apital, is a puddled iron tower built by Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators for the 1889 World's Fair. Originally named the 300-metre tower, the monument was thought by Eiffel to be a 'summary of contemporary science'. It is located at the end of the Champ-de-Mars, bordering the Seine. Histo ...
1- When was it built? The Hôtel de la Marine, an iconic monument on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, is a neoclassical palace. It was built and fitted out between 1758 and 1774 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Louis XV's first architect. This imposing building first housed the prestigious Garde-me ...
1- His first project was a railway bridge in Bordeaux Before setting up his own company and building monuments around the world, Gustave Eiffel directed the construction of the St. Jean railway bridge in Bordeaux from 1858 to 1860. This central engineer was only 26 years old when he was entruste ...
A monument under reconstruction Since a terrible fire damaged Notre Dame de Paris on April 15, 2019, this cathedral, which was the most visited monument in Europe, can no longer accommodate tourists. However, starting today, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a new tourist attraction is expected to bring v ...
ame means 'Palace of the Crown', is a magnificent white marble mausoleum located in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. This strikingly beautiful monument was built by the Mughal emperor Shâh Jahân as a token of love in memory of his wife Arjumand Bânu Begam, also known as Mumtaz Mahal, 'the ...
ilt in the 1st century, has been enlarged and restored. It still welcomes audiences today for theater performances or festivals. This very impressive monument has a perfectly preserved outer enclosure on three levels. 3- World Heritage Cities. The Croatian city of Split is unique in that it was buil ...
tower the other great work of the late 19th century). During its construction and until its dismantling, the Statue of Liberty became the most visited monument in Paris. It was then sent across the Atlantic on a frigate from Le Havre and received a triumphant welcome in New York Harbor on June 17 ...
nce ticket includes a visit to the amphitheatre, the Roman forum and the Palatine. There is also a discounted 'pass' that allows you to visit several monuments. For more information, visit the website of the Rome tourist office (link below). ...
The opera house also has its own museum that contains a collection of costumes, instruments and instruments related to the music and history of the monument. The entrance ticket costs 5 euros and the museum is open every day (with a break from 12:30 to 13:30). The Italian way of life 4) The ri ...
he Le Théorème de Narcisse tour, some works turn with the wind, others reflect the architecture of the Petit Palais, while a Blue River flows up to the monument's gate! As the title of the exhibition suggests, most of these creations play with reflections, especially since Jean-Michel Othoniel ...
tions, sculptures of saints and references to the Arthurian legend. This abundance and surprising mix of influences are reminiscent of another unusual monument: the Facteur Cheval's Ideal Palace! The castle houses hundreds of hidden treasures, messages and symbols to decipher. The most surpris ...
t famous architects. A proponent of total art, the architect designed the smallest details of the famous Catalan basilica. He began working on the monument at the age of 31 and devoted the last 15 years of his life to it full-time. Copyright: Pablo Audouard Deglaire In 1878, Gaudi met ...
atalunya - the City Hall Tourist Office is located at 2 Plaça Sant Jaume - the Tourist Office of the Columbus Column is located in Pl. Portal de la Pau (next to the monument dedicated to Columbus) - the Oficina d'informació cultural, Las Ramblas , 99, will only inform you about the cultural act ...
e riders were not allowed any form of external assistance on the road and had to repair their machines themselves in case of a technical incident. A monument to his memory has been erected at the top of the Galibier Pass and a Henri-Desgrange Prize is awarded each year during the Tour to the cyclis ...
several hundred bories (dry stone huts). An exceptional historical and cultural heritage. The village of Gordes is very rich in exceptional places and monuments. There are several testimonies of significant Roman occupation, including the passage of the Roman road (going from Carpentras to the Apt v ...
painter Nicolas de Staël could contemplate the port and the Fort Carré which separated France from the County of Nice until 1860. Another classified monument, the Château des Grimaldi (15th and 16th centuries) houses the famous Picasso Museum. It was in 1946 that the curator of the castle propo ...
ion in the state of South Dakota. The site, which is located forty miles from Rapid City, attracts more than two million visitors each year. This monumental sculpture depicts the faces of four famous U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. ...
A spectacular site Perched in extraordinarily beautiful mountains in the middle of the rainforest, Machu picchu is the most spectacular pre-Columbian monument in South America. In the midst of a breathtaking landscape, gigantic walls, terraces and ramps seem to be the natural extension of the mounta ...
An original festival The Festival des jardins de la Saline Royale, held every summer in Arc-et-Senans in the Doubs, enjoys a prestigious setting as it takes place in the gardens of an old saltworks now listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site. But this is not the only particularity of this event. ...
Animations for young audiences During a weekend, the National Monuments offer a privileged welcome to children to help them discover and appreciate the richness of our heritage. The Monument jeu d'enfant operation has been organized for over fifteen years by the Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN ...
