La Notre Dame de Paris

The Notre-Dame de Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress. The building was not originally designed to include the flying buttresses around the choir and nave but after the construction began, the thinner walls grew ever higher and stress fractures began to occur as the walls pushed outward. In response, the cathedral's architects built supports around the outside walls, and later additions continued the pattern. The total surface area is 5,500 m² (interior surface 4,800 m²).

things you will see

• towers
• gargoyles
• bourdon bell
• portal of the last judgement
• portal of St. Anne

Le Louvre

During the French Revolution the Louvre was transformed into a public museum. In May 1791, the Assembly declared that the Louvre would be "a place for bringing together monuments of all the sciences and arts".^[13] On 10 August 1792, Louis XVIwas imprisoned and the royal collection in the Louvre became national property. Because of fear of vandalism or theft, on 19 August, the National Assembly pronounced the museum's preparation as urgent. In October, a committee to "preserve the national memory" began assembling the collection for display.

Things you will see

• statues
• pyramids
• paintings
• sculptures
• artists

Eiffel Tower

The design of the Eiffel Tower was the product of Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, two senior engineers working for theCompagnie des Établissements Eiffel, after discussion about a suitable centrepiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle, a world's fair to celebrate the centennial of tFrench Revolution. Eiffel openly acknowledged that inspiration for a tower came from the Latting Observatory built in New York City in 1853.^[4] In May 1884, working at home, Koechlin made a sketch of their idea, described by him as "a great pylon, consisting of four lattice girders standing apart at the base and coming together at the top, joined together by metal trusses at regular intervals".^[5] Eiffel initially showed little enthusiasm, but he did approve further study, and the two engineers then asked Stephen Sauvestre, the head of company's architectural department, to contribute to the design. Sauvestre added decorative arches to the base of the tower, a glass pavilion to the first level, and other embellishments.

Things you will see

• Garden
• Lights
• stairs (1,700 steps)
• heights
• trees

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Midterm 4

Jardin Luxemboug

Des questions la fête

Est-ce que nous allons aller dans une fête?
Oui, nous allons aller une fête.
Est-ce que nous allons porter de beux vêtements?
Oui, nous allons porter de beux vêtements.
Est-ce que nous allons manger de la bonne nouritture?
Oui, nous allons manger de la bonne nourriture.
qu'est-ce que nous allons manger?

nous allons manger beacoup ratatoulie.
Ou est la fête?
la fête est dans le Jardin Luxembourg.