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Famous buildings in France
Famous places: The Arc de Triomphe in Paris (L'arc de Triomphe), which is located in France.
Famous attractions: Paris Arc de Triomphe (L'arc de Triomphe) is located in the center of Paris city center star-shaped square (now known as General Charles de Gaulle Square) in the middle of the French to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon in February 1806 in the Battle of Austerlitz Russian and Austrian allied forces and the construction of the twelve avenues in order to the Arc de Triomphe as the center, radiated in all directions, imposing, shaped like a star in all directions. The project was designed by the architect Sharlgren, the foundation stone was laid in August 1806, which lasted 30 summers and was completed in July 1836, the Arc de Triomphe is 49.54 meters high. Triumphal Arch 49.54 meters high, 44.82 meters wide, 22.21 meters thick. It has a door on all sides, the center of the arch is 14.6 meters wide, the gateway to two high piers for the pillar, the middle of the elevator up and down. In the arched dome above three layers of corridor, the highest layer is the showroom, where the Arc de Triomphe shows a variety of historical artifacts as well as pictures of Napoleon's life story; the second layer of the collection of a variety of French medals, medals; the lowest layer of the Arc de Triomphe's security office and accounting room. Gallery: the gorgeous music of France
The Eiffel Tower, on the south bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, is the world's first steel structure of the tower, is regarded as the symbol of Paris. Named for the famous French architect Stave Eiffel designed and built. Built in 1887-1889. The tower is more than 300 meters high, weighing 9,000 tons and divided into three levels. The first platform is 57 meters from the ground, with stores and restaurants; the second platform is 115 meters high, with a cafe; the third platform is 276 meters high, for visitors to see, the bottom of the area of 10,000 square meters, in the third layer of the building structure violently contracted, pointing straight up to the sky. From one side, it looks like the letter "Y" written backwards. The tower consists of more than 1.8 million components and more than 2.5 million rivets. There is an elevator or a walk to the top of the tower. At night, the top of the tower issued by the rotation of the color searchlight light, anti-aircraft collision. Next to the tower erected rectangular white marble columns, the top of the columns placed Stave Eiffel gilded head.
The Louvre (Palais du Louvre) is one of France's largest royal palace buildings, located in the center of Paris on the right bank of the Seine, south of the Paris Opera Square. Originally a medieval castle, the 16th century after many alterations, expansion, to the 18th century for the existing scale. Covering an area of about 45 hectares. As early as 1546, King Fran?ois I decided to build a new palace on the basis of the original castle, and then after nine monarchs continued to expand, which lasted more than 300 years, forming a U-shaped magnificent and brilliant palace complex. 1793 August 10, in the overthrow of the monarchy on the anniversary of the French "National Council "decided to open the former palace for the National Museum of Fine Arts; November 18 of the same year, the Louvre Museum officially opened to the public. Its entire project was completed in 1857. In the Louvre mouth-shaped main hall on the west side, stretching out two side halls, the center of the open space to form the Carrousel Square. On the east side of the palace there is a long row of colonnades, and the building is magnificent. Its galleries are 900 feet long and contain a large collection of works by many artists of the seventeenth century and the European Renaissance. The collection amounts to 400,000 pieces. The Louvre Museum of Fine Arts is divided into six main sections: the Museum of Greek and Roman Art; the Museum of Oriental Art; the Museum of Egyptian Art; the Museum of European Medieval, Renaissance and Modern Statuary; and the Museum of Modern Painting. The exhibitions are divided according to different schools, schools of thought and eras. The first floor exhibits sculptures. On the second floor are oil paintings, and on the third floor are drawings and color pastels. In the early eighties, the French government to implement the expansion and restoration of the Louvre "Grand Louvre program".
Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre-Dame de Paris) is the most famous medieval Gothic cathedral, known for its size, age and archaeological and architectural value. Conceived by the Bishop of Paris, Maurice de Sully, to combine two earlier Basilican (rectangular) churches into a single cathedral, the foundation stone was laid by Pope Alexander III in 1163, the high altar was consecrated in 1189, the choir stalls, the west fa?ade, and the chancel were completed in 1240, and porticoes, prayer rooms, and other furnishings were built in the following hundred years. The interior plan is 130 x 48 meters, the roof is 35 meters high and the tower is 68 meters high. The spire of the tower was never built. The church was damaged through the ages and had to be restored in the 19th century, but only the three huge round windows still have the stained glass of the 13th century. The flying buttresses at the back of the nave are particularly majestic and beautiful.
The Place de la Bastille, a military fortress built from 1369 to 1382, is located on the right bank of the Seine, east of Paris. The word "Bastille" means "castle" in French. The old castle, with its eight fortresses, was built to resist the English invasion and was transformed into a royal prison from 1380 to 1422. The castle covers an area of 2,670 square meters, surrounded by a high and thick stone wall and eight towers over 30 meters high, with a 24-meter wide ditch dug around it and accessed by a drawbridge. As early as in the 16th century, this place began to imprison political prisoners, the French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire was twice imprisoned here. In the minds of the French people, the Bastille has become a symbol of the French feudal dictatorship. 1789 July 3, the people of Paris rose up in revolt, on the 14th, captured the Bastille, opened the prelude to the French Revolution. 1791, the people of Paris demolished the Bastille, built on its former site of the Bastille Square, and demolition of the stone paved to the Seine River on the Pont de la Concorde for the passers-by to trample. In 1830, the French people also built a monument to the martyrs of the July Revolution in the center of the square. This monument is 52 meters high, the monument body is cast in bronze cylinder, known as the "July Cylinder", at the top of the column is a right hand holding up the torch of the golden-winged statue of liberty, the statue of God in his left hand with a broken chain to symbolize the freedom. In front of the prison site stands a sign that reads, "Everybody dance here!" In June 1880, France designated July 14, the day the people of Paris captured the Bastille, as a French national holiday.
The Pantheon (le Pantheon), located in the Latin Quarter on the left bank of the Seine in the center of Paris, was built in 1791 as a permanent memorial to the great names of French history. It was originally built in the era of Louis XV, St. Geneviève church, in 1791 was nationalized out of religion, changed to bury the "great man" cemetery. 1814 to 1830, it was returned to the Church. The Pantheon's artistic decoration is very beautiful, and the large frescoes on its dome were created by the famous painter Antoine Grot; after the July Revolution of 1830, the theme of the paintings was changed, and the Pantheon took on a "purely patriotic and national" character. Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, émile Zola, Marcelin Bertolo, Jean Jaurès, Berlioz, Malraux and Alexandre Dumas are buried in the Pantheon. As of November 2002,*** 70 people who have made extraordinary contributions to France enjoy this distinction.
The Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture (Centre National d'art et de Culture Georges Pompidou) is located in the north side of the Latin Quarter of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine River, Rue du Beaubourg, which is often referred to as simply "Beaubourg" by locals. The exterior of the cultural center is lined with steel frames and pipes, and is painted red, yellow, blue, green and white depending on the function. This modern building is also known as the "Refinery" and "Culture Factory" because it resembles a factory. This innovative design, special shape of the modern building is the late President Pompidou in 1969 decided to build, 1972 officially started construction, completed in 1977, opened in February of the same year. The entire building covers an area of 7,500 square meters, construction area **** 100,000 square meters, 6 floors above ground. The whole building *** divided into industrial creation center, public knowledge library, modern art museum and music and sound harmony and research center four parts. >>>
Place de la Concorde in Paris (Place de la Concorde in Paris) is located in the center of Paris, on the north bank of the Seine River, is the most famous square in France and one of the most beautiful squares in the world. The square was built in 1757, according to the design of the famous architect Cabriere. Because there was a statue of Louis XV riding in the center of the square, it was named "Louis XV Square" in 1763. During the Revolution, it was renamed "Place de la Révolution", and in 1795 it was renamed "Place de la Concorde", which was later renovated under the auspices of the famous architect Hittorfer, and finally took on its present dimensions in 1840. In the center of the square stands a 23-meter-high, more than 3,400-year-old Egyptian obelisk, which is Louis-Philippe in 1831 from Luxor, Egypt, the famous cultural relics, the monument body of the ancient text records the deeds of Pharaoh Ramses II. On each side of the monument is a fountain. The exquisite carvings in the fountain are also the work of Hitover. The square is surrounded by eight statues symbolizing the eight cities that have played an important role in the history of France: Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rouen, Brest, Lille and Strasbourg, where, during the Revolution of 1793, the people of Paris rose up to destroy the bronze statue of Louis XV and to guillotine Louis XVI.
The Avenue des Champs-Elysees (Ave des Champs-Elysees) runs from Place de la Concorde in the east to Place de l'Etoile in the west and is about 1,800 meters in length, with a width of about 120 meters at its widest point, making it one of the most distinctive and bustling streets across Paris. In French, "Champs-élysées" means "idyllic paradise". In the 17th century, Louis XIV planted trees in what used to be a low-lying, wet open space, making it a forbidden area for the pleasure of the court nobility. Later on, the east-west axis of the Parc des Tuileries was extended to the west, with a boulevard nearly 1 kilometer long. It was later extended and named Champs Elysées in 1709. The avenue is bounded by the Rue Lombard, which runs north-south, and is divided into two sections, east and west, with very different styles. The quiet eastern section reflects an idyllic landscape, about 700 meters long, with rows of sycamore trees and street gardens hidden among the trees. At the eastern end, the Arc de Triomphe is located in the center of the star-shaped square and is known as the "Arc de Triomphe". Near the main street are the Bourbon Palace and the Cathedral of Madeleine. Here are also Tularey Park, the Louvre, the City Hall and the Elysee Palace and other places of interest. The western section is more than 1,100 meters long, and the Place de la Concorde at the western end is another major transportation hub in Paris. Some of France's major festivals - the National Day parade on July 14 and the New Year's gala - are held on this famous street.
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1. The Colosseum. This huge amphitheater is called the Flavio Theater because it was built by several emperors of the Flavio family. Often, it was called the Colosseum. It was a magnificent structure built on an alcove. In the time of Nero, this alcove was an artificial lake in the gardens of Nero's Golden Temple. Work on the Colosseum was begun by Emperor Vespasiano in 72-75 A.D. and completed by Emperor Tito in 80 A.D. The building was built by the Emperor Vespasiano, who was the first to build the Colosseum. Tradition has it that 40,000 slaves were used in the construction of the building, part of the 100,000 captives that Emperor Tito brought back to Rome in 70 AD after the destruction of Jerusalem. The Colosseum has been a symbol of Rome since the day it was born and remains so today. Even today, standing on the remains of the great amphitheater, one can still hear the earth-shaking cries of the frenzied spectators of 2,000 years ago. The majestic Colosseum, built in 80 BC, is a model of public **** architecture. Here you can see the most basic structure of ancient Roman architecture and one of the greatest achievements: the arch and coupon structure. A series of arches, coupons and appropriately arranged elliptical building elements made the whole building extremely solid. The architecture of the time was based on this high level of structural form, which freed up the internal space. The arena was designed with spacious steps and corridors, and eighty arches, with numbers marked at the entrance of each one, to make it easy for the audience to find their seats quickly, allowing 50,000 people to enter the theater and take their seats within ten minutes. Such a design is considered very progressive even today. The functional design of the arena was also very reasonable, where the gladiators entered and exited, where they rested, where the beasts were kept, and where the dead and wounded were carried out, all of which were clearly distributed. Until 608 AD, the arena was used for gladiatorial and animal fights, and was converted into a castle during the Middle Ages. It was then partially destroyed and became a site for digging up building materials for the construction of churches and palaces. This destruction continued for centuries, and it was only in the 19th century that it was stopped and restoration began
2. The Triumphal Arch of Constantine. On the west side of the Colosseum is the best preserved triumphal arch in Rome, the Triumphal Arch of Constantine, which was built in 315 A.D. by the citizens and the Senate of the time to commemorate Constantine the Great's defeat of MacCenus at the Ponte dei Milbio in Rome, which spans the Tiber River. The Arch of Triumph is formed by three arches, and its surface is covered with bas-reliefs of the victorious defeats of Antony and other great emperors. There was once a conical fountain on the north side, which was the turning point for the ancient Roman riding and chariot races.
3. Pantheon. It is the only well-preserved building of the Roman Empire period, after eighteen centuries of vicissitudes, copper door and arch roof intact as before. The Pantheon, the temple where the gods resided, was built in 25 BC. It was later rebuilt around 120 AD. Over the centuries, the Pantheon has undergone historical changes: it served as a Christian church in 609 A.D., and in the Middle Ages it became a fortress against the enemy. The strong and harmonious structure of the building stands tall, and the colonnade outside the temple reminds one of a Greek temple or a classical Roman rotunda. The Pantheon was also the first Roman building to emphasize interior decoration over exterior design. The two bronze gates at the entrance of the temple are the surviving original, 7 meters high, wide and thick, the world's largest bronze door at that time. The interior of the temple is well proportioned: the diameter is equal to the height, which is about forty-three meters. The base of the great dome is built up from half its total height. The circular curve of the nave roof continues downwards to form a complete sphere meeting the ground. There is not a single heel of columns in the entire storehouse as the arches share the overall weight. The circular roof has a skylight with a diameter of 9 meters, from which the light coming in shines on the mosaic floor, giving it a solemn atmosphere, while at the same time having the practical function of timekeeping. Performance of the architects of ancient Rome's profound architectural knowledge and esoteric calculation methods, is a model of ancient Rome's superb architectural technology, is a miracle in the history of architecture. Many famous artists such as Raphael are buried here, as are the rulers of the Italian monarchy.
4. Wishing Fountain. Gifted by the movie "Roman Holiday", the Wishing Fountain is the largest and most famous fountain in Rome. The Wishing Fountain is the masterpiece of the 18th-century architect Javert, the fountain is located at the intersection of three streets, this majestic fountain carving recounts the story of Neptune, the background building is a Neptune's Palace, in the middle of the Neptune stands Neptune, on both sides of the God of Water, Neptune's Palace, above the four maidens, respectively, representing the four seasons. The Wishing Fountain was completed in 1762, making it one of the younger fountains in Rome.
5. Piazza Venezia. A circular square in the center of Rome. The square is fronted by a neo-classical building of white marble nicknamed "Wedding Cake" and "Typewriter": the Victor Emmanuel II Memorial. Built to celebrate the unification of Italy in 1870, it took 25 years to complete, with a curved fa?ade formed by 16 columns as the highlight, two sets of fountains at the foot of the steps, one on the right symbolizing the Tyrrhenian Sea, the other on the left symbolizing the Adriatic Sea, and the central statue of a figure on a horseback, Victor Emmanuel II, who accomplished the great task of unifying Italy. On top of the building there are two huge bronze statues, the one on the right represents the "Victory of Love of Country" and the one on the left represents the "Victory of Labor". Two soldiers are always here to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, regardless of the sun and rain.
6. St. Peter's Church. In the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square, the eye is surrounded by four magnificent and exquisite colonnade was St. Peter's Church. On the opposite side of the Piazza della Memoria is a grandiose place that attracts visitors from all over the world. St. Peter's Church is 136 meters high, covers an area of 22,000 square meters, is a symbol of Christianity. The turret, designed by Michelangelo, is 42 meters in diameter and has about 330 steps to the top, from which you can look down on the entire Piazza San Pietro, with a breathtaking view of Rome. The artworks collected in the Vatican Museums are mostly paintings, which have a long history and are numerous, including treasures from ancient times to the present day. Because it was raining heavily, the lens was drenched with rainwater, and only part of the picture was taken.
7. The Leaning Tower of Pisa. Located behind the Romanesque cathedral on the right, is the symbol of the city of Pisa. Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa by the famous architect Nano Pisano presided over the construction. Began construction in 1174, completed in 1350, for the 8-story cylindrical building, all made of white marble, the tower is 54.5 meters high, the bottom of the tower wall is about 4 meters thick, the top is about 2 meters thick. The total weight of the tower body reached 1.42 million tons. At the beginning, the tower height design for about 100 meters, but after five or six years of construction, the tower from the third floor began to tilt, until the completion of the tower is still continuing to tilt, before its closure, the top of the tower has been tilted to the south (i.e., the top of the tower deviates from the vertical line) 3.5 meters. Construction of the tower body of each stone brick is a piece of stone carving masterpiece, stone brick and stone brick bonding between the extremely clever, effectively preventing the tower body tilt caused by the fracture, become the leaning tower leaning but not down a factor, known as the world's architectural history of the miracle, so that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is known far and wide. At the bottom there are 15 columns, the middle six layers of 31, the top 12, these round stone columns from bottom to top together constitute an eightfold 213 arched coupon door. The whole building, modeling simple and dexterous, for the model of Roman-style architectural art. The bell is placed on the top of the leaning tower. Inside the tower has a spiral staircase 294 levels, visitors thus climbed to the top of the tower or the various layers of the corridor, you can see the city of Pisa scenery. 1987, Italy, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Cathedral next to the building together were included in the World Heritage List. 1990, the Italian government will be closed to start the renovation, the top of the tower has been open to the tourists at regular intervals.
8. Venice, the city of water. In northeastern Italy, population 350,000, shaped like a dolphin, covers only 3 square miles, but consists of 118 islands crisscrossed by 177 rivers, 2,300 alleys, and 400 bridges; more than 400 palaces, 120 churches, 120 bell towers, and 64 monasteries exist; much of the city was built on top of millions of wooden piles driven into the bottom of the lagoon; the simple square The simple square tower of red brick, almost 100 meters high, is the tallest building in Venice, it was built at the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 10th century, it collapsed in July 1902, and the present one was rebuilt in the same way in 1912; to the right of the bell tower is the magnificent and famous Doge's Palace of Venice, the original Byzantine building was destroyed by fire in the 9th century, and the present one was built in the 15th century, with its beautiful and simple combination of double arches and rose windows of the same pattern on the upper floors. The graceful and simple combination of the double arcades and the same pattern of rose windows on the upper floors, all made of white marble, is a good example of the Gothic architectural style used in non-cathedral buildings.
9. Venice is a world-famous water town, the whole city is built on the water, is the only city in the world without cars, "gondola" on the gorgeous and enchanting mood, is the world's tourists forever dream.
10. St. Mark's Square, Venice. St. Mark's Square is trapezoidal, east-west more than 170 meters long, 80 meters wide in the east, 55 meters wide in the west; the east end of St. Mark's Basilica and the Great Bell Tower. St. Mark's Basilica is the pride of Venice, it is one of the most prestigious cathedrals in Christendom and was the starting point of the Fourth Crusade. St. Mark's Basilica was built in 829 and rebuilt in 1043-1071, it was once the largest church in Europe in the Middle Ages, and is a classic of Venetian architectural art, an amalgamation of many artistic styles from Byzantine art of the Orient, Ancient Roman art, Gothic art of the Middle Ages, and Renaissance art, combining harmoniously, combining in harmony, and unparalleled in its beauty. The cathedral has five large rounded roofs, which is typical of Eastern Byzantine art, but is dedicated to a Western saint. This alone is unique. Secondly, the Cathedral has 400 marble columns inside and outside, and 4,000 square meters of mosaic mosaics inside and out. Thousands of people from all over the world come to admire the Cathedral every day. Take the elevator to the big bell tower at the top of the white marble corridor, you can see St. Mark's Square and the Adriatic Gulf.
11. Venice Bridge of Sighs. Connecting the Doge's Palace and the dungeon next to it is a very famous Bridge of Sighs. In the past, when the prisoners were tried in the Doge's Palace, the felons were taken to the dungeon, and they might leave the world forever, so when they passed by this airtight bridge, they couldn't help but let out sighs of relief. The bridge was built in 1600 and is one of the must-see attractions in Venice.
12. Florence Giotto's Bell Tower and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Flowers . The Giotto Bell Tower, which towers into the sky, is the masterpiece of Giotto, the father of the talented Italian artist and European painter. The bell tower is 84.7 meters high, also made of red, white and green marble, the whole shape is slender and elegant, inside there are many exquisite and breathtaking sculptures, up 414 steps can reach the upper terrace. The construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flowers began in 1296 and lasted for nearly a century and a half, and was finally accomplished by the hands of three great architects. In particular, the Gothic dome, completed by the last architect in 1436, is a masterpiece, giving Florence at the time the largest dome in the world. A century later, only to give way to the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica and ranked second. The dome that designed St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican was designed by none other than Michelangelo, a Florentine, who at the time pointed to the dome and said, "I could have built it higher and bigger than it is, but I can't surpass its perfection." Giotto's bell tower was built before the Basilica of the Madonna del Fiori: after the old bell tower was destroyed by fire, the city of Foggia asked Giotto to design a new one, which was begun in 1334 under Giotto's direction; however, Giotto died before he had finished the foundation and the first floor of the bell tower. Subsequent work was done by two other architects, following the plans left by Giotto, and took a total of 30 years, except for a spire at the top of the original plans, which has never been built. Although known as the "father of modern painting" Giotto, the main achievement in the fine arts, is the Renaissance budding art pioneer, but his design of the clock tower is meticulous and elegant, also known as the heirloom.
13. Old Palace of Florence. Piazza Signore is located in the center of Florence, where there is a fortified old palace built in the thirteenth century (now the city hall). The tower on the old palace is 94 meters high, it is one of Italy's most eye-catching public **** building. The corridor in the wing of the old palace, when the abbot and administrator for the reading of the message of the meeting place, now together with the entire square has become an open-air sculpture museum, a variety of stone carvings and bronze statues of works of life, the image of God.
14. Florence "David" statue. This statue of David in the old palace steps, is a replica, the original has been preserved in the Museum of art, and a replica is erected in Michelangelo square. It is said that there is now an epidemic called "David's Dizziness"! Take a closer look.
Australian architecture
Sydney Opera House
Chinese architecture
There are so many. Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Yuanmingyuan, Great Wall, Courtyard
Other Famous Buildings
Russian "Orthodox Churches" "Red Square" Russia-... -St. Basilica, Moscow
USA "Lady Liberty" "White House"
France "Arc de Triomphe" "Eiffel Tower"
Ottawa "Sydney Opera House"
UK "Big Ben" "Thames Bridge "
Malaysia "Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Towers"
Italy "Ancient Roman Colosseum" Leaning Tower of Pisa
Greece "Parthenon "Parthenon", Greece
India --- Taj Mahal
Belgium --- Pissing Boy
Malaysia --- Petronas Twin Towers
Singapore --Fishtail Lion
Germany -- Brandenburg Gate