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Grande Arche, Paris

Aug 142009

The La Grande Arche de la Defense is a testimonial as well as house at home the custom region of La Defense on the way to the west of Paris, France. It is customarily celebrated for example the Arche de la Defense or modestly while La Grande Arche.

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A state-run goal opposition was launched by the side of the initiative of French president Francois Mitterrand. Danish founder designed the triumphant application en route for stay a 20th century type of the Arc de Triomphe: a testimonial en route for humanity next compassionate ideals sooner than martial victories. The construction of the tombstone, which was undertaken, began participating in 1982. After Spreckelsen’s end hip 1987, his sub-, French prime mover Paul Andreu, accomplished the work concerning 1989/90. Fashionable add-on, the Arche is to be found thus that it forms a less important axe (axis) plus the two top buildings during Paris, the Tour Eiffel after that the Tour Montparnasse. The two sides of the Arche farmhouse regime offices. The roof bit, exploited as a result of Stephane Cherki, is an exhibition centre. The vertical formation observable indoors the photograph is the filch scaffolding. Impressive views of Paris are on the road to be present had as of the lifts delightful visitors just before the roof.
Grande Arche, Paris GPS coordinates: 48° 53′ 34″ N, 2° 14′ 9″ E

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Les Halles, Paris

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Jun 202009

Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement, just south of the fashionable rue Montorgueil. It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles.

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It is notable in that the open air center area is below street level, like a pit, and contains sculpture, fountains, and mosaics, as well as museums including the Musée Grévin – Forum des Halles (a wax museum). Beneath this lies the underground station Châtelet-Les-Halles, a central hub of Paris’s express commuter rail system, the RER. Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares. In the 1850s, the massive glass and iron buildings (Victor Baltard Architect) Les Halles became known for were constructed. Les Halles was known as the “stomach of Paris”.

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Jackson Square, New Orleans

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Nov 262008

Jackson Square, also known as Place d’Armes, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Prior to its expansion, early New Orleans was originally centered around what was then called the Place d’ Armes. After the Battle of New Orleans, in 1814, the Place d’ Armes was renamed Jackson Square, after general Andrew Jackson. In the center of the park stands an equestrian statue of Jackson erected in 1856, one of three in America by sculptor Clark Mills. The square was originally designed by architect and landscaper Louis H. Pilié, although he is only given credit for the iron fence. Jackson Square is roughly the size of a city-block. The design of Jackson Square was modeled on the famous Place des Vosges in Paris France. The square originally overlooked the Mississippi River across Decatur Street, but the view was blocked in the 19th century by the building of larger levees. The riverfront was long given to shipping, but the administration of Mayor Moon Landrieu put in a scenic boardwalk along the river across from the Square; it is known as the “Moon Walk” in his honor. New Orleans tourist attractions.
GPS travel destinations: 29° 57′ 25.93″ N, 90° 3′ 47.04″ W

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Ile des Cygnes, Paris

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Aug 262008

Ile des Cygnes (Isle of the Swans) is a small island in the Seine river in Paris, France, located in the city’s 15th and 16th arrondissement. It is an artificially-created island, formed in 1827 to protect the port of Grenelle. It should not be confused with the earlier Île des Cygnes, from which it derives its name; the earlier island was attached to the Champ de Mars in the late 18th century. The narrow island is 850 meters (2,789 ft) long and 11 meters (36 ft) at its widest point. A tree-lined walkway, named “l’Allée des Cygnes”, runs the length of the island. The island is served by the Passy and Bir-Hakeim Métro stations. It is crossed by three bridges: the pont de Grenelle, the pont Rouelle and the pont de Bir-Hakeim. Paris sightseeing tours.
Ile des Cygnes, Paris GPS coordinates: 48° 51′ 6″ N, 2° 16′ 55″ E

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Les Deux Magots, Paris

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Aug 102008

Les Deux Magots, Paris

Les Deux Magots is a famous café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France. It once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual élite of the city. This derived from the patronage of Surrealist artists, intellectuals such as Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and young writers, such as Ernest Hemingway. Other patrons included Albert Camus and Pablo Picasso. It is featured in the 1973 film The Mother and the Whore directed by Jean Eustache. Paris tourist landmark.

Les Deux Magots, Paris GPS coordinates: 48° 51′ 14″ N, 2° 19′ 59″ E

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Bastille Opera, Paris

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Aug 092008

L’Opéra de la Bastille (Bastille Opera) is a modern opera house in Paris, France. It is the home base of the Opéra National de Paris and was designed to replace the Palais Garnier, but that did not happen and operas are still given in that house, which is also used for ballet performances. Paris tourist landmark.

Bastille Opera, Paris GPS coordinates: 48° 51′ 7″ N, 2° 22′ 14″ E

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