Paris

The subway of Paris is called

le métro

The hill quarter of Paris is called

Montmartre

The most famous street of Paris (and it's world famous, too) is

Les Champs Élysées

The northern half of Paris is called

la Rive Droite

The city of Paris started here long long ago, and spread out to what it is now.

Île de la Cité

The river which divides Paris into two parts is

la Seine

This was built to honor Napoléon's victories and his armies.

l'Arc de Triomphe

The beautiful white church on the hill

le Sacré Coeur

The famous cathedral of Paris is called

Notre Dame

This ancient monument was a gift to France from the king of Egypt

l' Obélisque de Luxor

Paris is divided into 20 districts called

arrondissements

The southern half of Paris is

la Rive Gauche

This monument was built of iron for the World's Fair in Paris in 1889...

la Tour Eiffel

This museum for early 20th century art was originally a train station.

le Musée d'Orsay

This octagonal "square" was once the site of bloody executions during the French Revolution

Place de la Concorde

If you love history and especially artifacts of war, you should go to

les Invalides

This is a famous dance hall where big elaborate stage shows are held

le Moulin Rouge

This is a modern arc found on the west side of Paris

l'Arche de la Défense

This prison was where the French revolution began 14 July 1789

la Bastille

This museum holds over a million works of art

le Louvre

This is a lovely park near the Louvre

le Jardin des Tuileries

This "square" has 12 streets raying out from it

Place Charles DeGaulle (de l'Étoile)

The Sorbonne is located in this neighborhood

Le Quartier latin

This is a very ornate, gorgeous opera house

l'Opéra (le Palais Garnier)

This is the star near Notre dame where all distances in France are measured from

Point Zéro

This beautiful park has a palace where the French senate meets

le Jardin du Luxembourg

You would go here to see Napoléon Bonaparte's tomb

les Invalides

You would go here to see Mona Lisa, Vénus de Milo, and the Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike), and the Crown Jewels.

le Louvre

If you're feeling a little morbid, you might like to go here

les Catacombes

There's a big library here and a fun, funky fountain

le Centre Pompidou

This was the "in" place to be buried; everyone who was anyone was laid to rest here.

Père-Lachaise

If you'd like to see this place, you're out of luck- it was destroyed. But you can see a pillar monument where it stood.

La Bastille

Domed building in the Quartier latin that contains the crypts of many very important historical Frenchmen

le Panthéon

You can see a beautiful glass pyramid here

le Louvre

The big ferris wheel is found at

Place de la Concorde near the Jardin des Tuileries

This structure has 2 restaurants, a gift shop and an extraordinary view of Paris

la Tour Eiffel

Neighborhoods of Paris are called

les quartiers

This place houses a big public library and modern art exhibitions

le Centre Pompidou

This is where you would find the tomb of the unknown soldier

sous l'Arc de Triomphe

This beautiful place was built by St Louis to hold the holy relics he had brought back to France from the Crusades.

Sainte Chapelle

This fun place has a giant montagne russe (roller coaster) which has Zeus peering at you.

Parc Astérix

This building looks like it has been turned inside out with lots of multicolored pipes on the outside

Centre Pompidou

Square near Montmartre where you can have your portrait drawn or purchase art from an artist

Place du Tertre

If you want to see lots of souvenirs of war...guns, armor, canons, knives, spears...you name it... go to

les Invalides

This palace contains the Hall of Mirrors where the treaty ending WW1 was signed

Le Château de Versailles

This property contains a canal, 2 parterres and 15 decorative water elements, 253 statues and meticulously manicured lawns

les Jardins de Versailles