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7/30/2019 Paris- Sights Milestones Trivia

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Paris- sights,milestones & trivia

By Alexander The Commander


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Milestones

52 B.C.: The RomanEmpire under Julius

Caesar seizes the

city, which becomespart of the Roman

territory known as

Gaul.


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1163: Construction of

the Notre DameCathedral begins. It

would take almost two

centuries to complete

the masterpiece ofearly gothic

architecture.


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Late 14th

century: Nearly halfof Paris' population is

annihilated by plague,

also known asthe Black Death.


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1792: Fall of themonarchy and

declaration of the

first French republic.

In 1793, Louis XVIand Marie Antoinette

are guillotined.


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March 1889: The EiffelTower is unveiled at the Paris

World Exposition of 1889.French engineer Gustave

Eiffel manages to see his

project through despiteimpassioned protest.


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Trivia

Jim Morrison died on July3, 1971 at age 27. In theofficial account of hisdeath, he was found in a

Paris apartment bathtub byPamela Courson. Pursuantto French law, noautopsy was performedbecause the medicalexaminer stated that therewas no evidence of foulplay.


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The Eiffel Tower,designed by Gustav

Eiffel, was made forthe 1889 World Fair andwasnt all that popularwith Parisiens at thetime, even though it was

then the tallest structurein the world. It was dueto be torn in 1909, but itwas saved as it made anideal spot to put TV andradio antennas on top of.


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Sights


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Eiffel Tower

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Louvre Museum

Louvre Pyramid

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Notre DameCathedral

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Napoleon's Triumphal Arch

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