Le Sacr Coeur et la Place de la Concorde et lobelisque

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Le Sacré Coeur et la Place de la Concorde et
lobelisque

• Taylor T.

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Le Sacré Coeur

• Overlooks the city of Paris
• 2nd highest point in Paris
• Built on the highest hill called Montmartre.

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Facts about Le Sacré Coeur

• Built from 1874-1919
• Cost4 million francs
• Romano-Byzantine style

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About the Architect

• His name was Abadie
• His design was chosen from 78 other designs.
• Look at that view!

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InTeReStInG fAcT!

• The church is not painted
• Its whiteness comes from a material called
  Chateau- Landon
• It gets whiter every time it rains! Wow!

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The Artists Quartier

• A village square filled with artists selling
  their paintings
• Many street performers as well

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La place de la Concorde et Lobelisque

• Location between the Champs Elysées and the
  Tuileries Gardens
• This square is jammed pack with traffic
• One of the most beautiful squares in Paris

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Architect

• Name Gabriel
• Louis XVs personal architect
• Date of construction 1748-1763

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Name Changes

• The square underwent many name changes, which
  include
• Place Louis XVI
• Place de la Chartre
• The square ended with the name, la Place de la
  Concorde

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History

• Many executions took place here, including
• Marie Antoinette
• Danton
• Robespierre
• King Louis XVI

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Lobélisque

• 3,300 years old
• A gift from the viceroy of Egypt to Charles X in
  1829
• Weighs 220 tons

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More Facts

• Made of pink granite monolith
• Decorated with hieroglyphics of the reigns of the
  Pharaohs Ramses II and Ramses III

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• La place de la Concorde est une place avec
  beaucoup de circulation. Lobélisque est au
  centre de la place de la Concorde. Le Sacré Cur
  est une grande église au style byzantin. Le Sacré
  Cur se trouve à Montmartre.

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AU REVoiR!
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http//www.parisvr.com
• http//www.ask.com
• www.parisdigest.com
• http//www.terrace.qld.edu
• www.Europeforvisitors.com
• www.freefoto.com
• www.aviewoncities.com
• www.postshop.com