A Four City Tour of Europe

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A Four City Tour of Europe
By Carolyn Wuertz
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Table of Contents
London
Madrid
Rome
Paris
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London
In London there are so many things to see and
do. Here are but a few.
Big Ben Houses of Parliament
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Big Ben

• The Houses of Parliament that stand
• today were built between 1840 and
• They consist of The House of
• Commons and The House of Lords.
• The members of The Lords are not
• elected and are not involved in
• taxation and finance.

The Clock tower is 320 feet high and most think
that the name Big Ben comes from Sir Benjamin
Hall who was Commissioner of Works and involved
in the project. He was a big man. The bell
weighs over 3 tons.
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Tower of London
The Tower was constructed around 1078 and has
housed the Crown Jewels for the past 600 years.
It is most famous as a prison, but it has been a
royal residence and palace, treasury, fortress,
library, arsenal factory and execution site.
Prisoners entered the Tower through Traitors
Gate.
Traitor's Gate
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Westminster Abbey
Over 3000 people are either buried or
memorialized here. All but two British monarchs
have been crowned here. It is still a church
with regular worship services.
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Quiz
1. Members of the House of Lords are elected.
False
True
2. Big Ben was named after Benjamin Franklin.
True
False
3. The Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of
London
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False
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Paris
Built for the International Exhibition of Paris
of 1889. Gustave Eiffels design won out over
700 proposals. People of France
petitioned against its construction. Strange
happeningsscaled by a mountaineer, parachuted
off, bicycle ridden from first level.
Eiffel Tower
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Arc de Triomphe
Commissioned by Napoleon finished in 1836.
Four sculptures at the bases of the four
pillars. On Bastille Day, July 14, a mili- tary
parade down the Champs Elysees begins here.

Beneath the Arc Is the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and eternal flame commemorating the dead
of 2 world wars.
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Louvre
The Louvre is home to many great works of art.
Above are four of these works. From left to
rightVenus de Milo 100 BC, Winged Victory of
Sarmothrace 190 BC, Mummy covering 800 BC, and
the Mona Lisa. The idea of a museum originated
with Louis XVI and opened Aug 10, 1793.
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Quiz

• All the people of France have always loved the
  Eiffel
• Tower.

False
True
2. Bastille Day is July 14.
True
False
3. The Louvre houses the Mona Lisa.
True
False
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Madrid
When you visit Spain you must try the churros con
chocolate and sangrianot necessarily together.
See recipes on the Food Network.
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The Royal Palace
Hall of Columns
Dining room
Owned by the King of Spain Visitors can see
50 of the 2800 rooms Still used for head of
state visits
Throne room
Armory
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Puerta Del Sol
This building is equivalent to our state
capital. The clock tower on top is the one
that all Spaniards look toward on New Years Eve.
They eat one grape to count down each of the
twelve chimes.
Kilometer zero in front of the building is a
stone slab. It is the geographical center of
Spain.
Kilometer Zero
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Quiz

• The Royal Palace is owned by the King of Spain.
  

True
False
2. Spaniards eat grapes on New Years Eve.
False
True
3. The Royal Palace has 2800 rooms.
True
False
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Rome
Trevi Fountain
Nicola Salvi created the fountain between 1732
and 1762. If you want to return to Rome, legend
has it that you have to toss a coin in the water
over your shoulder with your back to the fountain.
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Roman Colosseum
Building began in 80 AD. It was the first
permanent amphitheater in Rome. Seating for
50,000 and 80 entrances for the crowds. Below
the arena was a complex set of rooms and passages
for wild beasts.
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Vatican City
St. Peters
Popes residence
Vatican City is entirely within the city of Rome.
It includes St. Peters church, St. Peters
Square, the Vatican Palace, and the Vatican
Gardens. The Popes residence is to the right of
St. Peters in the Vatican Palace.
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Quiz

• The Trevi Fountain is in Vatican City.

False
True
2. The Colosseum was built in 1820.
False
True
3. The Popes residence is in St. Peters Church.
True
False
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