Monday, August 19, 2002

Paris, the city of lights: 2002


The Eiffel Tower:
The tower stands 324 meter tall. It was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair.

 

Building the Eiffel Tower:

March 15, 1888

September 15, 1888

December 26, 1888

March 12, 1889
Arc de Triomphe:
This triumphal arch was commissioned by Napoleon  to commemorate his victories.
Centre Pompidou, Stravinski Fontain
Louvre, Pyramid
The Louvre and its pyramid starred in the Da Vinci Code, the novel by Dan Brown (2003), and in the 2006 film based on the world famous book.

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown