2. The Parisian landmark is
the tallest structure in
Paris and one of the most
recognized structures in
the world and is named
after its designer,
engineer Gustave Eiffel.
The tower is the most
visited paid monument in
the world. Including the
24 m (79 ft) antenna, the
structure is
325 m (1,063 ft) high
3. In full Arc de Triomphe de
l'Étoile the largest triumphal
arch in the world. The arch
stands at the centre of the
Place Charles de Gaulle. The
arch is 164 feet (50 meters)
high and 148 feet (45 meters)
wide. It is one of the best-known
monuments of Paris. It
was designed by Jean-
Francois- Thérèse Chalgrin,
and constructed in 1806–36
4. Le château de Versailles
The palace and gardens at
Versailles, near Paris, are
famous for their beauty
and lavish details. Around
100 hectares of
meticulously sculpted
gardens surround eth
massive baroque palace
and was the royal
residence until France’s
1789 revolution.
5. Notre Dame de Paris, known
simply as Notre Dame is a
Gothic cathedral on the
eastern half of the Île de la
Cité in Paris, France, with its
main entrance to the west. It
is still used as a Roman
Catholic cathedral and is the
seat of the Archbishop of
Paris. Notre Dame de Paris is
widely considered one of the
finest examples of French
Gothic architecture. It was
restored and saved from
destruction by Viollet-le-Duc,
one of France's most famous
architects.
6. The Pont du Gard is an
aqueduct in the south of
France constructed by the
Roman Empire, and located
in Vers-Pont-du-Gard near
Remoulins, in the Gard
département. Pont du Gard
means literally bridge of the
Gard (river). The Gard River,
which has given its name to
the Gard département, does
not actually exist under this
name. The river, formed by
many tributaries, several of
which are called Gardon, is
itself called Gardon until its
end.
7. The Arenas of Nimes are a
Roman amphitheatre located
in the French city of Nimes in
Gard. The building is built at
the end of Iercentury to divert
the population of Nimes and
its neighborhoods. At the
time of the Great invasions, it
is transformed into
strengthened village, the
castrum arenae where the
population will take refuge,
then constitutes with the
Middle Ages jusq' to the XIXE
century a district with its
streets and its shops
8. Mont Saint-Michel is a
rocky tidal island in
Normandy, roughly one
kilometer from the north
coast of France at the
mouth of the Coues non
River near Avranches. In
prehistoric times the bay
was land, as sea levels
rose erosion shaped the
coastal landscape over
millions of years. Several
blocks of granite or
granulite emerged in the
bay, having resisted the
wear and tear of the ocean
better than the
surrounding rocks.
9. Évreux Cathedral is a
Roman Catholic cathedral,
and national monument of
France, in Évreux, Normandy.
It is the seat of the Bishop
of Évreux. Part of the lower
portion of the nave dates from
the 11th century. The west
façade with its two ungainly
towers is mostly from the late
Renaissance. Various styles of
the intervening period are
represented in the rest of the
church. A thorough
restoration was completed in
1896.
10. Strasbourg Cathedral or the
Cathedral of Our Lady of
Strasbourg is a Roman Catholic
cathedral in Strasbourg, France.
Although considerable parts of it
are still in Romanesque
architecture, it is widely
considered to be among the
finest examples of high, or late,
Gothic architecture. Erwin von
Steinbach is credited for major
contributions from 1277 to his
death in 1318.
