A Presentation on the various famous monuments in France by Oludele Mafolasire & Ganiat Sodeke of Frenchy Associates, Nigeria.

1. Monuments in Paris
Monsieur
OLUDELE MAFOLASIRE
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Les monuments de Paris
Mademoiselle
GANIAT SODEKE

2. La Tour Eiffel / The Eiffel Tower
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3. La Tour Eiffel / The Eiffel Tower
It was constructed by Gustave Eiffel for the
Universal Exposition of 1889;
Initially, the French never liked the tower, but it
was the most visited and most popular at the
exposition;
Today, the Eiffel Tower is the most celebrated
monument in Europe.
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4. L’Arc de Triomphe / Arc of Triumph
It was constructed by
Napoleon Bonaparte for his
Great Army in 1806;
The construction was stopped
when Napoleon was exiled
and finally terminated.
Later in 1920, the tomb of an
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5. Notre Dame
The first church on the site of
Notre Dame was constructed in
511;
The current cathedral was
constructed in 1163.
The cathedral was refurbished
in1831 by King Louis-Philippe. The
King decided to do so after reading
the book “Notre Dame de Paris.”
La Cathédrale de Notre Dame /
Notre Dame Cathedral
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6. Les Champs-Elysées
The Champs-Elysées, is a big avenue where cinemas,
cafés and big Shops can be found.
Every 14th of July, there is a big military parade at
the Champs-Elysées.
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7. La Place de la Concorde / The Concord
Square
The Concord square is the
biggest square in Paris. It can
be found at the extreme end
of Champs-Elysées
Au centre de la place on
trouve l’Obélisque de Luxor,
offert par le vice-roi d'Egypte
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8. Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou is a
Cultural and Modern Art
Museum centre constructed
in the 1970’s.
The Building structure is very
strange
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9. Musée d’Orsay / Orsay Museum
The Old Orsay Palace became a park
in 1898;
In1978 , construction work began
for the purpose of transforming the
park to a museum;
Impressionists Paintings can be
found there.
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10. Le Sacré Coeur/The Sacred heart
The Sacred Heart Basilica can
be found on a hill near the
Montmartre Quarters
From the Church, one can see
an unobstructed view extending
in all directions
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11. La Grande Arch
The great arc of
defence was constructed
to celebrate the
bicentenary of the 1789
French Revolution
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12. Le Stade de France
It is an enormous
edifice constructed in
1998;
It can be found at St
Denis, in the north of
Paris;
it can house 80,000
spectators.
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13. THE AUTHORS | LES AUTEURS
OLUDELE MAFOLASIRE
www.ng.linkedin.com/in/mafolasireoludele
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oludelemafolasire@live.com
www.frenchy.blog.com
+234-810-6395-657
+234 -811-7878-275
oludele.moor
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14. THE AUTHORS | LES AUTEURS
GANIAT SODEKE
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omolarasodeke@yahoo.co.uk
www.frenchy.blog.com
+234-806-1505-438
+234-807-5254-190
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