Voici mes monuments ! Je suis désolé si tout sont incomplètes. Je l'ai beaucoup apprécié de voir Paris. Espérons que je vais obtenir de voir plus d'elle, sinon... au moins Notre Dame a une belle vue!
1. The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Constructed in 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.
Things I Can See:
- The Sky/La Ciel
- The Trees/D’Arbres
- Tourists/Touristes
- Metal/Métal
- An Elevator/Un anscenseur
Repas: La Boeuf Bourguignon Dessert: Creme Brulee
2. Le Louvre
The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is the world's largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. The Louvre is the world’s most-attended museum in 2015.
Things I Can See:
- The Mona Lisa/La Mona Lisa
- A Pyramid/Une Pyramide
- The Seine/La Seine
- A Small Sphinx/Un Petite Sphinx
- The Palace Windows/Le Fenêtres du Palais
Repas: La Bouillabaisse Dessert: Kouign Amann
3. Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. It should not be confused with a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
- A Bike/Une Velo
- A Flag/Un Drapeau
- A Bus/Un Autobus
- A Road/Une Rue
- An Arch/ Un Arche
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the defeat of France in the 1871 Franco-Prussian War and the socialist Paris Commune of 1871 crowning its most rebellious neighborhood, and an embodiment of conservative moral order, publicly dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was an increasingly popular vision of a loving and sympathetic Christ.
- Horses/Chevaux
- Crocodiles/Crocodiles
- Swords/Épées
- Green grass/L'herbe verte
- Windows/niches / Niches
Repas: Une Croque-Madam, Dessert: Une Crepe
5. Jardin du Luxembourg
Things I Can See:
- Flowers/fleurs
- Trees/des arbres
- Fountains/fontaines
- Statues/Statues
- Greenery/verdue
Repas: La Fondue, Dessert: La Compote
6. Musee d’Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe.
- Exhibits/Expositions
- High Ceilings/De Hauts Plafonds
- Marble/Marbre
- Artifacts/Artefacts
- Counters/Compteurs
Repas: Un Croque-Monsieur, Dessert: La Mousse au Chocolat
7. Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris; French for "Our Lady of Paris"), is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture.
Things I Can See:
- Gargoyles/Gargouilles
- Stained Glass Windows/vitrail
- Bells/cloches
- The River/La Riviére
- The sun/La soleil
Repas: La Gratin Dauphinois, Dessert: La Tarte Tatin
8. Versailles Palace
When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
- Hedges/Des Hais
- Impressive Floor/Étage Impressionnant
- Balconies/Des Balcon
- Gilding/Dorure
- Guillotine/Guillotine
Repas: Le Pate, Dessert: Le Soufflé
9. Sainte-Chappelle
The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France.
Begun some time after 1238 and consecrated on 26 April 1248, the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns—one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom.
Things I Can See:
- Steeple/le clocher
- The Crown of Thorns/la couronne d'épines
- Bells/cloches
- Pink/rose
- Windows/la vitre
Repas: De Pot-au-Feu, Dessert: une gateau
10. Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier has been called "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica."This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular 1986 musical. Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive, it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank." This opinion is far from unanimous however: the 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art" and contended that the "Garnier movement is a décor of the grave".
- A Harp/Un Harpe
- Grand Lighting/Grand Luminaires
- Singers/Chanteurs
- A Stage/Une Étape
- Velvet Curtains/Rideaux de Velours
Repas: La Ratatouille, Dessert: Petit Fours
11. Les Invalides
Les Invalides, commonly known as Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), or also as Hôtel des Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the Dôme des Invalides, a large church with the burial site for some of France's war heroes, most notably Napoleon Bonaparte.
- A grave/une tombe
- A chapel/une chapelle
- A coffin/une cercueil
- A dome/une dôme
- The cannons/les canons
Repas: une quiche, dessert: une glace
12. Tuileries Garden
The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Created by Catherine de Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667, and became a public park after the French Revolution. In the 19th and 20th century, it was the place where Parisians celebrated, met, promenaded, and relaxed.
- The gravel/le gravier
- A Pond/Un Étang
- Benches/Bancs
- Birds swimming/Oiseaux de natalion
- Runners/Les Coureur
Repas: La Soup aux Oignons, Dessert
13. Pont Alexandre III
The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. It is classified as a French Monument historique.
- A bringe/un pont
- Angels/anges
- Boats/bateaux
Repas: Le Vol-au-Vent, Dessert: Tarte Tropézienne
14. Hotel de Ville
The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in Paris, France, is the building housing the city's local administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in the 4th arrondissement, it has been the headquarters of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris, and also serves as a venue for large receptions.
Repas:
15. Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of France and Europe. The prospect of a Disney park in France was a subject of debate and controversy. Critics, who included prominent French intellectuals, denounced what they considered to be the cultural imperialism of Euro Disney and felt it would encourage an unhealthy American type of consumerism in France. For others, Euro Disney became a symbol of America within France. On 28 June 1992, a group of French farmers blockaded Euro Disney in protest of farm policies supported at the time by the United States.
16. Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. It is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. During the French Revolution the statue of Louis XV of France was torn down and the area renamed Place de la Révolution. The new revolutionary government erected the guillotine in the square, and it was here that King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. Other important figures guillotined on the site, often in front of cheering crowds, were Queen Marie Antoinette, Princess Élisabeth of France, Charlotte Corday, Madame du Barry, Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins, Antoine Lavoisier, Maximilien Robespierre, Louis de Saint-Just and Olympe de Gouges.
17. The Catacombs
The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France which hold the remains of over six million people in a small part of the ancient Mines of Paris tunnel network. Located south of the former city gate "Barrière d’Enfer" (Gate of Hell) beneath Rue de la Tombe-Issoire, the ossuary was founded when city officials were faced with two simultaneous problems: a series of cave-ins starting in 1774 and overflowing cemeteries, particularly Saint Innocents. Nightly processions of bones from 1786 to 1788 transferred remains from cemeteries to the reinforced tunnels, and more remains were added in later years. The underground cemetery became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early 19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis since 1874 with surface access from a building at Place Denfert-Rochereau. The catacombs are formally known as l'Ossuaire Municipal or Catacombes officiels and have been called "The World's Largest Grave" due the number of individuals buried. Although the ossuary covers only a small section of the underground "les carrières de Paris" ("the quarries of Paris"), Parisians today often refer to the entire tunnel network as "the catacombs".
Things I Can See:
- Skulls!/crânes
- Bones!/des os
- Darkness/obscurité
- A cross/un crucifix
- Ancient writings/écritures anciennes
Repas: Baguette et Camembert. Dessert: Baguette et Camembert (Yum!!!!)
18. The Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as the Lang–Martinez Psychiatric Hospital, the École des Mines de Paris, Panthéon-Assas University, the Schola Cantorum, and the Jussieu university campus. Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings. The area gets its name from the Latin language, which was once widely spoken in and around the University since Latin was the language of learning in the Middle Ages in Europe.
19. Saint Germain des Pres
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Residents of the quarter are known as Germanopratins. The quarter has several famous cafés and a large number of bookstores and publishing houses. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was the centre of the existentialist movement. It is also home to the École des Beaux-Arts, the famed school of fine arts, and the Musée national Eugène Delacroix, in the former apartment and studio of painter Eugène Delacroix.
20. Montmartre for Artists, Art, and the old Paris
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 130 metres high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by rue Caulaincourt and rue Custine on the north; rue de Clignancourt on the east; boulevard de Clichy and boulevard de Rochechouart to the south containing sixty hectares. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœuron its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which the Jesuit order of priests was founded.
- Artists/Artistes
- Painting/Tableaux
- Cabaret/cabaret
- Moulin Rouge
- Le coucher de soleil
Repas: Gigot D'Agneau, Dessert: Choclat Religieuse
Merci! -Ariana
