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50 Things To Do In Paris, France
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to do in Paris?
46 La Cinémathèque
Française
 The
Big Screen in Paris
The preservation
and protection of French Culture is a serious business. The Cinémathèque
Française is very serious about its role in this noble endeavor.
La Cinémathèque
Française resides in a beautiful work of architecture. Designed
by Frank Gehry, who also designed the Bilbao Guggenheim museum,
the museum is a maze of light and dark intended to evoke a projection
booth.
Within the
the Cinémathèque Française are 18,000 posters,
10,500 costume and set drawings, 17,500 press reviews, 450,000 photos
of shootings of more than 20,000 films and 6,000 directors, 18,700
books about movies, 467 periodic collections, 2,600 videos and 1,350
DVD's. There should be something that will interest you. You just
have to find it.
Free ticket
to the movies with a French Paris
Pass
47 Friday
Night Skate
Get your skates
on. Twenty odd people and thousands of their friends get rolling
around Paris on Friday Night Skate at Tour Montparnasse. The variable
30km route costs nothing except for your time. Starts at 10pm. Finishes
around 1am.
48 Château
Fontainebleau
 Château
Fontainebleau - a reflective glory
The magnificent
Château du Fontainebleau was the main summer residence of
French Kings and of course Napoleon who described the Château
de Fontainebleau as, "the work of centuries, the home of kings".
He signed his first abdication here in 1814 and said 'goodbye I
love you' to his army in its courtyard.
As you might
expect the interior of this stunning château is stunning.
All manner of beautiful paintings, tapestries resulting in an overall
feeling of being stunned.
Château
du Fontainebleau is 55 kilometres from the centre of Paris.
Don't be stung
- go with a Paris
Pass
49 Arènes
de Lutèce left overs
Arènes
de Lutèce was one of largest Roman amphitheaters in the world.
It was built near the Roman town of Lutetia (or Paris). Entertainment
used to include circuses, live animals performances, sporting contests,
theater and, of course, gladiators! How much blood you wonder…or
perhaps it is better not to.
The amphitheater
measured 41 meters (135 feet) in length, was surrounded by 2.5 meter
(8 ft) walls and could accommodate up to 15,000 spectators. It met
its demise around the end of the 3rd century, possibly from some
of the descendents of its performers. The next stage of its life
was death. Perhaps, befittingly, Arènes de Lutèce
became a cemetery. In twelfth century the cemetery itself was buried.
50 Cimetière
du Père-Lachaise
If you are
famous do you live forever? Visit the cemetery of the famous dead
and decide for yourself. Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
is said to be one of the the most poetic of Paris's many attractions.
Perched in a hidden corner of northeast Paris Cimetière du
Père-Lachaise draws in the living from all over the globe.
Apart from countless famous figures that are buried at Père
Lachaise it is also an incomparably secretive, peaceful place, with
its winding pathways, lush landscapes and impressive works of art.
Some of the
most popular dead people include The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison,
whose tomb is kept constant vigil by fans. The French playwright
Molière, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and Richard Wright.
Climbing to
the cemetery's summit to look down upon the lavishly designed crypts
is recommended particularly if the weather is kind.
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