Paris et ses Monuments

Question 1

Located in the center city. A cathedral that took over 200 years to build

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Notre Dame

Question 2

Dates back to Charles 5th in 1368 when he commissioned a place for rare documents to be housed

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Bibliotheque Nationale

Question 3

Former palace turned museum. Mona Lisa (or La Joconde in French) lives here.

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Louvre

Question 4

Gustave built this. The Parisians hated it.

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Tour Eiffel

Question 5

Contains a museum, bookstore and library. This strange building was named after a French president

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Centre Pompidou

Question 6

Newest church in Paris. Sits on top of a hill. The only hill in Paris.

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Sacre Coeur

Question 7

This (horrible) food item is really popular and consists of raw beef or horse meat.

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le steak tartare

Question 8

Napoleon built it to commemorate the victories of France.

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Arc de Triomphe

Question 9

Built for the 1889 World's Fair and to commemorate 100 years after the French Revolution.

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Tour Eiffel

Question 10

These are the sidewalks that border the Seine river where artists and bouquinistes are found.

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les quais

Question 11

She is the Patron Saint of Paris.

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Jeanne d'Arc

Question 12

Plays are shown here. Inspiration for Phantom of the ......

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Opera Garnier

Question 13

The nickname for this is "le miroir de Paris."

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la Seine

Question 14

This silver ball is a movie theater and is located in the newer museum des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

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Musee Rodin

Question 15

There are 37 of these in Paris and some of them date back hundreds of years.

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les ponts

Question 16

Jim Morrison, Chopin, Edith Piaf are some of the famous people buried here.

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Père LaChaise

Question 17

What's the name of the area where the Sorbonne is located and where students like to hangout?

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Quartier Latin

Question 18

Widest street in France. Connects Place de la Concorde and the Charles de Gaulle Etoile

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Champs-Elysees

Question 19

A large square where the guillotine used to be that contains an obelisk donated by the Egyptians.

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Place de la Concorde

Question 20

This part of Paris is the largest and is to the north of the Seine river.

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la rive droite

Question 21

Paris is divided into 20 of these in the shape of "un escargot"...

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arrondissements

Question 22

These are the tour boats from which one can get a spectacular view of Paris from the river.

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les bateaux mouches

Question 23

Houses many famous art works from 1850s to 1915..including famous Impressionists in an old train station.

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Musee d'Orsay

Question 24

A famous department store. Spans several blocks

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Galeries LaFayette

Question 25

Known for its stained glass windows. In the center of the city close to the Notre Dame

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Sainte Chappelle

Question 26

This is the oldest university of Paris.

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Sorbonne

Question 27

This is an underground attraction of Paris with the bones and skeletal remains of over 6 million French people.

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les catacombes

Question 28

What is the name of the train system that goes all over France and is super fast, efficient and clean?

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le TGV

Question 29

This is the biggest airport in Paris.

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Charles de Gaulle

Question 30

Napoleon is buried here

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Invalides

Paris et ses Monuments

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Paris et ses Monuments

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