The Château de Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, France.
In English it is often referred to as the Palace of Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village, but it is now a suburb of Paris. From 1682, when King Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal [...]
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Chateau de Versailles
Posted in Architecture on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Paris Opera House
Posted in Architecture on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Palais Garnier
In 1858, Napoleon III decided to build the Grand Opera, for which Paris had long been awaiting, in the new business quarter designed by Baron Haussmann. The previous halls, since the foundation of the Académie Royale de Music, founded in 1669 by Louis XIV, had been either of temporary [...]
French
Posted in Languages on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Excuze-moi, monsieur, ou sont le toilette?” or “Comment vous appallez-vou?”, when some one says these words to you, how would you react? Would you say “Pardon, Je parle une peux de Francais,” or “Je ne parle pas Francais,”? Or just “Sorry, I can’t speak French,”
Here are some basic French to [...]
Paris, one of the most beautiful city in the world
Posted in Places on June 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever visit this wonderful city?
Paris is the capital city of France. It is situated on the River Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (“Région parisienne”). Paris has an estimated population of 2,153,600 within city limit (2005 est.) The Paris urban area has a population of 9.93 million and [...]