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18 de dezembro de 2014

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Notre-Dame de Paris, “Our Lady of Paris” from French, is a historic Catholic cathedral, widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture & among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. Visiting Notre-Dame was my dream since I was a baby bat. I mean, what’s more gothic than a many-centuries-years-old church in France? When we were walking along the Seine & I saw that magnificent church I couldn’t believe it was real. Miss Vida  ...

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Montmartre & Moulin Rouge

Montmartre is a hill in the north of Paris, known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit & also famous as a bohemian district. Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Henri de Tolouse-Lautrec, Salvador Dalí, Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso & Vincent van Gogh. Montmartre is also the setting for several hit films, as the hipster mainstream Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (who  ...

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Panthéon

The Panthéon {1790}, “Every God” from Greek, was originally built as a church & now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens.  It was the first thing we actually planned to visit, since we spent our first two days wandering around Paris.  I must admit  I was not thrilled to go to the Panthéon since I didn’t know much about it; gladly my best friend is smarter than I am so we headed there. I almost cried when we stepped  ...

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Château de Versailles

The Château of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682 until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789, after the beginning of the French Revolution. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village. Versailles is a dream. It’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to & I highly doubt there will be a place I love more, no matter how much I try. The Château & the gardens are the exact representation of Heaven,  ...

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