SOME SIGHTS OF FRANCE!
Looking down on the Champs-Elysees from the top of The Arc
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Eiffel Tower
Built for the world fair in 1889, designed by Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel. Contains 6,400 metric tons of iron and steel. Painted
every seven years with 52 tons of paint. Stands 320.75 metres
high. Used during WWl for military observations.
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Chateau de Chantilly: Built around 1560. It stands on a
rock surrounded by water. Now called Musee Conde, housed with
important collections of paintings and drawings. Also many Italian
Masterpieces (Angelico, Raffael, Carraci). For the book lovers,
you will find a rare collection of books and manuscripts. Also
here you will find "THE LIVING HORSE MUSEUM" housed in
the most beautiful stables of the world. A real institution of
international renown for every horseman.
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