HMCS Vancouver Pre-Deployment Brief - May 2024 (Web Version).pptx
Paris Presentation
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2. became a substantial Roman city during the 1st century a.d., spreading to what is now the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank, with a forum, two amphitheaters, an aqueduct, and baths. Some of these Roman structures still stand in the Left Bank, including baths, notably the Thermes de Cluny
29. Left Bank – Les Invalides & Napoleon's Tomb Built between1670 and 1676 as a combination hospital for soldiers and a sort of retirement home for retired soldiers, known as a “hôpital des invalides” (hospital for invalids).
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31. although he died in 1821, it wasn’t until 1840 that Napolean Bonaparte's body was moved from the island of Saint Helena to Les Invalides. Then it wasn’t until 1861 that Napoleon’s remains were moved to their present location under the dome.
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33. in 1977, the French government began converting the building into the Musee d’Orsay, which opened in 1986.
36. we 'll have our own guide for this as well as all other museums on our trip
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45. The french term “gauche”, describing someone or something who is awkward, crude, or unsophisticated literally just means “left” and is a remnant of the historical class distinctions between those of the Right and Left Banks
58. By having a church hovering just above the Pigalle district, it was hoped that some of the holiness might rub off on the wilder side of Paris. It didn’t really work. The Moulin Rouge is still going strong and Pigalle is still considered the ‘Red Light district’ of Paris.
59. Right Bank – Centre Pompidou named for former French President Georges Pompidou who governed in the early 1970s, was started in 1971 but not completed until 1977.