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Tour Top 10
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Rome, Italy
Florence, Italy
Lucerne, Switzerland
Paris, France
London, England
#10 Piccadilly Circus - London
• Intersection of five busy streets
• Equivalent to NYC’s Times Square
• Center for food, entertainment, & theater
• Central fountain with bronze statue
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#9 Musee d’Orsay - Paris
• Old train station• Opened as a museum
in 1986• Contains over 4,000
works• Mostly impressionistic
art
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Water Lilies - Monet
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The Church at Auvers - Van Gogh
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Le Moulin de la Galette - Renoir
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#8 Pazzi Chapel - Florence
• Architect: Brunelleschi
• Built in the 15th century
• Considered to be an architectural masterpiece
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#7 Louvre - Paris
• Originally built in the 13th century to defend the city
• Contains works for the Middle Ages through the Renaissance for all over the world
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The Raft of Medusa - Gericault
The Young Martyr - Delaroche
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The Crowning of Napoleon – David
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The Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci
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#6 Sine River Tour – ParisEiffel Tower
• Built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889
• The structure is 300 meters tall
#6 Sine River Tour – Paris Cathedral of Notre Dame
• Built from 1163-1361• Underwent a 23 year
restoration in 1841• Sight of historical
events
#5 St. Peter’s & The Vatican Museums
• Established as state in 1929
• Saint Peter’s Cathedral
• Vatican Museums
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Alter – St. Peter’s
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La Pieta - Michelanglo
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Vatican Museums
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The Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo
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The Last Judgment - Michelangelo
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#4 Blue Grotto – Isle of Capri
• Across the Bay of Naples
• An ancient Roman meeting place for royalty
• Accessible only during low tides and calm weather
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#3 Uffizi Museum - Florence
• Originally constructed as administrative offices by Cosimo de Medici in 1560
• Most well known for its works by Botticelli
Primavera - Botticelli
Birth of Venus - Botticelli
The Holy Family - Michelangelo
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#2 Mount Pilatus - Switzerland
• Elevation: 2132 m, 7000 ft
• Take world’s steepest cable car to the top
• Can see for over 200 miles from the top
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#1 The Academy - Florence
• Commissioned in 1784 to unite all Florence drawing schools
• Houses mainly Florentine paintings and sculptures
• Home to Michelangelo’s David
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Coliseum - Rome
• Sight where gladiators, criminals, and prisoners fought animals, often to the death
• The animals were kept in cages underneath the floor
Roman Forum - Rome
• Designed by architect Vitruvius
• Temple to Julius Caesar
• House of the Vestal Virgins
Pompeii
• City was covered by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
• The city was rediscovered in 1748
Cathedral Museum - Florence
• The museum was founded in 1891
• Contains a lot of historical pieces about the Duomo which it is located across the street
Versailles
• Became the official residence of the Court of France in 1682
• Hall of Mirrors• Second Crowning of
Napoleon by David
Also check out…
• Trevi Fountain – Rome
• Pantheon – Rome
• Spanish Steps – Rome
• Bargello Museum – Florence
• The list goes on and on….