1. A Guided Tour of Paris 8 th grade project on “The City of Lights”

2. Where is Paris?  Paris is located on the Seine River in north- central France.  Paris was first settled in the 3 rd cent. BC by the Parisii.  Today, Paris is one of the most famous cities in the world.

3. A bird’s-eye view  Paris is divided into 20 districts called “arrondissements”  The Louvre is located in the 1 st, the Eiffel Tower in the 7 th and the Arc de Triomphe in the 8 th.

4. La Tour Eiffel  The Eiffel Tower was designed by ___________for _________of 1889.  Located in the 7 th arrondissement, it is _____ meters tall and weighs 7000 tons.

5. Des grands monuments de Paris!

6. Works Cited  PHOTOS AND MAPS:  ARC DE TRIOMPHE: www.cybevasion.fr/.../75/ quartier-champs-elysees.html  EIFFEL TOWER: www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paris/img/ eiffel.nuit-fontaines.jpg  SACRE COEUR: www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paris/img/ montmartre.sacre-coeur.jpg  LOUVRE MUSEUM: www.rjgeib.com/biography/europe/ france/france.html  NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL: www.vitruvio.ch/arc/ingrandimenti/ g_notredameparis_02.htm  FRANCE MAP: www.cnn.com/WORLD/maps/ france.paris.jpg  PARIS METRO MAP: http://lodging-france.com/paris-info/paris-mapmetro.htm  PARIS MAP: www.pariserve.tm.fr/quartier/decouv.htm  Microsoft ClipArt  INFORMATION:  www.vitruvio.ch/arc/ingrandimenti/ g_notredameparis_02.htm  http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ http://rubistar.4teachers.org/  http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/paris/history.htm