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Eiffel's Other Works

Admirers of Eiffel's engineering feats: LA RUCHE : in Passage Dantzig , Montparnasse . This three-storey circular structure was designed by Eiffel to be used as a wine rotunda at the Great Exposition of 1900. LEVALLOIS - PERRET : cemetery, situated in a north- western suburb of Paris, which is Eiffel's grave. THE GARABIT VIADUCT: near Ruynes -en- margeride , spanning the Truere river in the Massif Central, Bridging a valley in a mountainous region like the Cantal while suspending a train 120 metres above is no task for the fainthearted but for four years, Eiffel kept at it with gusto. When the viaduct opened in 1884, it was at the moment the hi

Eiffel's Other Works

Admirers of Eiffel's engineering feats: LA RUCHE : in Passage Dantzig , Montparnasse . This three-storey circular structure was designed by Eiffel to be used as a wine rotunda at the Great Exposition of 1900. LEVALLOIS - PERRET : cemetery, situated in a north- western suburb of Paris, which is Eiffel's grave. THE GARABIT VIADUCT: near Ruynes -en- margeride , spanning the Truere river in the Massif Central, Bridging a valley in a mountainous region like the Cantal while suspending a train 120 metres above is no task for the fainthearted but for four years, Eiffel kept at it with gusto. When the viaduct opened in 1884, it was at the moment the hi

Eiffel Tower - Paris - France

Dominating the capital's skyline at a lofty height of 324 metres, La Tour Eiffel was built as a showpiece entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle , a World Fair commemorating 100 years since the French Revolution. In total, it took 300 workers two years, two months and five days to join together 18,038 pieces of puddled iron using a jaw-dropping 2.5 million rivets. As France's best- loved monument , there can be little doubt about its future these days, but despite its instant familiarity, the tower still has the power to surprise and captivate. Who can forget the awesome Millennium celebrations when fireworks exploded into the midnight air from the entire length of the structure? Who hasn't uttered a quiet gasp upon witnessing the ten- minute glimmering light show that now occurs every hour on the hour from sunset until 1 am? It's views from the summit that enthral the crowds who rush to pick out the graceful sweep of the Champs- Elysees , the unmissable outli

Eiffel Tower - Paris - France

Dominating the capital's skyline at a lofty height of 324 metres, La Tour Eiffel was built as a showpiece entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle , a World Fair commemorating 100 years since the French Revolution. In total, it took 300 workers two years, two months and five days to join together 18,038 pieces of puddled iron using a jaw-dropping 2.5 million rivets. As France's best- loved monument , there can be little doubt about its future these days, but despite its instant familiarity, the tower still has the power to surprise and captivate. Who can forget the awesome Millennium celebrations when fireworks exploded into the midnight air from the entire length of the structure? Who hasn't uttered a quiet gasp upon witnessing the ten- minute glimmering light show that now occurs every hour on the hour from sunset until 1 am? It's views from the summit that enthral the crowds who rush to pick out the graceful sweep of the Champs- Elysees , the unmissable outli

Bobino - Paris - France

The only show you have to see. More than 100,000 spectators have been transfixed by the crazy show of this new cabaret. All the artists of Bobin'O will make your evening unforgettable. Dance, sing, magic glitter and sparkles... You are going to be astonished by a spectacle " en scene" such as you have never seen: more than 40 artists, 250 costumes and 20 scenes. The best spectacle in the style of the very best Parisians revues! Dinner - Show - Lounge - Club INFO/ RESA : 08 2000 9000 www.bobino.fr Address: 14 - 20, rue de la gaite - 75014 Paris

Bobino - Paris - France

The only show you have to see. More than 100,000 spectators have been transfixed by the crazy show of this new cabaret. All the artists of Bobin'O will make your evening unforgettable. Dance, sing, magic glitter and sparkles... You are going to be astonished by a spectacle " en scene" such as you have never seen: more than 40 artists, 250 costumes and 20 scenes. The best spectacle in the style of the very best Parisians revues! Dinner - Show - Lounge - Club INFO/ RESA : 08 2000 9000 www.bobino.fr Address: 14 - 20, rue de la gaite - 75014 Paris

Modern Slaves Joke

Natural things take their time to grow. The first towns, took centuries to build. Mountains took millions of years. Modern ways are much different. Big city dwellers are slaves to speed. All is speed ed up: breathing, eating, speaking, writing, building.

Homework Joke

The teacher, asked a pupil, where was his homework. "On the way to school," he replied "I made an aeroplane out of it, but it was hijacked."

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