Allons à Paris!!
French Phrases for Transportation and Getting Around Where is the train station? Où est la gare? Excuse me, I am looking for the ticket office. Pardon, je cherche le guichet. I would like a one way / round trip ticket to Lyon. Je voudrais un aller simple / aller retour à Lyon.
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Orly Airport
The Paris metro was first dug out at the turn of the 20th century. It opened July 19, 1900
Billets - tickets Carnet – a book of tickets
Metro
Paris: 20 districts known as arrondissements
Paris Paris is located on the Seine River in north- central France. Paris was first settled in the 3 rd cent. BC by the Parisii tribe. Today, Paris is one of the most famous cities in the world.
Paris arrondissements The Louvre is located in the 1 st arrondissement The Eiffel Tower is in the 7 th The Arc de Triomphe in the 8 th
La Tour Eiffel Designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel 1,000 feet tall Was tallest structure in the world until 1931 Was a temporary structure built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889
View from Eiffel Tower Throughout the years, the Eiffel Tower has been a place for dare devils to attempt stunts like parachuting, scaling, pilots have tried to fly through the girders, etc. Now there are antennas on the top to transmit TV, radio, and meteorological info
Le Louvre The Louvre Museum was formerly the palace of the kings of France it is now one of the greatest museums in the world. Over 800 years old, the Louvre palace is located in the 1 st arrondissement along the Seine River.
Louvre
Louvre at night
Louvre Winged Victory Leonardo DeVinci’s Mona Lisa (located in the Denon wing of the Louvre)
Louvre Jacques0Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii Theodore Gericaul’s The Raft of the Medusa
Centre Pompidou modern art museum
Centre Pompidou
Located in the 4 th arrondissement in Paris Largest modern art museum in Europe
Centre Pompidou Stravinsky Fountain 16 brightly painted sculptures that spray water Outside the Pompidou Center
Musée d’Orsay – used to be a train station Houses the world’s largest impressionist exhibits
Impressionism Showed artist’s impression of a subject Visual brushstrokes Artists played with color and light Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
Notre Dame One of the greatest gothic cathedrals in the world, Notre Dame de Paris is located on the Ile de la Cité in the Seine River.
Notre Dame de Paris Notice the flying buttresses!
Gargoyles of Notre Dame
Notre Dame from the SEINE River
Télécarte
TGV – train de grande vitesse speed train that goes all over France TGV TGV 1 st class:
Other trains Métro - to get around Paris RER - goes outside of Paris to places like Versailles or EuroDisney