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French landmarks . By Alaric. Eiffel Tower. (French: La Tour Eiffel) . It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel The tower has three levels for visitors. The third level is an observatory The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft ) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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French landmarks
By Alaric
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Eiffel Tower
• (French: La Tour Eiffel) . It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel
• The tower has three levels for visitors. The third level is an observatory
• The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building.
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Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile
• The monument stands 50 metres tall• Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier from World War I.• Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of
Titus.
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The Louvre
• The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property.
• As of 2008, the collection is divided among eight curatorial departments
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Champs-Élysées
• Is a street in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Champs-Élysées is arguably one of the world's most famous streets, and is one of the most expensive strips of real estate in the world.
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Notre Dame de Paris
• Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is an historic Catholic cathedral
• largest and most well-known church buildings in the world.
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Sacré-Cœur, Paris
• Construction began in 1875 and was finished in 1914. It was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919.
• A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.