recovering French economy after the Franco-Prussian War‚ French republic announced the opening of a competition to design a 1000-foot tall tower for the 1889 Universal Exposition. The location of the tower was determined to be at Champ de Mars in Paris. Gustave Eiffel’s company engineer‚ Maurice and Emile alongside the architect Stephen Souvestre came out with a proposal to enter the competition. Their blueprint was selected unanimously out of all the proposal from all over the world. However many
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money involved was just whoa. Construction began in 1806. It ultimately took 30 years and 9 to 10 million francs to build. Which was a lot of money at the time. So‚ Larc de trioumphe is located on la Place Charles de Gaulle or Place de l’etoile‚ in Paris. This is a really cool place for a monument because la Place Charles de de Gaulle is an intersection of 12 road‚ one of them being Champs Elysees‚ "which is also known as the most beautiful avenue in the world. Contrary to popular belief‚ Larc de
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travel to relax and enjoy being in another country or part of their country. For example they might travel to get away from the stress or maybe it’s a family and they are treating their kids to a holiday. They might travel from the UK to Disney Land Paris so they can relax and their kids can have fun. Secondly people travel for Business‚ this includes business opportunities‚ training‚ rewards‚ work‚ studying other markets‚ conferences or workshops‚ networking and more. So for example a person might
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Helen of Troy I. CHARACTERS Major Characters: Achilles- Stanley Baker Agamemnon- Robert Douglas Andromache- Patricia Marmont Hector- Harry Andrews Helen of Troy- Rossana Podestà MenelausNiall MacGinnis Paris- Jacques Sernas Patroclus- Terence Longdon Priam- Cedric Hardwicke Ulysses- Torin Thatcher Minor Characters: Aeneas- Ronald Lewis Polydorus- Robert Brown Alpheus- TonioSelwart Andraste- Brigitte Bardot Andros- Eduardo Ciannelli Cassandra- Janette Scott Cora- Barbara Cavan Dancer- George
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a creative ideal that combining the quality of making with innvotion design to fulfill the need of customer and the changging modes of world travel. In1854‚ the name of Louis Vuitton Malletier ("Louis Vuitton Trunk-Maker")‚ is the first store in Paris that Louis Vuitton opens. He also begins a design that first flat-topped trunk that was lightweight and airtight by using the "Trianon" trunk.In 1860‚ Louis Vuitton opened a larger factory in Asnières-sur-Seine to contain the increased demand of his
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that the massive windstorm in 1999 damaged many Paris monuments‚ but no harm came to this wonder tower. .The construction was only meant to last for the duration of the Exposition‚ but it still stands today‚ despite all protests from contemporary artists who feared the construction would be the advent of structures without ’individuality ’ and despite the many people who feared that this huge ’object ’ would not fit into the architecture of Paris. Today‚ there is no such aversion anymore among
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Who would have thought that someone’s life could change in just two weeks? Well‚ mine did during spring break of my junior year. I went on a two-week trip to France with my French class. We traveled all over France‚ from Paris to Mont Saint Michel‚ along the South of France‚ and even to Switzerland! I visited places I usually saw on the television screen. I even climbed 627 steps on the world famous Eiffel Tower. I truly enjoyed visiting the Louvre Museum. It is so big that people say it takes about
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self-portraits show her view on her life‚ on how she has faced so many struggles‚ yet managed to be a strong person. When we see or hear or read an artistic creation‚ it produces a mood such as calm or loud‚ fear or safety. For example‚ the Eiffel Tower gives Paris a majestic awe; everyone who passes by feels the strength of the 113-year-old grand structure. Art also has a texture. Photographs reveal much through their textures; grainy surfaces often make the picture more realistic while smooth ones seem softer
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virtual tour of the Museum of Louvre located in France. The web site can be found at http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp I took the tour place on May 28‚ 2006. I was introduced to this web through my step father who was raised in Paris. The tour consisted of many different aspects of arts such as Islamic arts‚ paintings‚ Greek‚ Etruscan and Roman antiquities‚ sculptures and decorative arts. The tour was very quick and precise. They gave a brief description on each piece they displayed
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Lord Byron‚ champion of Greek (O) independence‚ could hardly DEPEND have imagined it. Today‚ years after his (56) ….. ‚ 2 mil- DIE lion of his compatriots‚ although less (57) ….. ‚ make HERO the annual (58) ….. to Greece for the ‘Britain and Greece PILGRIM Festival’. The (59) ….. Ambassador speaks of the festival as a BRITAIN (60) ….. of the strong links between the two countries‚ CELEBRATE but also as ‘an (61) ….. to those who wish to create INSPIRE new links‚’ a (62) …
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