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April 12, 2008

Paris Monuments

Category: Paris – admin – 7:37 am

Paris is full of monuments and historical constructions. People who are interested in history are delighted about the wide range of such historical attractions and interesting places which wrote world history.

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This monument can be found close to the Eiffel tower.

The “Arc de Triomphe” is one of those famous monuments in Paris. It’s dedicated to the soldiers who fought and died for their country. Especially soldiers of the French army of Napoleon.

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The Arch of Triumph has a height of almost 50 metres. The construction works of the monument took 4 years. The first design was done in 1806. In 1810 the building was completed.

Of course also the Eiffel Tower should not miss in the list of the most important monuments of Paris.

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The Eiffel Tower is made of iron and located next to the Seine river. The expensive construction works of the impressing building were completed in 1889. The tower has a height of 300 metres, and weights 10.000 tons.

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3 Comments »

  1. jo mama is awesome

    Comment by jo mama — November 20, 2008 @ 8:51 pm

  2. what are they doin

    Comment by boby — May 18, 2009 @ 3:45 pm

  3. Paris is just a wonderful place to visit.i’ve been once and i sure will again i just got inlove with it

    Comment by plantesjardinsnature — August 19, 2009 @ 5:32 pm

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