Jardin du Luxembourg
- There are more than a hundred statues, and fountains.
- The gardens are present in a scene in the novel Les Misérables written by Victor Hugo.
- It was vandilized in the 18th century the fountain was restored by Jean Chalgrin(the architect of the Arc de Triomphe).
Ladurée
My Flight
Budget
Entire Trip budget : $4,000
Museum Entrance Fee : Free
Meals : $15-20 per meal
Hotel : $271 per night Hotel Square
I went to Ladurée for dessert after dinner on the third night. I had 15 macrons and got some to bring back to the hotel. I also got the top seller the double decker macron it was so good.My tastebuds had the best time.
Flight : $846.00
Departing : New york JFK airport
Arriving : Paris France Charles De Gaulle Airport
Name of Airline : Jet Blue airlines
Le Louvre
La Tour Eiffel
- 17 million people visit each year.
- It has nearly 35,000 objects.
- It started out as a fortress in the late 12th century.
- There are 7,000,000 vistitors per year.
- It was built for the world Fair and its life expectancy was 20 years.
- It weighs 11,333 tons.
Stade de France
- There is a capacity of 81,338 which makes it the fifth-largest stadium in Europe.
- It is used by the French rugby team, French soccer team and the French football team.
- It was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
My Trip To Paris
Sacré-Cœur
Cathédrale Notre Dame
Château de Versailles
- It is the highest point in the city.
- The hill it stands on has been sacred since pagan times.
- There is often live music playing.
- Construction costs, estimated at 7 million French francs.
- It has 2000 acres of gardens.
- It began as a hunting lodge.
- 210,000 flowers are planted every year.
and discovered its culture
- It took 107 years to build.
- The bell in the south tower weighs 13 tons.
- It was used in the Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.
Arc de Triomphe
- The Arc de Triomphe honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolution.
- It took 30 years to build.
- By the 1930 the monument had gotten very blackened from automobile exhaust.
Sainte Chappelle
- It is a royal medieval Gothic chapel.
- It was damaged during the French Revolution, and restored in the 1900's.
- The Sainte-Chapelle has been a national historic monument since 1862.
- The most famous features of the chapel are the great stained glass windows.