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Arc de Triomphe: arc de triomphe
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  • Written by doug48 on Jul 21, 2006
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    • after napoleon's victory in the battle of austerlitz in 1805 he commissioned the arc de triomphe to commemorate that event. the arch was not completed until 1836. the tomb of the french unknown soldier from WWI is buried under the arch. the arch has several interesting reliefs, "the battle of aboukir", "the triumph of napoleon", "departure of the volunteers", "general marceau's funeral" and "the battle of austerlitz". a viewing area on the top of the arch is open 10:00AM to 10:30PM.

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    Address: Place Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
    Directions: Metro Line 1, 2, RER A : Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile
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    Louvre: musee du louvre
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    • the louvre is one of the best art museums in the world. the museum's most famous painting is di vinci's "mona lisa", but this just only one of thousands of the finest works of western civilization. it ranks with the likes of metropolitan in new york, the hermitage in st. petersburg, the uffizi in florence, the national gallery in london, the riksmuseum in amsterdam, the vatican collections in rome, the kunsthistorisches in vienna, and the prado in madrid. this is a must see site for anyone who loves fine art. i recommend a full day to see all of the collection. closed on tuesdays

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    Address: pl du louvre
    Directions: Métro: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre
    Website: www.louvre.fr/
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    Musée d'Orsay: musee d' orsay
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    • orginally paris' main train station the musee d' orsay houses a superb collection of french impressionist and art nouveau decorative art. on display are the works of claude monet, edouard manet, pierre-auguste renoir, edgar degas, paul cezanne, paul gauguin, henri de toulouse lautrec and vincent van gogh. a must see stop for lovers of impressionist art.

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    Address: rue du bac, blvd st. germain
    Directions: Métro: line 12, Solférino station; RER: line C, Musée d'Orsay station
    Website: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
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    Musée Rodin: musee rodin
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    • the musee rodin exhibits the works of auguste rodin considered france's best 19th century sculptor. on display are his famous works, "the kiss", "the gates of hell" and the "thinker" closed mondays.

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    Address: 77 rue de varenne
    Directions: metro: Line 13 : Varennes.
    Website: www.musee-rodin.fr
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    Invalides: hotel des invalides
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    • the hotel des invalides was built in 1676 by louis XIV for wounded and homeless war veterans. in the center of the building is the golden dome of the sun king's dome church. in 1840 napoleon's body was interned in a magnificent red tomb in the center of the dome. the hotel des invalides has an excellent museum the covers military history from the stone age to WWII.

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    Address: 129 rue de grenelle
    Directions: metro, latour-maubourg, or varenne
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    Eiffel Tower: tour eiffel
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    • pictured is the tour eiffel from the the place du trocadero. the tower was built by gustave eiffel in 1889. originally it was to be a temporary structure as part of the universal exhibition of 1889. it was the world's tallest structure until the completion of the empire state building in 1931. there are elevators to the top but the lines are usually quite long.

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    Address: Trocadero, or camp de mars
    Directions: central paris
    Website: www.tour-eiffel.com
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    Place de la Concorde: place de la concorde
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    • the place de la concorde is located in the heart of paris. this square was originally laid out by louis XV. during the french revolution the guilotine was set up in this square. in the 19th century an egyptian obelisk from luxor was placed on the site of the guilotine. the gold tip of the obelisk is a repair made after it was dropped and broken when it was being brought to the square. the person in charge of its transport from egypt comitted suicide shortly there after.

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    Address: Metro 1, 13 : Concorde
    Directions: tuileries quarter, central paris
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    Conciergerie: conciergerie
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    • the conciergerie located on the ile de la cite is an interesting historical building. originally part of the old capetain palace the conciergerie was the paris' home to the knights templar in the middle ages. during the french revolution the conciergerie served as a prison for royals awaiting their turn at the guilotine. marie antoinette was interned here as well as charlotte corday who murdered marat in his bath. ironically, revolutionary leaders danton and robespierre were also interned here.

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    Phone: 01 53 73 78 50
    Address: 1, quai de l'Horloge , 75001
    Directions: Métro: Cité ; RER: Saint Michel-Notre Dame, Châtelet-Les Halles
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    Notre Dame de Paris: notre dame cathedral
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    • this gothic masterpiece is one of the most famous cathedrals in the world. pope alexander III laid the corner stone of the cathedral in 1163 and the building was finally completed 170 years later. some important architectural aspects of the cathedral are the flying buttresses, the west and south rose windows and it's medieval gargoyles. the treasury has on display ancient manuscripts and some interesting relics.

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    Phone: 01 42 34 56 10
    Address: Place du parvis de Notre Dame , 75004
    Directions: Métro: Cité; RER: Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint Michel-Notre Dame
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    Montmartre / Sacré Coeur: basilica sacre-coeur
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    • this imposing basilica was built in response to the franco-prussian war of 1870. located on the montmartre it offers a superb view of the city. work on the basilica began in 1875 and it was completed in 1914. ironically it was not consecrated until 1919 due to the german invasion of WWI. some important works of art in the basilica are "the great mosaic of christ", "the virgin mary and child", and "the statue of christ" above the main entrance. to visit the basilica take the metro to the abbesses station then take the funiculaire to the steps of sacre-coeur. when visiting the basilica the montmarte area is worth exploring on foot.

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    Address: 35 rue du chevalier de la barre
    Directions: metro: abbesses station, monmartre
    Website: http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/
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    mikelisaanna Mon Dec 25, 2006 19:12 UTC
     We enjoyed your Paris page. We were there about 8 years ago and look forward to returning some day.    		travelfrosch Sun Dec 17, 2006 16:41 UTC
     Certainly no shortage of things to do in this magnificent city. Excellent page! Cheers, Mark
    fishandchips Fri Sep 1, 2006 22:56 UTC
     Cheers Doug. Bed was there when I was there last - maybe he had more than one?    		Nemorino Mon Jul 10, 2006 18:53 UTC
     Looks like you were in Paris about the same time as me. I hope you had as good a time as I did!

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