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