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Paris Learning Stations
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Paris Monument Cards
Directions: Write a short answer in English.
Pont Alexandre III
1. The number of bridges in Paris _____________________________
2. The year this bridge was built
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3. The year the first stone was put in place _____________________________
4. The man who placed it _____________________________
5. The name of this man’s father _____________________________
6. The length of the arch in this bridge _____________________________
7. The year this bridge was restored _____________________________
8. The number of steel arches that make up the bridge’s structure ___________________________
9. The width of the bridge _____________________________
Place des Vosges
1. The name of the king who built this square _____________________________
2. The year it was inaugurated_____________________________
3. The number of pavilions _____________________________
4. The number of stories _____________________________
5. The name of the neighborhood where this square is located _____________________________
6. The date the name changed _____________________________
Basilique du Sacré Coeur
1. The religious group that wanted to build basilica _____________________________
2. The year the construction was ordered _____________________________
3. Where it was built _____________________________
4. The height of the bell tower _____________________________
5. The name of the square near Sacre Coeur _____________________________
6. The amount that donors had to pay to have their initials engraved on the church’s stones __________
7. The weight of the church’s bell _____________________________
8. The city where the bell was made_____________________________
9. The name of the bell _____________________________
Palais du Louvre
1. The size of the Louvre (in square meters) _____________________________
2. The name of the king who had built a fortress here _____________________________
3. The year that the fortress was torn down to build a castle _____________________________
4. The century that the Louvre was connected to the Tuileries Palace _____________________________
5. The year the glass pyramid was added_____________________________
6. The year the museum was founded _____________________________
7. The year it was remodeled _____________________________
8. The number of people who visit each year _____________________________
9. The French name for the most famous painting here _____________________________
10. The painter who painted this painting _____________________________
11. The number of glass triangles that make up the pyramid _____________________________
Tour Eiffel
1. The number of plans that were presented for the world’s fair of 1889 _____________________________
2. The name of the engineer who won _____________________________
3. The length of time it took to build _____________________________
4. The year that the tower was almost destroyed _____________________________
5. The height of the tower _____________________________
6. The number of steps _____________________________
7. How often the tower is repainted _____________________________
8. The amount of paint needed to repaint it_____________________________
9. The year that the Eiffel Tower lost its place as the tallest building _____________________________
10. The year a TV antenna was added to the tower _____________________________
11. The additional height that is added to the tower when it’s hot outside_____________________________
Opera Garnier
1. The year it was built _____________________________
2. The name of the architect who designed it _____________________________
3. The colors of the stage _____________________________
4. The painter who painted the ceiling _____________________________
5. The types of performances that you can see there _____________________________
6. The year a second opera house was built in Paris _____________________________
7. The name of the soccer player you can see in a nearby wax museum _____________________________
8. The name of the composer that you can see in the same museum _____________________________
La Conciergerie
1. The year these buildings were built _____________________________
2. The year the king left this palace _____________________________
3. What this building was used for in the 15th century _____________________________
4. The year the building was opened to the public _____________________________
5. The French queen whose cell you can see here _____________________________
6. The year that the first public clock in France was put up here _____________________________
Centre Pompidou
1. The name of the president who had this museum built _____________________________
2. The type of art that is found here _____________________________
3. The year the museum was completed _____________________________
4. In addition to the art museum, there is also a public ___ here. library
5. The color of the pipes for water _____________________________
6. The color of the electricity pipes _____________________________
7. The color of the air pipes _____________________________
8. The color of pipes used to transport goods and people_____________________________
9. The nickname for this museum _____________________________
10. The name of the fountain outside of this museum _____________________________
Pantheon
1. The king who promised to have this church built if he was cured of a sickness ___________________________
2. The year construction was begun _____________________________
3. The year that the church became a place for burying famous people _____________________________
4. A famous writer who is buried here _____________________________
5. The last name of two famous scientists who are buried here _____________________________
6. The name of the university which is located near here _____________________________
7. The type of building located in the Hotel de Cluny _____________________________
Eglise de la Madeleine
1. The king who had this church built _____________________________
2. The emperor who changed this building from a church to a temple dedicated to his armies ________________
3. The king who returned the building to being a church _____________________________
4. The number of columns around the building _____________________________
5. The height of the columns _____________________________
6. The reason why people like to hear music here _____________________________
7. The type of music they like to hear _____________________________
8. The number of statues which decorate the church’s sides _____________________________
9. The weight of the church’s door _____________________________
10. The types of buildings located in the square in front of the church _____________________________
11. The types of buildings which were built along Rue Royale in 1758 _____________________________
Notre Dame
1. The name of the bishop that had it built _____________________________
2. The length of time it took to build _____________________________
3. The name of the writer who wrote a story about a hunchback who lived in this cathedral ___________________
4. The architect who restored it _____________________________
5. The name for the architectural style _____________________________
6. Its length _____________________________
7. Its height _____________________________
8. Where it is located _____________________________
9. The parts of the cathedral that were painted during the Middle Ages _____________________________
10. The reason that these parts turned black _____________________________
11. The metal used to make the plaque which marks the center of Paris _____________________________
12. The name of the bell in the right tower _____________________________
13. The weight of the bell _____________________________
14. According to the legend, what did people throw in the bronze that was used to make the bell?
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La Bastille
1. The name of the king who had the fortress built here _____________________________
2. The year it was built _____________________________
3. The name of the cardinal who turned it into a prison _____________________________
4. The war during which it was destroyed _____________________________
5. The name of the column located in the square where the Bastille was _____________________________
6. The height of this column _____________________________
7. The weight of the column _____________________________
8. The reason new gold was added to it in 1989 _____________________________
9. The number of workers who demolished the prison _____________________________
10. What the stones were used for _____________________________
11. The year the Man in the Iron Mask was imprisoned here _____________________________
12. According to the legend, how was this man related to Louis XIV? _____________________________
13. The type of building that was formerly located where the Opera de la Bastille is _______________________
Arc de Triomphe
1. The culture who originally built triumphal arches to celebrate the return of victorious troops_______________
2. The length of time it took to build this arch _____________________________
3. The number of generals whose names are engraved on the arch_____________________________
4. The height of the arch _____________________________
5. The year the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was placed here _____________________________
6. The time that the flame is relit each evening _____________________________
7. The name of the urban planner who designed the square where the arch is located ______________________
8. The number of avenues that form the star around the square _____________________________
9. The year the square’s name was changed to that of a French president _____________________________
10. The name of the most beautiful avenue in the world _____________________________
Musée d’Orsay
1. The type of building that was built here in 1898 _____________________________
2. The year it was transformed into a museum _____________________________
3. The types of artwork that are found here _____________________________
4. The name of the god who’s found above the entrance _____________________________
Sainte Chapelle
1. The king who had this church built to house Jesus’ crown of thorns and a portion of his cross _______________
2. The group that worshipped at the upper chapel _____________________________
3. The amount of stained glass windows _____________________________
4. Current location of the relics _____________________________
5. The oldest bridge in Paris _____________________________
6. Le Luxembourg
7. The queen that this palace was built for _____________________________
8. The king she was married to _____________________________
9. The city she was from _____________________________
10. The king whose illegitimate children grew up here _____________________________
11. What the building was used for after the French Revolution _____________________________
12. The branch of the government that now meets here _____________________________
13. The types of people you’ll see in the garden _____________________________
14. What is found above the palace _____________________________
15. The group that occupied the palace during WWII _____________________________
16. The size of the Luxembourg Garden _____________________________
Le Jardin des Tuileries
1. The queen who had a palace here _____________________________
2. The year a fire destroyed part of the Louvre_____________________________
3. The landscape architect who remodeled the gardens _____________________________
4. The other palace whose gardens he designed _____________________________
5. The year that cars were outlawed in the park _____________________________
Place Vendome
1. The king whose statue this square was built for _____________________________
2. The year this statue was toppled over _____________________________
3. The year Napoleon built a column here _____________________________
4. The type of costume he is wearing in the statue _____________________________
5. The Duke de Vendome’s father _____________________________
6. The bronze for the column came from canons taken in this battle _____________________________
7. The column was inspired by one found in this city _____________________________