Sunday, October 14, 2012

Bonjour, Paris!

Points of interest in Paris...

                             Les Invalides- the French army museum

The other side of Les Invalides

                                    The Pantheon- contains the remains of many 
                           well known French citizens such as Voltaire

                       The front of the Notre Dame Cathedral- also a major
                       representation of French Gothic architecture

The side view of Notre Dame

                                  Pont des Arts, also known as the "love bridge"

                                           Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel-built to 
                           commemorate Napoleon's military victories

         Arc De Triomphe- built in honor of the people who fought and died for France during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Took 30 years to build!

                                 St. Michel Fountain- built during the reconstruction 
                               of Paris as commissioned by Napoleon lll.

                           Obelisk of Luxor at Place de La Concorde- Given to France 
             in exchange for an 1845 copper clock which is now in Cairo, Egypt


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