There were more great sights to see
our second day in Paris!
Here is one side of the Notre Dame.
Construction began in 1163 and was
finally completed around 1345.
Amazing craftmanship above the
Notre Dame entrance.
~Notre Dame Cathedral~
Bryce~Cody~Chandra~Tyler-Kent
Bryce making friends at the local market.
Clothes, food, housewares and much more
is what you can find in this downtown
outdoor Paris market.
Here are mammoth size pillars
in front of this beautiful building.
We are standing near the pillars
in front of this building.
Another beautiful scene of structures.
So that's the Marble Arch...
Impressive!
Commissioned in 1806 by Emporer Napolean
after his victory at Austerlitz.
It is the 2nd largest triumphal arch in existence.
It's size it so huge that in 1919, during a parade
marking the end of hostilities from WWI,
Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport biplane
through it.
Waiting patiently in the very cold weather
while Chandra and mom did some
souvineer shopping...
With the cold weather the Eiffel Tower's top
was obscured with clouds.
It's so close!
~The Eiffel Tower~
~Tower History and Facts~
The Eiffel Tower initially lacked local support
from artists, nature lovers (thought birds flight
patterns would be interfered with), and journalists
said it would be an ugly sight to view.
By the 1920's Paris began to appreciate the
tower for its modern, pure design which endears
it as a representation of their city.
Years built: 1887-1889
(2 years, 2 months, 5 days)
Built for Universal Exhibition and Centennial
Number of Steel Workers: 300 (1 killed)
Height: 986 feet (+/- 15 cm depending on temperature)
Weight: 7,000 tons
Base: 412 feet square (about 2.5 acres)
Foundation Pressure: 58.26 to 64 psi (9000 psf)
Paint: 50 tons every 7 years
A view halfway up.
I was not happy to hear my sons discussing
how they would climb this part of the tower!!
A lit up view from the bottom.
~My three sons~
A great backdrop while shopping in the
outdoor Christmas markets of Paris.
Cody~Bryce~Coreen
We had a great dinner in an outdoor
square above the city of Paris.
While on top of the Eiffel Tower
we saw this structure and wondered
what it was. After studying the Paris
city map-frequently, Bryce and Kent
navigated us, for close to an hour, through
Paris's underground transportation system.
After walking many blocks we were able to
arrive at this beautiful building.
It was one of our favorite structures to see.
It was magnificent to view at night!
I just finished a book on Amazing Creations with my first grade group. (They are advanced). We saw and read about the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame among some other amazing man made creations. I wish I had had these photos to share with the students. They liked the photos I brought in from my family photo album of Hoover Dam, Mt. Rushmore, Neuschwanstein Castle, and the White House. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteDid you ever find out what this last building was? A Church? A Library?
I so enjoy seeing these pictures. I can imagine what fun it was to view them again with your family a few years older, to more appreciate the impressive structures and the history of each.
ReplyDeleteI believe I remember the boys balancing on the posts by the Eiffel Tower last time as well. Even jumping from post to post - a guy thing having to make a contest or sport out of the adventure. What fun - and what memories for Chandra and Tyler.