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Do You Like cheese
In France people tend to enjoy a cheese tasting plate accompanied by a good red wine after meals.
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Is Notre Dame Still A Functioning Catholic Church
Notre Dame is still a functioning Catholic church and the site of many important religious and ceremonial events. Today, Notre Dame attracts about 13 million visitors each year.
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Notre Dame’s Stained Glass
The stained glass windows of the Notre Dame are very beautiful and a significant number of them date from the 13th century when the cathedral was constructed.
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Air Conditioning in Musée d’Orsay
1 million cubic metres of air is being treated each hour for air conditioning in the Musée d’Orsay, a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine.
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History of the Eiffel Tower
Built in 1889 and named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution.
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Was The Louvre Initially A Museum
The Musée du Louvre was not originally museum. It was a fortress that was built in 1190. In the 16th century, it was turned from a fortress into a royal palace.
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World’s Biggest Museum
The Louvre is the biggest museum in the world. The museum offers 380,000 pieces in total – but not all of collection is exhibited to the public.
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How the Eiffel Tower is Painted
Three separate colors of paint are used on the tower, with the darkest on the bottom and the lightest at the top, in order to maintain a uniform appearance to an observer on the ground.
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Most Visited Paid Monument in the World
The Eiffel Tower is the most visited paid monument in the world. More than 200,000,000 people have visited the tower since its construction in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006.
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Animal Murder in France
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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The Children’s Crusade
In the 13th century 30,000 children went on what is known as the Children’s Crusade. They were convinced that God would allow them to take back the Holy Land without incident, but most died on the journey or were sold into slavery.
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First Guillotine Execution
Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier was sentenced to death for robbery and murder, became the first person to be executed by the guillotine. On April 25, 1792, Pelletier was taken to a plaza outside of the Hotel de Ville and was executed.
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