Notre Dame and Île de la Cité
What is the name of the river that runs through Paris?
The Seine
What large, central garden in Paris houses some of the most famous statues and monuments?
Tulieries Garden
What year was construction completed on the Eiffel Tower?
1889
How long is the Champs-Elysees?
1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles)
What is the name of Paris's business district?
La Défense
Who originally founded a trading town on Île de la Cité?
The Celts
What is the largest museum in the world?
The Louvre
Which side of the Seine is known for being more wealthy than its counterpart across the river?
What was the name of the person who laid out Champs-Élysées?
André Le Nôtre
When was the Sacré Coeur completed?
1914
What is the name of the bridge that connects the left and right bank of the city to the tip of the Île de Cite?
Pont Neuf
The Tuileries Garden is capped at the ends by Place du Carousel and what other public square?
La Place de la Concorde
How tall is the Eiffel tower?
324 meters (1063 feet)
Many buildings in Paris use this type of cream-colored rock
Lutetian Limestone
The Sacré Coeur Basilica's architectural design was most inspired by which empire?
Byzantine
Flying buttresses, stained-glass windows, pointed archways, and gargoyles are characteristics of this type of architecture, which characterizes Notre Dame
Gothic
How are plants and flowers organized in the Tuileries Garden and the Public Squares?
Symmetrically
Why was the Eiffel Tower originally criticized by various architects?
Because of its massive size and its "raw" construction style.
Which monument honors those who died in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars?
Arc de Triomphe
Why do the citizens of Paris despise the Tour Montparnasse?
It was built in 1973 and looks out of place compared to buildings limited to a maximum of 7 stories tall
Île de la Cité was an important military and political center during what time?
The Middle Ages
What is the purpose of the Louvre's glass pyramid?
The purpose is to bring light and modernism to its underground galleries.
Engineer Gustav Eiffel was one of the designers for what US national monument?
The Statue of Liberty
What is the Arc de Triomphe made of?
Marble
Which young girl claimed that God had called her to lead the French army during the Hundred Years' War?
Joan of Arc