Paris, France

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Number of airports in Paris

2

Number of arrondissements in Paris

20

Notre Dame Cathedral

A Gothic cathedral in Paris, France, it was begun in 1200 and completed around 1345. It was destroyed by riots and wars, and rebuilt in the 1700's, then being renovated several times afterwards.

Tour de France ends near what landmark in Paris?

Arc de Triomphe

la Joconde

French name for Mona Lisa

Île de la Cité

Island in Paris in the middle of the Seine

What famous building mostlly burned in a fire in 2019?

Notre Dame de Paris

Musée du Louvre

One of the largest art museums in the world and home of the Mona Lisa

What is the capital of France?

Paris

La Seine

River that runs through Paris

La Tour Eiffel

This Parisian monument was the tallest in the world when it was built in 1889.

L'Arc de Triomphe

arch built by Napoleon to commemorate his victories

une baguette

baguette (long, thin loaf of bread)

le TGV (train à grande vitesse)

high speed train

What is the underground system of public transportation used in Paris, France?

metro

Sacre-Coeur Basilica

The highest point in Paris


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