Online dictionary of France travel and tourism: building

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Montparnasse tower

French words: Tour Montparnasse
alternative words: Tour Montparnasse
keywords: building , paris , tourist resort
related topics: Gare Montparnasse
related web sites: http://www.tour-montparnasse.com , http://www.tourmontparnasse56.com
explanation: Built between 1969 and 1972 at the place of old Montparnasse station which should have been replaced, Montparnasse tower was the highest skyscraper in Europe at that time with 207m high and 58 floors. Since then, skyscrapers being banned in Paris, it is unique in Paris and the tallest in France. Though most of the floors are reserved for the office usage, a merchant gallery is at the lower level. You can admire the best view of Paris from a restaurant located at 54th floor or the top terrace if it is fine.

Moulin rouge

French words: Moulin rouge
alternative words: Moulin rouge cabaret, Red windmill
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Montmartre hill , Olympia hall
related web sites: http://www.moulinrouge.fr , http://www.montmartrenet.com/nojava/rouge.html
explanation: Located in Pigalle district near Montmartre hill, the famous "French cancan" dance was first showed in this Parisian cabaret. Opened in 1889 by Joseph Oller who had owned already Olympia theater, the painting of Toulouse-Lautrec immortalizes its popularity among Parisians. During 2 world wars, the music hall was sold to Pathe to become a movie theater but recovered the initial vocation in 60s.

Olympia hall

French words: Olympia
alternative words: Olympia music hall, Olympia
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Moulin rouge , Madeleine church
related web sites: http://www.olympiahall.com , http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_%28Paris%29
explanation: Joseph Oller, future creator of Moulin Rouge opened a roller coaster on Capucines boulevard near Madeleine church in 1887, but for a security reason he had to close it in 1891 and replace by a music hall with 2000 seats in 1894. Many French and international stars of music, circus, ballets etc had succeeded before becoming a movie theatre in 1929. Bruno Coquatrix transformed it again to a music hall in 1954. 40 years later, Olympia was threaten to be demolished but saved by French culture mister, Jack Lang.

Opera Bastille

French words: Opéra Bastille
alternative words: Bastille Opera
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Paris Opera
related web sites: http://www.opera-de-paris.fr , http://www.parisrama.com/thematiques/thematiquebastille.htm
explanation: In order to develop poor eastern Paris districts and also to commemorate 200th anniversary of French revolution, socialist French president, Francois Mitterand decided in 1982 to build a modern opera theater at the place of a closed railway station, on the Bastille place. Its construction began in 1984, following the architecture plan of Carlos Ott, and achieved in 1989. Now Opera Bastille plays lyric dramas and the old Opera Garnier, ballets.

Paris city hall

French words: Hôtel de ville , Hôtel de ville de Paris
alternative words: Mairie de Paris, Town hall of Paris
keywords: building , paris , tourist resort
related web sites: http://www.paris.fr , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Ville%2C_Paris
explanation: Located on the right bank of Seine, Paris city hall had played important historic roles such as a proclamation of 3rd Republic in 1870 and the first speech of General De Gaulle in 1944. The precedent building built in 1628 under Louis XIII being set fired by Paris commune uprising of 1871, it was replicated between 1873 and 1882 using the remaining stones excepting for interior. Paris mayor's post had been suppressed for a long time in France until 1977 when its function was restored at this palace.

Paris Opera

French words: Paris Opéra , Opéra Garnier , Palais Garnier
alternative words: Opera Garnier, Opera house, Garnier palace
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Louvre museum , Opera Bastille
related web sites: http://www.opera-de-paris.fr , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Opera
explanation: Located north of Louvre palace, Paris Opera, also called Opera Garnier, is a majestic edifice of Napoleon III style, designed by a young architect, Charles Garnier. Though its construction began in 1857 during the reign of Napoleon III, it was interrupted by Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and Paris-commune uprising in the next year, and finished finally in 1874. Since the inauguration of Opera Bastille, in 1989, the lyric company has left there and only ballets are performed in Opera Garnier.

Trocadero palace

French words: Trocadéro , Palais du Trocadéro , Palais de Chaillot
alternative words: Trocadero, Chaillot palace
keywords: building , paris , touriste resort
related topics: Eiffel Tower
related web sites: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_de_Chaillot
explanation: Facing Eiffel Tower in another side of the Seine river, Trocadero palace was built for 1937's Universal Exposition with Jacques Carlu as the main architect, by replacing the precedent palace built for1878's Exposition. Its name comes from a monument built there in order to commemorate the French victory at Trocadero in Spain in 1823. The famous universal declaration of human rights was adopted there by the United Nations in 1948. Trocadero hosts now several expositions such as naval and ethnology museums.

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