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I was walking down the avenue and my heart wanted something unknown (new)I felt like saying good day to anybodyTo anybody and that was you, and I said something (anything)It was enough to me to talk to you to make you mine
At Champs Élysées, at Champs ÉlyséesIf it's raining or if sun is shining, if it's noon or midnightYou have anything you want at Champs Élysées
You told me I’ll have a meeting in the basement with the foolswho live with guitars in their hands from evening till morning'So I joined you, we sang and we dancedBut we never even thought of kissing or hugging.
At Champs Élysées, at Champs ÉlyséesIf it's raining or if sun is shining, if it's noon or midnightYou have anything you want at Champs Élysées
Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victories.
The four huge relief sculptures at the bases of the four pillars commemorate: The Triumph of 1810 Resistance Peace The Departure of the
Volunteers (La Marseillaise)
Beneath the Arch is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the eternal flame commemorating the dead of the two world wars.
Named after one of France’s most popular Presidents
Outside escalators enclosed in glass offer a splendid view of the city
The highest point in Paris – the art district
Houses the famous cathedral of Sacré Coeur (Sacred Heart)
Name came from the “Mount of Mars,” a Roman temple that stood on top of a hill
• The most famous Catholic church (means our lady)• Gothic design (rose windows, gargoyles, tall doors, etc)
Rent a green metal box affixed to the stone wall along the Seine river
Their goods can be locked in these boxes in off-business hours
Built in 1889 for the World’s Fair by Gustave Eiffel
An engineering feat for that time
Tallest structure in the world until 1930
Symbol of Paris and France
Most famous monument in the world
Illuminated at night
•Began running in 1900•Contains 16 different lines with over 350 stations•Carries more than 5 million passengers each day
•Site of the French open each year.
•Named after a famous French aviator who was the 1st to fly across the Mediterranean Sea in 1913.
Richest art museum in the
world
Home of la Joconde (Mona
Lisa), Venus de Milo,
and Winged Victory
A fortress, a palace, a
prison, and now an art museum.
I.M. Pei, an American, is the architect of the glass
pyramid.
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PhotoGallery/Paris/Eiffel/EiffelTowerSmall.html http://www.paris.org/Musees/Orsay/info.html http://www.geocities.com/~sralph/m20.html