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Paris
Paris (Inquiry Week)
Term | Definition |
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Former name of Paris | Lutèce/ Lutetia |
One of two remaining natural islands in the Seine | Île de la Cité, also know as 'le berceau de Paris' |
(central) Paris population | 3 million |
Paris' nickname | 'La ville Lumière' (The City of Lights) |
The river that divides the city into 2 banks | La Seine |
The two banks Paris is divides into | la Rive Droite (north) and la Rive Gauche (south) |
The student quarter located on the left bank | the Quartier Latin |
The oldest bridge in Paris | the Pont Neuf |
"one of the richest museums in the world that was formerly a palace of kings, located on the right bank" | The Louvre |
A famous painting the Louvre houses | the Mona Lisa (la Jocande) |
How many 'arrondissements' (districts) is Paris divided into? | 20 |
The patron saint of Paris | Sainte Genevièveon |
It was originally built as a church to honor the patron saint of Paris, now used as a burial place for illustrious Frenchmen | Père Lachaise |
A structure of contemporary architecture that houses a museum of modern art | Centre Pompidou |
A majestic Gothic cathedral | Notre-Dame de Paris |
The white basilica situated at the top of Montmartre hill and in the form of a mosque | Sacré Coeur |
Formerly a forest, it's the largest park in the western end of Paris | Bois de Boulogne |
Built for Napolean to commemorate his victories, the tomb of the unknown soldier is below and lighted by the eternal flame | L'arc de Triomphe |
The oldest University of Paris | the Sorbonne |
2 major airports | Charles de Gaulle and Orly |
The underground train network | le Métropolitain or le Métro |
An historic palace built for Louis XIV | Versailles |
In the Montmartre area... | artists display their work |
Students' residences | La Cité Universitaire |
A department store in Paris | "les Galeries Lafayette |
One of the six large stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris | Gare du Nord |