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The Eiffel Tower was originally only created to participate to a Universal Art Exhibition competition in 1889. It was built by Gustave Alexandre Eiffel, an engineer who had experience in constructing high-level railway viaducts. The Eiffel Tower won the competition but was supposed to be destroyed (unbuilt) after the exhibition.
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Under the auspices of Bishop de Sully, the construction began in 1160 and was completed around 1345. During the construction many events occured such as in 1297, the King Louis IX was canonized as St. Louis, and in 1304, Philip the Fair celebrated his military victory by riding his horse up and down the aisles in the Notre Dame cathedral. By the 17th century, it was very fashionable to loathe the Notre Dame.
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Jean Croissant
Several assumptions are made about these mysterious menhirs. Certainly these menhirs have been placed on specific magnetic lines in the North/South axis, like needles of acupuncture on the skin of the Earth...
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Known as the prehistoric site featuring megaliths, Carnac is the most passionate subject for archeologist, historian, scientist, spiritual healers, druids, astrologists and psychics. A must see in Brittany.
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It was not until the year 1730, when five streets radiated out from the Etoile de Chaillotthat this area started to receive much more attention. In 1758, there were several plans being drawn up to decide what was to to built in this particular location. A bizarre proposal was a gigantic elephant housing ballrooms and a theater in the midst of the square. However, the plans appeared a bit too ambitious and Napoleon Bonaparte had other ideas, he built a monument for the glorification of his Grande Armée, a triumphal arch in classical style - the Arc de Triomphe.
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