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The Eiffel Tower ( / ˈaɪfəl / ⓘ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed " La dame de fer " (French for "Iron Lady"), it was ...
Franz Karl Reichelt [1] [note 1] (German pronunciation: [fʁants kaʁl ˈʁaɪ̯çl̩t]; 16 October 1878 [1] – 4 February 1912), [3] also known as Henry François Reichelt [3] after his French naturalization, was an Austro-Hungarian-born [4] French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the ...
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 ( French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl] ), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. [ a] It attracted more than thirty-two ...
The French Open ( French: Internationaux de France de tennis ), also known as Roland-Garros ( French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos] ), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. [ c] The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. [ 2]
Opening date. October 1, 1982. Ride statistics. Attraction type. Themed Pavilion. Theme. Paris, France. The France Pavilion is a French -themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. Its location is between the Morocco and United Kingdom pavilions.
www .catacombes .paris .fr /en. The Catacombs of Paris ( French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation ⓘ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. [ 2] Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer ("Gate of Hell") former city gate; the ...
t. e. Paris in the Belle Époque was a period in the history of the city between the years 1871 to 1914, from the beginning of the Third French Republic until the First World War. It saw the construction of the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Métro, the completion of the Paris Opera, and the beginning of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 ( French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl] ), better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development ...