of your choice. Tourism * Capital city - naturally draws tourists ranging from sight-seers to historical enthusiasts. * Home to monuments and buildings and areas of interest. * Eiffel tower - daily tours to the top with a restaurant at the top - iconic monument designed by Gustave Eiffel overlooks the city + Rvr Seine on which are numerous daily cruises * Sacre Coeur Cathedral - on top of Montmartre hill - opens every day to public - originally - relatively inaccessible as
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THE EIFFEL TOWER The Eiffel Tower a symbol of Paris and France was built in1889. It is affectionately known as "Iron Lady". It rises 324 meters above the city. It was designed and built by an engineer Gustave Eiffel. It weighs in excess of 10000 tonnes and is made up of 18000 individual metal sections assembled using 2500000 rivets. The tower had three levels for the visitors to climb either by using stairs or elevator . It has nearly 300 steps from ground to the first level. The First and Second
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Once upon a time‚ there exist an adventurist dollar bill named Savuh Buck. His home was inside a piggy bank. Savuh was tire of being inside the small‚ dark‚ and noisy piggy bank. One windy day the piggy bank was blown off the table and burst into a billion pieces. The coins and bills were stuck in the crack in the marble floor except for Savuh. Savuh Buck was snatch and carry off by the wind. The wind carry Savuh to the Empire State Building. Savuh enjoys the view on top of the Empire State Building
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The torch is where the restoration took place. The statue of Liberty was originally brought to America in the late 1800’s. It was presented to us by the French as a gift of friendship. It was designed by Frederic A. Bartholdi and Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. It was difficult to restore the statue because it involved two countries. So there were two different opinions being put into the restoration. A lot of research had to be done in order to
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A statue that came as a result of a joint effort between the French and the Americans‚ and is a symbol today for enlightenment and freedom is what we now call today the Statue of Liberty. Artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and Alexandre Gustave Eiffel were the people responsible for the statue. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was the one to design the statue around 1876 to commemorate the American Declaration of Independence. Another name for the statue is the Mother of exiles who welcomed a plethora
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attractions in the world: The Eiffel Tower‚ L’arc de Triomphe‚ and the Louvre to name a few. Paris is called the "City of Light"; the lighting of monuments and buildings emphasizes the beauty of the architecture in the city. The Eiffel Tower is the symbol of Paris‚ if not the entire country. It is one of the most known monuments in the entire world‚ and definitely one of the most photographed. It began construction in 1887‚ designed by the engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ and was finished in 1889 for the
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used to construct these wonders. Latter‚ depending on his citizens’ labor‚ the mighty emperor Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall helping China to fortify its enemies. In modern time‚ many architects constructed fantastic architectures‚ such as Gustave Eiffel build a steel tower bearing his name in France. In addition‚ with our work‚ we have made many advancements in many areas. In the past‚ Darwin invented evolution theory of species. This is a big step of human understanding about nature. Also
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government‚ People groups populating the city of Paris are 17% Muslim‚ 21% black‚ 14% North American‚ 20% western African‚ 2% middle eastern‚ 7.5% Asian and 4% Vietnamese . Famous people who have lived in Paris are Claude Monet and Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Religious practices in Paris are predominately Catholic. The transformation of Paris over time into the modern era is the transformation to a more techonological atmosphere and adapting to the modern day fashion and socio-economical culture.
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In 1853 Napoleon III generated major reform in the architecture of Paris‚ and consequently transformed the city into a national treasure and cultural epicenter for all of Western Europe. Napoleon believed “that a radiant Paris…would incarnate France’s greatness and personify the centralized political power” (Anne-Laure Nyguyen Trung‚ Hoang). He began this feat by electing Baron Georges Eugène Haussman as prefect of the Seine‚ and ultimately as supervisor of the renewal of Paris. The motivation
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Liberty‚ also known as Lady Liberty‚ is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. She symbolizes democracy and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Located in the Port of New York and New Jersey is the Statue of Liberty‚ built by Gustave Eiffel‚ to fabricate the symbol of freedom. Standing at the entrance of the harbor‚ Lady Liberty welcomes arriving immigrants before reaching the United States. Directly behind the Statue of Liberty is Ellis Island‚ established on January 1‚ 1892. Ellis
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