French 1-B - Paris History and Monuments

This modern art museum was named for a French President.

This building is the setting of the Phantom of the Opera.

Paris is divided into ____ districts, called ____.

This is the location of the Egyptian Obelisk.

The Arc de Triomphe was built to commemorate ____.

Many of France's most famous intellectuals were buried in this building, ____.

The side of the river which has more commerce / business is the ____.

When the cemeteries became overcrowded, millions of bones were transferred to the ____.

Located within les Invalides, this is ____.

The island that was the original settlement is called ____.

This sign indicates the street name and ____.

The French word for bridge is ____.

Les Invalides was originally built to be ____.

This is the business district located just outside Paris' city limits.

This church has two levels, and more stained glass than stone.

These architectural elements are called ____.

This garden contains a palace which now houses the French Senate.

This is the museum where you can see "La Joconde".

These creatures which decorate a famous cathedral are called ____.

Paris gets its name from the tribe who once lived there, the ____.

The river that flows through Paris is called the ____.

The French National Holiday is on ____, honoring the date of the storming of the Bastille.

This hill in Paris is a center for artistic life.

The original name of Paris was ____.

This is the oldest existing bridge in Paris, called the ____.

The population of Paris' metropolitan area is more than ____ people.

This white-domed church is at the top of a hill in Paris.

The gothic cathedral where Quasimodo lived in the famous book is ____.

This is the most famous street in Paris, if not the world.

This garden is next to the Louvre, and was once the king's private garden.

This modern theater is on the site of an important historic event.

This palace was the home of many French kings & queens, including Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette.

Many tourists come to this cemetery to see the unique and famous graves.

The area of Paris where the universities are centered is the ____.

The intellectual side of the river is called the Rive Gauche, or ____.

This museum used to be a train station.

This is an example of a(n) ____ bridge in Paris.

The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exposition in ____.

This traffic circle's former name represents this shape.

If you are in the middle of the river and look where the water is flowing, you'll be facing __.