Online dictionary of France travel and tourism: locality

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Champs Elysees

French words: Champs Elysées , Avenues des Champs Elysées , Boulevard des Champs Elysées
alternative words: Champs Elysees street, Champs Elysees avenue, Champs Elysee
keywords: locality , paris , tourist resort
related topics: Arc de Triomphe , Louvre museum , Concorde square
related web sites: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_des_Champs-%C3%89lys%C3%A9es , http://www.magicparis.com/champselysees/fr/frindex.asp
explanation: Famous street located in the north-west of Paris and runs from "Place de la Concorde" to "Arc de Triomphe" along the historical axis. Though there had been a pasture until 17th century, since le Notre settled it, Champs Elysees has developed quickly. Since 1828, the city of Paris is its owner. During the reign of Napoleon III, rich families such as Rothschild and Pereire installed there, then luxury boutiques such as Vuitton, Guerlain, Lanvin opened. Champs Elysees is a paradise in Greek mythology.

Cite Island

French words: L'île de la Cité , La Cité
alternative words: Ile de la Cite
keywords: castle , human heritage , locality , paris , tourist resort
related topics: Notre-Dame cathedral , Saint Chapel
related web sites: http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0073.html , http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/quartier/00ilecite.htm
explanation: Initially, it was merely an islet lost inside Seine river but offering a secured place against invaders, a town had developed slowly. During Roman period, the town was called Lutece. It resisted against Attlia in 451, encouraged by Sainte Genevieve. Clovis of Merovingian dynasty made Paris its capital. In 885, the resistance organised under the command of Eude against Vikings. Rich in medieval monuments such as Notre-Dame, Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie, the island belongs to UNESCO's human heritage.

Concorde square

French words: Place de la Concorde
alternative words: Concorde, Place de la Concorde, Concorde place
keywords: locality , paris , tourist resort
related topics: Champs Elysees , Tuileries Palace
related web sites: http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0051.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_la_Concorde , http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Monuments-Paris/Obelisque.shtml
explanation: Octagonal place, located at the east end of Champs Elysees and next to Tuileries Garden, it was built in 1755. Initially named "Place Louis XV" to honour the king, it was renamed to "Place de la revolution", when the monarchy was overthrown. The French king, Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were guillotined there in 1793. The French marine headquarter and Hotel Crillon are separated by Rue Royale on the north. The central obelisk of Luxor was offered to France by an Egyptian sultan in 1831.

La Defense

French words: La Défense , Paris La Défense
alternative words: Paris La Defense
keywords: building , locality , paris , paris suburb
related topics: RER
related web sites: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9fense , http://www.paris-tourisme.com/monuments/defense/ , http://monputeaux.free.fr/ladefense/
explanation: Situated on the western suburb of Paris over 3 towns (Puteaux, Nanterre and Courbevoie), La Defense is the biggest business district in Europe with 150000 workers. In order to cope a lack of office buildings in Paris, the government planed to remodel this area in 1950's. Though the first generation of towers were limited to 100m high, since 1980's, many modern buildings have been added like "Quatre Temps" and "Grande Arche" which prolongs the historic axis. You can get to La Defense by the line A of RER.

Montmartre hill

French words: Butte Montmartre
alternative words: Montmartre
keywords: locality , paris , tourist resort
related topics: Sacre Coeur Basilica , Saint Denis
related web sites: http://www.montmartrenet.com , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre
explanation: Located in a northern sector of Paris, Montmartre hill was initially outside Paris with free of its taxes before being annexed in 1860 and farmers were cultivating vineyards. For this reason, Montmarte got a reputation of the place to drink cheaply and it attracted many people, especially artists. Legendary le Tertre place is now crowded by portraitists and paint merchants. Montmartre is also the place of martyr of Saint Denis around 250 A.C. Now Sacre-coeur Basilica is towering at the top of hill.

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