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The Eiffel Tower was built for what event?
The World Fair
100
The Catacombes are located __________ the city of Paris
Under
100
The remains of ______________ people are in the catacombes
6 million
100
What is the name of the Engineer/Architect of the Eiffel Tower?
Gustave Eiffel
200
The French and the Allies marched a victory march around L'Arc de Triomphe in 1945 following what war?
World War II
200
Le Basilique du Sacré Coeur is located here...
The highest point of the city (at the summit of the butte Montmartre)
200
How long did it take to build the cathedral Notre Dame?
182 years!
200
Who is the artist of La Joconde?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
The Louvre was first built in the _____ century
12th
300
Notre Dame is located on what island?
L'isle de la cité
300
The Louvre is the ____________ art museum in the world
Most visited
300
______________ was guillotined at the "Place de la Révolution"
Marie-Antoinette
400
What year was the Eiffel tower built?
1889
400
The Eiffel Tower, Le Louvre, and Musée d'Orsay are all located on this river
La Seine
400
The Eiffel tower is __________ meters tall
324
400
Place de la Concorde was originally built to honor...
King Louis XV
500
Les Catacombes were opened to the public in what year?
1874
500
______________ is at one end of the Champs Elysées, and _______________ is at the other end.
L'arc de Triomphe Place de la Concorde
500
Built in an old train station
Musée d'Orsay
500
The tomb of _______________ lies under the Arc de Triomphe
The unknown soldier