11. France receives the highest number
of tourists per year, largely thanks
to the numerous cultural
establishments and historical
buildings implanted all over
the territory. It counts 1,200 museums
welcoming more than 50 million
people annually. The most important
cultural sites are run by the government,
for example through the public agency
Centre des monuments nationaux, which
have around a hundred national historical
monuments at charge
12. The end of the Hundred Years' War marked
an important stage in the evolution of
French architecture. It was the time of the
French Renaissance and several artists
from Italy and Spain were invited to the
French court; many residential palaces,
inspired by the Italians, were built.
and the end of the Middle Ages,
Baroque Architecture replaced the
traditional Gothic style. However,
in France, baroque architecture found
a greater success in the secular domain
than in a religious one.
13. When discussing French
architecture, it is impossible
not to review Eiffel Tower which ,
has become both a global
cultural icon of France and one
of the most recognizable
structures in the world. The
tower is the tallest building
in Paris and the most-visited
paid monument in the world;
14. THE Eiffel Tower.
the Eiffel Tower was built by
Gustave Eiffel for the 100th
year of the French freedom.. At first,
the Eiffel Tower was to be made
in Barcelona, Spain, but the people
of Barcelona did not want it
When the tower was built, it was only meant to be kept for 20 years.
People did not like the Eiffel Tower and wanted it taken down.
After the 20 years , the tower became the property of Paris again.
By this time, the city had learned that the tower could be used to
help with communications. The military used the tower to
communicate during battle. When the tower was used in the
capture of the spy, "Mata Hari", nobody wanted it taken apart
20. Th a n k s f o r y o u r
a t t e n t i o n . We h o p e ,
b y t h i s
p r e s e n t a t i o n we
wo r k e d s o h a r d o n ,
y o u g o t a l i t t l e
mo r e t o k n o w a b o u t
t h i s r e a l l y
b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y
c a l l e d F r a n c e , wi t h
i t s g r e a t a mo u n t o f
