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What was le louvre originally and what is it now
An ancient fortress and it is now an art museum
In the 1980s what happened to many churches and palaces
Pretty much every old church and Paula’s was turned into an art museum
What is the Mona Lisa called in France?
La daconde
Things you need to remember
Venus de milo
Winged victory
What garden is next to le louvre
Le jardin de tuileries
What is the arc du carousel
A pink marble arc located in the jardin de tuileries
What musical is l’opera Garnier the setting
The phantom of the opera
Where is l’ opera Bastille
Located at the place de la Bastille
Where the Bastille prison once stood
The pink marble arc is what
The grave of an unknown soldier. Napoleons comissoned it as a memorial to his war
Why was the Eiffel Tower built
Did they like it at first
Are their any restaurants near or on it
For the the World Exposition of 1889
No they hated it, but now they wouldn’t trade it for anything
Yes and it has a stair view
What is les invalides
An old military hospital, now a military museum
