Erick Roye

I'm flying Delta out of JFK to CDG on Thursday November 5 departing at 7:12PM and arriving at 8:35AM, and returning Thursday November 12, it cost $783 round trip (with free wifi)

Notre-Dame Cathedrale- Constuction was startedin 1163 and finished in 1545.

Cathedrale built on monumental scale.

The French revolution damaged the cathedrale but was restored in the 19th century.

The Gallery of Kings has 28 satues of Jueden kings and higher up are the famous gargoyles.

L'Arc de Triomphe- constuction was orderd by Napoleon Bonapart in 1806 and was finished in 1836.

The total cost was 8.3 million French francs.

Names of the first 128 battles of the French revolution are written on the walls.

Construction was paused between 1814 and 1826 due to the exile of Napoleon.

Catacombes de Paris- Are underneath Paris.

Corpes where placed in the catacombs when the graveyards where filled.

The French resistence had a base underground in the catacombs.

There is a pile of bones that where attempted to be stolen.

La Tour Eiffel- Was not intende to be permenant and was supposed to be destroyed in 1909 but it became a radio antenna.

The Eiffel Tower is the most visited and paid monument in the world with 6.98 million visitors in 2011.

Te project was originally intended for Barcelona but was refused.

Franz Reichelt died jumping off of the top while testing a parachute desing.

Jardin du Luxemburg- has around 55 acres.

The park originally owned by the Duke of Luxemburg.

There are almost 70 statues in total.

Marie de' Meduci (widow to Henry IV) had the garden fashioned in an Italian style.

Flight Info

Pere lachaise cemetary- Is the world's most visited cemetary.

Out of 70,000 tombs Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde's are the most visited.

Another famous spot is Mur des Federes, May 27, 1871 Communard insurgents fought a hopeless all night battle aginst government forces, in the morning the 147 survivors were lined up against the wall and shot.

MY TRIP TO PARIS

By: Erick Roye

Journal:

Museums:

Musee Rodin- Houses thousands of sculptures and paintings

The most famous sculpture at Musee Rodin is the Thinker

The Musee has the 3rd largest private garden all in Paris

Musee Rodin is located in an eighteenth century mansion where the artist once lived and worked

Le Louvre- The Louvre was named after Napoleon Bonaopart

It started as a fortress

The Louvre became a clearing house for the Nazi's for stolen artwork during WWII

The Mona Lisa wasn't always on display at the Louvre

Hotel name Rive Gauche

Cost $170 a night

Day 1: First I'm going to Le Louvre, then Musee d'Orsay.

Day 2: First up, Musee Rodin, then Musee d'Art.

Day 3: Jardin du luxemburg is first, then Catacombes de Paris.

Day 4: First is L'Arc de Triomphe, then La Tour Eiffel

Day 5: Pere-Lachaise, then Cathedrale Notre-Dame

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Musee d'Art- Has art from outbreak of WWII from Tokyo.

Was opened in 1961 and has over 8,000 works of art.

Houses works from Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque, and Yues Klein.

It is Paris's modern art museum.

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Musee d'Orsay- Displays art from 1848-1914.

Over 28 years 86,401,695 people have visited this museum.

The museum is in the former Orsay railroad station.

There are three resturants with three different prices at the museum.