| Never stop walking when you're in Paris
! The best way to see everything is to just spend time wandering
around discovering new streets and squares, finding something
new and exciting.
Arc de Triomphe
History
Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until 1836.
There are four huge relief sculptures at the bases of the four pillars. These commemorate The Triumph of 1810 (Cortot)
Resistance , and Peace (both by Etex); and The Departure of the Volunteers, more commonly known by the name La Marseillaise (Rude).
La Marseillaise by François Rude; One of four reliefs on the pillars of the Arch.
The day the Battle of Verdun started in 1916, the sword carried by the figure representing the Republic broke off.
The relief was immediately hidden to conceal the accident and avoid any undesired associations or interpretations as a bad omen.
Engraved around the top of the Arch are the names of major victories won during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods.
The names of less important victories, as well as those of 558 generals, are to found on the inside walls. Generals whose names are underlined died in action.
Beneath the Arch is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and eternal flame commemorating the dead of the two world wars.
Inside the Arch there is a small museum documenting its history and construction (price included in the FF31 to the top of the Arch).
From the roof of the Arch there are spectacular views of Paris. Looking eastwards, down the Champs Elysées,
toward the Louvre, there is the Place de la Concorde, the Tuileries Gardens, and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.
In the opposite direction - westwards - in the distance is its larger and newer cousin, La Grande Arche de la Défense.
One of the worlds grandest city views is from the top of the Arc de Triomphe.Etoile,
where twelve avenues of Paris come together to form a star at the top of the Champs Élysées,
provides a vista comparable probably only with the views from the Eiffel Tower, or the Empire State Building in Manhattan.
On a clear day the city spreads out below you - from La Défense to the Louvre and beyond.
Visit the famous boulevards of Paris and the
sites that attract thousands of people every year from all over
the world.
Chantilly Castle
Climb the Eiffel Tower or the Arc de Triomphe, visit
the Louvre Museum or take a boat cruise on the scenic River Seine.
As we know Paris is the capital of France, it's also the world
capital of high fashion. Here you will see the latest fashion
before your very eyes walking in the streets.
Wheel eight stories high
The Adventure Program for this year will be held in Paris
with accommodation and light breakfast supplied. This seven day
program will enable us to do all the above and more! We will be
staying in a hotel situated at Paris' hight point…Montmartre.
From the top of Montmartre hill is the most spectacular view of
all Paris. Montmartre is one of the most popular tourist attractions.
It is famous for the artists who came together and lived and worked
in this area such as Van Gogh, Picasso, and also theatrical artists.
Once you are in Montmartre you might like to get your portrait
drawn or painted (great souvenir of France), enjoy a café au lait
in the sidewalk cafes while listening to a street performer sing
a well known Edith Piaf song. The atmosphere is lovable, the artists
are amazing and the food is hard to forget!
Disneyland/Paris
Below: La Place du Tertre, Montmartre with Sacre Coeur
Church in background.
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SACRE COEUR ( Sacred Heart )
Church on the butte Montmartre called for an edifice of
Romano-Byzantine style, and the first stone was laid in
1875, completed in 1914, it was not consecrated until
1919 after World War I had ended. The final cost was 40
million francs.The interior of the church contains one
of the world's largest mosaics, and depicts Christ with
outstretched arms. The nearby bell tower contains the
Savoyarde. Cast in Annecy in 1895, it is one of the world's
heaviest bells at 19 tons. The mini-mountain suffered
from this confused identity until a bishop named Dionysus,
now known as St. Denis, came to introduce Christianity
to the Gauls in the late 3rd century. Unimpressed, the
Romans abstain from constructive criticism and cut off
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