1607.

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•Notre Dame de Paris

•Built between 1163 and 1285

•Site made famous by the novel by Victor Hugo “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

•Located on Ile de la Cité

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• Les Catacombes

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• L’Arche de la Défense (also known as “La Grande Arche”)

• Is a “20th century version of the Arc de Triomphe” and is in nearly perfect alignment L’Arc de Triomphe, L’avenue des Champs Elysees, Place de la Concorde, and Le Palais du Louvre – This alignment is called “Axe historique”

• Was commissioned by President François Mittérand and designed by Johann Otto von Spreckelsen

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•Commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806, not finished until 1836 to celebrate his victory at Austerlitz

L’Arc de Triomphe – “The Arc of Triumph!”

Paris Landmarks• L’Avenue des

Champs-Elysées• Literally means “The

Avenue of Elevated Fields”

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Place de la Concorde

*It was here that “La guillotine” was placed during the French Revolution to execute prisoners.

Paris Landmarks• Obélisque Égyptien• was a gift from the Egyptian government to the French government in

Paris LandmarksL’Arc de Triomphe de la

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Paris Landmarks•Le Musée du Louvre – formerly “Le Palais du Louvre”

•Today it is a famous art museum

•Paris Pages Musee du Louvre

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• “Axe Historique” or “Voie triomphale”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_historique

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Église de la Madeleine*

*means “Church of Mary Magdalene”

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• L’Assemblée Nationale

• Houses the French Parliament

• Works with “Le Sénat” to create laws

http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/english/index.asp

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Place Vendôme

L’Hôtel Ritz – also known as “Le Ritz”

Paris Landmarks•Le Centre Georges Pompidou

•Located in the “Place Beaubourg”

•Is a modern art museum

•Built between 1977 and 1981

•Designed by Piano and Rogers

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• Place de la Bastille• Location of the former

Bastille prison which was built between 1370 and 1383

• Bastille prison was destroyed between 1789 and 1790 during the French Revolution

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Opéra de la Bastille

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• Père-Lachaise Cimétière

• Cemetery where many famous people are buried including Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Marcel Proust, Yves Montand, Edith Piaf, and many others.

• One of the most famous cemeteries in the world and is also the most visited with hundreds of thousands of visitors each year!

Paris Landmarks•Le Panthéon

•Located in the “Quartier Latin”

•Famous mausoleum where many famous people are buried: Victor Hugo, Marie Curie

•Paris Pages; Le Pantheon

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• La Sorbonne – The University of Paris

• Founded in 1257 b y Robert de Sorbon

• Was originally part of a group of colleges but eventually separated to become the most prestigious school in Paris

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbonne

Paris LandmarksLe Jardin du

Luxembourg -

“The Luxembourg

Gardens”

http://www.senat.fr/visite/

Le Sénat

Paris Landmarks•La Tour Montparnasse

•Finished in 1973

•Has 59 floors

•Has restaurants, gift shops, business offices, a train station (underground), an observation deck with the best panoramic view of Paris

Paris Landmarks•La Basilique du Sacré Coeur – also known as “Sacré Coeur” which means “The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (of Jesus)”

•Situated on the hill of Montmartre

•Overlooks the city

•Built between 1875 and 1914

Paris Landmarks• Le Moulin Rouge• Built in 1889• Houses exotic stage shows

day and night with songs, dance, and comedy called “cabarets” with audiences seated at tables instead of theatre seats while they are served food and drinks

• Home of the internationally famous French dance called the “Can-can”

• located in Paris’ “Red-light” district, also known as “Pigalle”

Paris Landmarks

Opéra Garnier

*check out this website for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_Garnier

Paris Landmarks

Le Stade de France

More Paris Landmarks…

• Musée Rodin

• Le Jardin des Tuileries

• Palais de Chaillot

• La Sainte Chapelle

• La Tour St. Jacques

• Le Palais Royal

• Au Fouquet’s

• Place des Vosges

• La Bibliotheque Nationale de France

• St. Eustache

• La Closerie des Lilas

• Le Café des Deux Magots

History of Paris Landmarks

• To learn even more go to this website:

• WebMuseum: Paris: History

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