Madame's Musings



Fran?ais 1Nom _____________________________Paris Learning StationsParis Monument CardsDirections: Write a short answer in English.Pont Alexandre IIIThe number of bridges in Paris _____________________________The year this bridge was built_____________________________The year the first stone was put in place _____________________________The man who placed it _____________________________The name of this man’s father _____________________________The length of the arch in this bridge _____________________________The year this bridge was restored _____________________________The number of steel arches that make up the bridge’s structure ___________________________The width of the bridge _____________________________Place des VosgesThe name of the king who built this square _____________________________The year it was inaugurated_____________________________The number of pavilions _____________________________The number of stories _____________________________The name of the neighborhood where this square is located _____________________________The date the name changed _____________________________Basilique du Sacré CoeurThe religious group that wanted to build basilica _____________________________The year the construction was ordered _____________________________Where it was built _____________________________The height of the bell tower _____________________________The name of the square near Sacre Coeur _____________________________The amount that donors had to pay to have their initials engraved on the church’s stones __________The weight of the church’s bell _____________________________The city where the bell was made_____________________________The name of the bell _____________________________Palais du LouvreThe size of the Louvre (in square meters) _____________________________The name of the king who had built a fortress here _____________________________The year that the fortress was torn down to build a castle _____________________________The century that the Louvre was connected to the Tuileries Palace _____________________________The year the glass pyramid was added_____________________________The year the museum was founded _____________________________The year it was remodeled _____________________________The number of people who visit each year _____________________________The French name for the most famous painting here _____________________________The painter who painted this painting _____________________________The number of glass triangles that make up the pyramid _____________________________Tour EiffelThe number of plans that were presented for the world’s fair of 1889 _____________________________The name of the engineer who won _____________________________The length of time it took to build _____________________________The year that the tower was almost destroyed _____________________________The height of the tower _____________________________The number of steps _____________________________How often the tower is repainted _____________________________The amount of paint needed to repaint it_____________________________The year that the Eiffel Tower lost its place as the tallest building _____________________________The year a TV antenna was added to the tower _____________________________The additional height that is added to the tower when it’s hot outside_____________________________Opera GarnierThe year it was built _____________________________The name of the architect who designed it _____________________________The colors of the stage _____________________________The painter who painted the ceiling _____________________________The types of performances that you can see there _____________________________The year a second opera house was built in Paris _____________________________The name of the soccer player you can see in a nearby wax museum _____________________________The name of the composer that you can see in the same museum _____________________________La ConciergerieThe year these buildings were built _____________________________The year the king left this palace _____________________________What this building was used for in the 15th century _____________________________The year the building was opened to the public _____________________________The French queen whose cell you can see here _____________________________The year that the first public clock in France was put up here _____________________________Centre PompidouThe name of the president who had this museum built _____________________________The type of art that is found here _____________________________The year the museum was completed _____________________________In addition to the art museum, there is also a public ___ here. libraryThe color of the pipes for water _____________________________The color of the electricity pipes _____________________________The color of the air pipes _____________________________The color of pipes used to transport goods and people_____________________________The nickname for this museum _____________________________The name of the fountain outside of this museum _____________________________PantheonThe king who promised to have this church built if he was cured of a sickness ___________________________The year construction was begun _____________________________The year that the church became a place for burying famous people _____________________________A famous writer who is buried here _____________________________The last name of two famous scientists who are buried here _____________________________The name of the university which is located near here _____________________________The type of building located in the Hotel de Cluny _____________________________Eglise de la MadeleineThe king who had this church built _____________________________The emperor who changed this building from a church to a temple dedicated to his armies ________________The king who returned the building to being a church _____________________________The number of columns around the building _____________________________The height of the columns _____________________________The reason why people like to hear music here _____________________________The type of music they like to hear _____________________________The number of statues which decorate the church’s sides _____________________________The weight of the church’s door _____________________________The types of buildings located in the square in front of the church _____________________________The types of buildings which were built along Rue Royale in 1758 _____________________________Notre DameThe name of the bishop that had it built _____________________________The length of time it took to build _____________________________The name of the writer who wrote a story about a hunchback who lived in this cathedral ___________________The architect who restored it _____________________________The name for the architectural style _____________________________Its length _____________________________Its height _____________________________Where it is located _____________________________The parts of the cathedral that were painted during the Middle Ages _____________________________The reason that these parts turned black _____________________________The metal used to make the plaque which marks the center of Paris _____________________________The name of the bell in the right tower _____________________________The weight of the bell _____________________________According to the legend, what did people throw in the bronze that was used to make the bell? _____________________________ La BastilleThe name of the king who had the fortress built here _____________________________The year it was built _____________________________The name of the cardinal who turned it into a prison _____________________________The war during which it was destroyed _____________________________The name of the column located in the square where the Bastille was _____________________________The height of this column _____________________________The weight of the column _____________________________The reason new gold was added to it in 1989 _____________________________The number of workers who demolished the prison _____________________________What the stones were used for _____________________________The year the Man in the Iron Mask was imprisoned here _____________________________According to the legend, how was this man related to Louis XIV? _____________________________The type of building that was formerly located where the Opera de la Bastille is _______________________Arc de TriompheThe culture who originally built triumphal arches to celebrate the return of victorious troops_______________The length of time it took to build this arch _____________________________The number of generals whose names are engraved on the arch_____________________________The height of the arch _____________________________The year the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was placed here _____________________________The time that the flame is relit each evening _____________________________The name of the urban planner who designed the square where the arch is located ______________________The number of avenues that form the star around the square _____________________________The year the square’s name was changed to that of a French president _____________________________The name of the most beautiful avenue in the world _____________________________Musée d’OrsayThe type of building that was built here in 1898 _____________________________The year it was transformed into a museum _____________________________The types of artwork that are found here _____________________________The name of the god who’s found above the entrance _____________________________Sainte ChapelleThe king who had this church built to house Jesus’ crown of thorns and a portion of his cross _______________The group that worshipped at the upper chapel _____________________________The amount of stained glass windows _____________________________Current location of the relics _____________________________The oldest bridge in Paris _____________________________Le LuxembourgThe queen that this palace was built for _____________________________The king she was married to _____________________________The city she was from _____________________________The king whose illegitimate children grew up here _____________________________What the building was used for after the French Revolution _____________________________The branch of the government that now meets here _____________________________The types of people you’ll see in the garden _____________________________What is found above the palace _____________________________The group that occupied the palace during WWII _____________________________The size of the Luxembourg Garden _____________________________Le Jardin des TuileriesThe queen who had a palace here _____________________________The year a fire destroyed part of the Louvre_____________________________The landscape architect who remodeled the gardens _____________________________The other palace whose gardens he designed _____________________________The year that cars were outlawed in the park _____________________________Place VendomeThe king whose statue this square was built for _____________________________The year this statue was toppled over _____________________________The year Napoleon built a column here _____________________________The type of costume he is wearing in the statue _____________________________The Duke de Vendome’s father _____________________________The bronze for the column came from canons taken in this battle _____________________________The column was inspired by one found in this city _____________________________ ................
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