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In 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated, it was the tallest building in the world at 300 m. Initially built as a temporary structure to celebrate the centenary of the Revolution and the 1889 Exhibition it was due for demolition immediately after. Since then this steel structure, which defies architectural rules has become the symbol of Paris. In the 20's it was also the radio and telegraphy transmitter, and is now the radio and TV transmitter for Paris and its region.
The 12,000 steel girders are held together by 2,500,000 rivets and it has three viewing platforms: the 1st at 57m, the second at 115m, the third at 276m. The top of the antenna is 320m from the ground. From the 3rd platform you can see Paris and its suburbs, and on a clear day you can see Chartres Cathedral. |
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Inaugurated in 1974, this tower of 210 meters, is second only to the Eiffel Tower. 56 piles, sunk 70 meters underground, support this building combing offices and leisure spaces. At its feet spreads a lively district, which still retains the memories of the Roaring Twenties where, between the Rotonde and the Coupole, French and American artists and writers congregated to enjoy themselves, particularly during prohibition in the United States.
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In 1670, King Louis XIV adopted the plans of Libéral Bruant for the construction of a hospital for invalided soldiers, otherwise condemned to begging or theft. The works, the second most significant, after those of Versailles commenced in 1671. The Soldiers church opened in 1677. However, it was not until 1706 that the consecration of the royal church, celebrated for its gilded dome, marked the end of the work. Today the Dome of the Invalides contains the ashes of Napoleon brought back in 1840. |
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In the 1920's the St Germain quarter was the meeting place for the students, artists and writers of the Left Bank. After the German occupation it was the most fashionable district for jazz musicians, Jean-Paul Sartre and his existentialists, not forgetting Albert Camus and Boris Vian an artist of eclectic talents, a jazz trumpeter, a poet and novelist, who contributed greatly to the image of St Germain. The district became fashionable particularly because of the American Press, flattered at this acknowledgement of jazz, American music, much more appreciated in the City of Light than in the country where it was born. |
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A Specialized Agency of the United Nations, UNESCO works throughout the world for a peace founded on dignity and unity. Member States created the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1946 for the purpose of advancing, through the educational and scientific, cultural and communication relations of the peoples of the world, the objective of international peace and the common welfare of mankind. |
| Inaugurated in 1958, the international headquarters of UNESCO is the most international building in Paris, both in terms of the membership of the Organization it houses (currently standing at 186 States) and in terms of its construction, for it is the combined work of the American Breuer, the Italian Nervi and the Frenchman Zehrfuss. |
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