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Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Arc de Triomphe - Paris, France
The Arc de Triomphe, the world's largest triumphal arch -- measuring 164 feet high by 148 feet wide -- rises at the west end of the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris.
The triumphal arch honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I.
The triumphal arch honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I.
The Grand Palais, Petit Palais, and Pont Alexandre III(bridge) - Paris, France
Grand Palais, left, and Petit Palais, right (#326 Pont Alexandre III Bridge)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Grand Palais Offical Site
Managed by EPGPCE, contain:
- the Nave (EPGPCE responsible for programming the events, art exhibition)
- the Galeries nationales(National Gallery): art exhibits and cultural events
- Palais de la Découverte science museum
- a restaurant lounge
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 by architect Charles Girault, it now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris.
Location: close to the Seine on the Avenue Winston-Churchill near the Champs-Élyseés-Clemenceau Metro station.
Style: NeoClassical
Material: Masonry, steel, and glass
Building type: Exhibition Hall
Pont Alexandre III
The Centre Pompidou - Paris, France
Pompidou Center (Le Centre Pompidou) Offical Site
Architect: Renzo Piano(Italy) & Richard Rogers(UK)
Services&Structural engineer: Ove Arup & Partners
Completed: 1977
Style: Postmodern / High-Tech
Structural system: Steel superstructure with reinforced concrete floors
It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne(largest modern art museum in Europe), and IRCAM(centre for music and acoustic research). Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who decided its creation, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by then-French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
Architect: Renzo Piano(Italy) & Richard Rogers(UK)
Services&Structural engineer: Ove Arup & Partners
Completed: 1977
Style: Postmodern / High-Tech
Structural system: Steel superstructure with reinforced concrete floors
It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne(largest modern art museum in Europe), and IRCAM(centre for music and acoustic research). Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who decided its creation, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by then-French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
The Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower Offical Site Ｔicket Reservation
Date of birth: March 31, 1889 (hoisting the flag to the top), built for the Universal Exhibition in celebration of the French Revolution.
Age: 120 years
Owner: City of Paris
Address:Tour Eiffel
Champ de Mars
75007 Paris
Contractor: Gustave Eiffel & Cie
Engineers: Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier
Architect: Stephen Sauvestre
Studies: Begun in 1884
Construction: 1887 to 1889 (2 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Composition: 18,038 pieces, 2,500,000 rivets
Weight of the metal structure: 7,300 tons
Total weight: 10,100 tons
Height: 324m (height with flagpole)
Third Floor 
Date of birth: March 31, 1889 (hoisting the flag to the top), built for the Universal Exhibition in celebration of the French Revolution.
Age: 120 years
Owner: City of Paris
Address:Tour Eiffel
Champ de Mars
75007 Paris
Contractor: Gustave Eiffel & Cie
Engineers: Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier
Architect: Stephen Sauvestre
Studies: Begun in 1884
Construction: 1887 to 1889 (2 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Composition: 18,038 pieces, 2,500,000 rivets
Weight of the metal structure: 7,300 tons
Total weight: 10,100 tons
Height: 324m (height with flagpole)
Third Floor 
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