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Paris
Rich in history and culture, Paris is the capital of France and a popular tourist destination.
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What surrounds the Eiffel Tower?
There are several restaurants that are on the first and second floor of the Eiffel Tower. The third level is an observatory that is 906 feet above the ground.
What does blue white and red mean in France?
Actually, it's blue, white and red - reading from the flagpole outwards.
In the early days of the revolution, the people of Paris, fearful that the King was sending foreign mercenary soldiers to occupy the city, called out the local militia to defend them. This body needed some form of identification, so they made armbands and cockades in the colours of the city's coat of arms - blue and red. Later, when a brief accommodation was made between King and people, and the King had been forced to wear the cockade, a compromise was reached under which the new flag included the blue and red, with the addition of the white from the Bourbon family's royal flag. This proved popular and remained even after the execution of the King. Successive governments - the First republic, the Directory, the Consulate and Napoleon's Empire - adopted the tricolour, which disappeared for a time under the restoration, to return permanently in 1848.
A common interpretation is that the blue, white and red stand for the principles of the French Revolution - liberty, equality, and fraternity respectively - but this is a poetic re-interpretation, rather than based on any historical evidence.
I seem to answer this one on a regular basis.
The coat of arms of Paris is blue and red. At the storming of the Bastille, those attackers who had no uniform wore blue and red cockades. Later, when the KIng was a prisoner of the Parisians, it was Lafayette who suggested that a good new flag for the reformed French state would be the blue and red of Paris, enclosing the white of the old régime's Bourbon flag. This seemed a good idea at the time, and has proved most durable.
Note that the French flag is not red, white and blue, but blue, white and read (reading, as one does with flags, from the flagpole outwards).
The red also means blood from the french revalotion
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When was Notre Dame built in France?
Construction
In 1160, having become the "parish church of the kings of Europe", Bishop Maurice de Sully deemed the current Parisian cathedral unworthy of its lofty role, and had it demolished shortly after he assumed the title of Bishop of Paris. According to legend, de Sully had a vision of a glorious new cathedral for Paris, and sketched it in the dirt outside of the original church. To begin the construction, the bishop had several houses demolished and had a new road built in order to transport materials for the new church.
Construction began in 1163, during the reign of Louis VII, and opinion differs as to whether Bishop Maurice de Sully or Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone of the cathedral. However, both were at the ceremony in question. Bishop de Sully went on to devote most of his life and wealth to the cathedral's construction.
Construction of the west front, with its distinctive two towers, only began circa 1200, before the nave had been completed. Over the construction period, numerous architects worked on the site, as is evidenced by the differing styles at different heights of the west front and towers. Between 1210 and 1220, the fourth architect oversaw the construction of the level with the rose window and the great halls beneath the towers. The towers were completed around 1245, and the cathedral was completed around 1345.
Timeline of construction
1160. Bishop Maurice de Sully (named Bishop of Paris), orders the original cathedral to be demolished.
1163. Cornerstone laid for Notre Dame de Paris - construction begins
1182. Apse and choir completed.
1196. Nave completed. Bishop de Sully dies.
1200. Work begins on Western Façade.
1225. Western Façade completed.
1250. Western Towers and North Rose Window completed
1250–1345. Remaining elements completed
When was the first Eiffel Tower invented?
I don't know about events in history, but I do know something regarding it..
The French people absolutely hated it when it was built. They wanted it gone after the festival thing it was built for was over. But since it drew so many tourists, they decided to keep it.
How far is Lorraine France from Paris in km?
distance for two main cities in Lorraine region:
Nancy is at 347 km and Metz is at 332 km from Paris...
No, Paris is not a country. It is the Capital City of France, which is a country.
What is the best way to travel from Paris to Italy?
Depends on your budget and time. Drive the French autobahns heading to Strasbourg near the border with Germany. Stay in Baden-Baden Germany for the mineral hot springs. Take autobahn 5 to Heidelberg Castle. Head NE to autobahn 8 to the Porsche and Mercedes factories near Stuttgart and take a tour. Continue on to Ulm and see the Ulm M
What was the population of Paris in 1830?
The population of Paris, France in 1830 was 785,862 people. Currently the population of Paris, France is 2.2 million people.
How many arrondissements does Paris have?
It is an administrative unit for big cities as Paris or Lyon.
An "arrondissement" is a division of the city of Paris into 20 administrative zones, each with their own mayor.
Map of Paris arrondissements linked.
An "arrondissement" is a division of the city of Paris into 20 administrative zones, each with their own mayor.
Map of Paris arrondissements linked.
What three specific materials were used to build the Eiffel tower?
Wrought iorn Steel and
The primary material is wrought iron, not steel.
What are the 72 names on Eiffel Tower?
The seventy-two names engraved on the Eiffel Tower are significant in that they represent seventy-two different theoretical and applied scientists who made contributions of one sort or another to the design and/or construction of the landmark-structure. These names were engraved in places of honor on the tower especially as a response to the artists and intellectuals who, as the work was in its beginning-stages, protested publicly against the tower's construction.
The cost of rent a short term apartment is Paris is based on it's located and services availability. Paris is divided into 20 arrondissement and each have different prices regarding apartment. The best places to stay in Paris is actually at city center, and rent/buy apartment there would be very expensive. For example, rent a short term 3 bedrooms furnished apartment in Paris run around 230 Euro - 310 Euro per day based on website on the sources box below.
Be careful... Agencies typically charge at least 1 month rent as fee for helping you to find an apartment, so first verify the fees with the agency you select. Some agencies do not even guarantee you will be able to find an apartment and they ask you to pay the fee in advance. Some online agencies like paris-start.com are less expensive and charge only a small fee per property you want to visit, they setup the initial meeting with the owner, which is very helpful when you do not speak French fluently.
Purchasing an apartment in Paris will cost you an average of 8,000 euros by square metre (11,320 US $ when 1$ = 1.41�).
What major cities does the Seine river run through?
Le Havre ,busy channel port and Honfleur,lovely seaside town home of Erik Satie French composer of the 3 Gymnopediies. You will know them when you hear them they are so famous
Why was the French flag designed that way red stripe white stripe blue stripe?
the French flag is the official French pavilion since 1794. It was drawn by Jacques Louis David, famous French painter, but it has its origins in July 1789. Shortly after the fall of the Bastille, the king visited the Paris town hall and was handed a blue and red cocard - the colours of the town - which he put on his hat next to the white cocard (French royalty emblem at the time), as a gesture towards the people of Paris. The white flag replaced the three-colour flag in 1814-1815, and from 1815 to 1830, during the two first periods when the monarchy was reinstated.
And by the way, it is designed as blue to the mast, white, red.
How far is Evian France from Paris France?
590 miles taking this route:
- Take A6 LYON, from Paris, to A40 GENÈVE.
- Take A40 to the road to THONON-ÉVIAN at SORTIE (EXIT) 15.
- From there follow signs to ÉVIAN. (from A40: D903 to D1208, and then D1208 to D1005, and then D1005 directly to ÉVIAN.
How much money do nurses make in Paris France?
The average wage in France is estimated to be $2,953 per month. This averages out to a yearly salary of $35,436.
For a full-time worker, the average gross salary was 2583 euros in 2009. The take-home pay for that sum is 1988 euros (before income tax).
Which Paris station goes to Disneyland Paris?
From Gare du Nord, you should take RER
RER 'B' ligne station on the lower level. From the GARE du NORD RER station, take any 'B' ligne train (heading in the direction of Saint Reny Les Chevreuse...Corbeil Essonnes or Massy Palaiseau...and 'B' train with a '..K xxx..' or '..P xxx..' designator). Thake the 'B' ligne one(10 stop to the CHATELET-LES HALLES station and switch over (the transfer is pretty much up, over and down again) and take the RER 'A-4' ligne (heading in the direction of Marne La Vallee-Chessy...any 'A' train with a '..Q xxx..' designator) to the end-of-the-ligne at MARNE LA VALEE-CHESSY--DisneyLand Paris.
For a family or group of 5 or more, it is cheaper to use a private transfer service and save time and money and the struggle with bags etc. Door to door, no stops, no hassle. shuttle-transfers.net are Disneyland specialists, but there are many others.
Who made the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
Eiffel Tower
The French engineer Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower. The tower, arguably the most well-known monument in the world, is the tallest structure in Paris. It was completed in 1889, and it has had several hundred million visitors since it opened. A workforce of about 250 riveted in excess of 18,000 pieces of iron together to erect this long-lived landmark (it was not originally slated to be left standing), which has a structural design credited to Maurice Koechlin.
Though named after a project of Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower - symbol of Paris - has its structural concept and form from the responsible chief engineer Maurice Koechlin. Koechlin was an engineer of outstanding ingenuity and well versed in the structural techniques of his time. He possessed therefore the best qualifications for evolving such technically innovative conceptions for which Eiffel and his firm were renowned.
The Eiffel Tower was named after and designed by Gustave Eiffel. Gustave was also assisted by engineers Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechli. The main architect was Stephen Sauvestre. Before the Eiffel Tower was built, a total of 50 engineers made 5,300 blueprints. The Eiffel Tower was a big structure, and probably many people built it. Many research resources listed a number too big or too small, but I finally settled on a number I found in more than one research database, which is around 300.
The European landmark, the Eiffel Tower (in French, la Tour Eiffel, pronounced la two-er eff-ell) was designed by and named after French engineer Gustave Eiffel. It was opened on May 6, 1889.
Its structural design was by Maurice Koechlin; its architects were Koechlin, Emile Nougier and Stephen Sauvestre.
Built as the entrance to the 1889 Exposition Universelle, the Paris World Fair held to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution, it is an iron lattice structure, 324m (1,063 ft) tall, built in 1889, and has become one of the world's most recognizable and iconic buildings. It is located on the Champ de Mars, in Paris. Originally disliked by many, it became fashionable to criticize the tower, though the people of Paris came to accept it.
Did the Americans give France the Eiffel tower?
America didn't give France the Eiffel tower, but France gave America the statue of Liberty. The internal frame of the statue of Liberty was built by the engineer Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Eiffel tower.
