Les Invalides (French pronunciation: [lezɛ̃valid]), commonly known as Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), or also as Hôtel des Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissementof Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the Dôme des Invalides, a large church with the burial site for some of France's war heroes, most notably Napoleon Bonaparte
The Five things that I see
-the 7th arr=Le 7ème arr
-Dead french war heroes=héros de guerre français morts
-Napoleon's tomb= le tombeau de Napoléon
- a painted ceiling= un plafond peint
-Things about the french military history= choses sur l'histoire militaire française
The Palais Garnier (pronounced: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] French) is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier (French ) and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille.The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet.
The five things that I can see
-1979 seats=1979 sièges
- a statue of a man with a harp= la statue d'un homme avec une harpe
-a golden angel= un golden ange
-a bust of Mozart= un buste de Mozart
-lots of chandeliers = beaucoup de lustres
The Sainte-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʃapɛl], Holy Chapel) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France.
The five things that I see
-very tall roofs=très hauts toits
-tall stained glass=tall vitraux
-a tall pointy tower=un grand tour pointues
- chandeliers = chandeliers
-gold painted walls=or peint les murs
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles is a royalchâteau in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. It is also known as the Château de Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb ofParis, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, whenLouis XIVmoved from Paris, until theroyal familywas forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of theFrench Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system ofabsolute monarchyof theAncien Régime.
The five things that I see -beautiful gardens =de beaux jardins - amazing chandeliers inside= lustres étonnants à l'intérieur - a marble courtyard= une cour de marbre - a huge long -hall= un énorme long couloir
The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The small vault is 18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m (27.7 ft) wide. Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The Arc de Triomphe is built on such a large scale that, three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919 (marking the end of hostilities in World War I), Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuportbiplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel