1. Oh la la, Paris, France
Un excursion virtuel a Paris
A virtual trip to Paris
2. Notre Tour
Bienvenue to our virtual tour of Paris, France. Nous
allons visiter quatre sites connus au tour de Paris.
We are going to visit 4 famous landmarks around Paris:
1. La tour Eiffel – The Eiffel Tour
2.L’Arc de Triomphe – The Arch of Triumph
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3.Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris
4.Le Louvre – The great museum
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3. http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/en/pictures.htm
La Tour Eiffel
…The Eiffel Tower was created
by Gustave Eiffel who won a
contract with the French
government to erect the
structure as the main entrance
to the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris [
History.com, 2012].
1. What is the height of the Eiffel
Tower?
2. How long did it take to build it?3.
3. How many steps are there from
bottom to top?
4. L’Arc de Triomphe
A sculpture found in the center of
the streets of Paris, “the monument
is considered the linchpin of the
historic axis (L'Axe historique) on a
route which stretches from the …
Louvre Palace to the outskirts of
Paris”(Arc de Triomphe Paris, 2012).
Some questions:
1.How tall is the Arc?
2.What happened in WW2 at
the Arc?
3.Name the years during which
it was erected.
5. Le Louvre – click me
One of the world’s greatest art museums, the Louvre houses
some of it’s best art. The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and the 22
foot tall painting, The Wedding Feast at Cana are just a few.
Questions:
1. When was the Louvre built?
2. True of False: The Louvre is the
most visited art museum in the world?
6. Notre Dame de
Paris
Gargoyles, and Hunchbacks make this
Cathedral feared by many. Check out
these videos at:
1.http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/English2.http://youtu.be/O61ng_QqC4I
1. When was Notre Dame built?
2. Name a famous French author who
wrote about this cathedral.
