The document provides information about several famous landmarks and museums in Paris, France. It discusses the Eiffel Tower, built in 1889 as the tallest structure in the world until 1930. It also mentions the Opera Garnier known for its elaborate interior and role in The Phantom of the Opera, the Louvre housing famous works like the Mona Lisa, and Notre Dame Cathedral where figures like Napoleon were crowned and which inspired The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The document also provides brief histories of landmarks like the Arc de Triomphe and the Conciergerie, formerly a prison but now part of the Palais de Justice.
2. Les Champs-Elys ées Le Mus ée d’Orsay Le Louvre Paris: a work of art! La Joconde Eiffel Tower
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5. Le Louvre Richest art museum in the world Home of la Joconde (Mona Lisa), Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory A fortress, a palace, a prison, and now an art museum. I.M. Pei, an American, is the architect of the glass pyramid.
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7. Notre Dame Construction began in 1163 and completed about 1345. During the Revolution, many treasures were destroyed. Only the great bells avoided being melted down. The church interior was used as a warehouse for storage. A restoration program was begun in 1845 and lasted 23 years. Notre Dame was made popular by Victor Hugo In his novel “Notre Dame de Paris (Hunchback of Notre Dame.) 1430, Henri VI of England is crowned here. 2 December 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor in Notre Dame Cathedral. 26 August 1944, a mass celebrated the liberation of Paris.
8. Conciergerie A place of irony! Once a place of imprisonment, torture, and death, it is now the Palais de Justice complex. The Cuisines has four large fireplaces, each large enough to roast an entire ox. Built by Philippe the Fair (1284-1314.) Marie Antoinette spent her last days here as a prisoner before she was beheaded. Her cell is now a chapel to her memory.
