me to visit his family in Paris during my holidays‚ I had been simply restless. I had been surfing the Net since the past few days for the best tourist locations‚ and had even set out a travel plan. I was to travel to Paris and visit the monumental beauties of France. Switzerland’s picturesque locations would be my next destination‚ where I would scale the snowy Alps; move on to Holland and witness the magnificent windmills; a day or two in Italy‚ and then back to Paris. It was all perfectly planned
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favorite art forms comes from the period of 1887-1889 which is the Eiffel tower. It was the most famous iron structure from the period erected by the French engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ as an entrance to the 1889 Paris International Exposition. This interested creation can be viewed and toured in Paris‚ France. It is now known as one of their greatest tourist attractions. Art from each era are so in depth you can almost relive the time periods. Every important person‚ place‚ or thing during the time frame
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Travel and Tourism in France Submitted on December 7‚ 2012 By: Benny Huang (203511) Caresse Carrari (203561) Cecilia Chow (203567) Jennifer Yeung (203517) Waylon Ching (203518) Submitted to: Mr. Tom Wintermans Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Hospitality Industry 1-2 3. Tourist Attractions 2-3 4. Travel and Tourism 4 4.1 Arrival & Departures 4 4.2 Direct Contribution 4 4.3 Indirect Contribution 5 4.4 Employment
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specialist of metallic structures.” http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/documentation/pdf/about_the%20Eiffel_Tower.pdf?id=4_11 • “He was responsible for the metal structures of the Bon Marché department store and the Crédit Lyonnais bank in Paris‚ the cupola of the Nice observatory‚ and‚ above all‚ the very impressive internal structure of the Statue of Liberty.” • “The construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 was his crowning achievement.” http://www.bookrags.com/biography/alexandre-gustave-eiffel/
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In fact‚ there were a few reasons that contributed to the storming of the Bastille and they showed the importance of it to the start of the revolution. The Bastille was a huge structure situated in the East of Paris. (Source 6) It was a prison built in the 14th century to guard Paris‚ but by the 18th century‚ the Bastille had become a prison. Throughout the 18th century‚ there were never more than 40 prisoners‚ and most of them were served with short sentences. On July 14‚ 1789‚ during the storming
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was a treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War. This treaty was signed on February 10‚ 1763 by England‚ France‚ and Spain. The French and Indian War was a more wide European conflict in which England and Prussia went against France‚ Austria‚ Russia and Spain. The major cause of the war was the struggle for territorial expansion among the land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ know then as the Ohio Territory.This war was also known as the Seven Years War
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Since my childhood I dreamed about traveling around the world. Last year in summer my dream finally came true. I took a trip to Europe. I traveled to Switzerland‚ Slovenia‚ Slovakia‚ Austria‚ Germany‚ Norway‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ France and Italy. I went to many interesting places including the Louvre and Eiffel tower in France‚ the castle of Koln in Germany‚ the Anne Frank house and the Amsterdam in Netherlands‚ Mountains in Switzerland‚ Madame Tussauds in Austria‚ Manneken Pis
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Lafayette vs. Napoleon: True Revolutionary Like many revolutionaries‚ Napoleon and Lafayette were both beloved by their followers and were forever praised for their accomplishments. There were different angles taken by each individual to reach their goal. As we find out in Lafayette in Two Worlds by Lloyd Kramer‚ Lafayette’s influence on America and how his legacy in both the American and French revolutions assisted one another to make him a important figure in both societies. In Felix Markham’s
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herself said that it was a “shortened version of cocotte‚ the French word for ‘kept woman‚” according to an article in The Atlantic. Around the age of 20‚ Chanel became involved with Etienne Balsan who offered to help her start a millinery business in Paris. She soon left him for one of his even wealthier friends‚ Arthur “Boy” Capel. Both men were instrumental in Chanel’s first fashion venture. Opening her first shop on Paris’s Rue Cambon in 1910‚ Chanel started out selling hats. She later added
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a French word‚ translated to ’The Hatred’ suggests what the film is about. Based on a true event‚ “La Haine” is inspired by a real event where a young man was murdered while being questioned at a Parisian Police station. In exploring racism in the Paris suburbs‚ this film has a direct contrast with more typical French films‚ such as Amelie(2001) which presents a far more romantic and idyllic vision of French life. The beginning of La ’Haine’ shows the beating of a Parisian in comparison to the beginning
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