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Term | Definition |
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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 |