Paris

Paris (pa-REE) is the capital city of France and home to many famous French landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and the renowned art museum, the Louvre. These attractions and its many lovely gardens and historic buildings combine to make the city of Paris one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Another great reason to learn to speak French!

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La Tour Eiffel

Did you know that the French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, also designed the complicated framework that supports the Statue of Liberty in New York City in the United States of America? The statue was a gift to the American people from the people of France, commemorating the 100th anniversary of U.S. independence.

For a virtual tour of the Eiffel Tower, visit:
View from La Tour Eiffel

Interactive Games at the Eiffel Tower site:
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Download pdf activity pages from the site. Each link contains lesson plans!
Link to Free Lessons

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La Tour Eiffel

LA TOUR EIFFEL
(pronounced la TOUR ay-FELL)

The French word TOUR means tower. A great landmark, and one of the world's most famous towers, is the Eiffel Tower in the city of Paris, France. The 300 metre (984 ft) high tower was designed and built by the French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris World's Fair of 1889. Not only valuable as a tourist attraction, the tower is also used as a weather station and as a radio and television antenna.

For a virtual tour of the Eiffel Tower, visit:
View from La Tour Eiffel

Interactive Games at the Eiffel Tower site:
Play Games

Download pdf activity pages from the site. Each link contains lesson plans!
Link to Free Lessons

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