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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The famous monument at La Défense | La Grande Arche |
| What is the famous cemetery, that houses the graves of Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde called? | Père Lachaise |
| Artist's District | Montmartre |
| Business District | La Défense |
| Student/ Intellectual District | Quartier Latin |
| Paris is divided into 20 of these | arrondisements |
| underground mass graves | catacombs |
| Modern art museum with its pipes running on the outside of the building | Centre Pompidou |
| Airport in Paris | Charles de Gaulle |
| River that divides Paris into 2 parts | Seine |
| Church with the Rose window and the 2 towers | Notre Dame |
| Church that looks like a white mosque (Sacred Heart) | Sacré Coeur |
| Where does the French president live? | Palais d'Elysées |
| The tomb of the Unknown solider sits underneath this monument | Arc de Triomphe |
| French National Anthem | La Marseillaise |
| La Joconde | Mona Lisa |
| What is the University of Paris called? | La Sorbonne |
| Famous Parisian Nightclub | Moulin Rouge |
| This Museum used to be a train station. It houses many famous Impressionist works of art. | Musée D'Orsay |
| Nickname of Paris | La Ville Lumière (the city of light) |
| First inhabitants of Paris | Parisii |
| Oldest Bridge in Paris | Pont Neuf |
| Left bank | La Rive Gauche |
| Right Bank | La Rive Droite |
| Paris subway/ underground system | Métro |