Back in 2007, my family and I took a trip all over Europe, and we had traveled to many different areas. Some of the areas that we had gone to were in Spain, France, and Italy. During our trip after we had left Spain, we had made our way driving down into certain parts of… Continue reading 2007 Cannes Film Festival
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The Catacombs of Paris
The French buried about six million people’s remains underground because of disease. Port-Mahon Sculptures They were made from 1777 to 1782 in order to represent the Port-Mahon Palace in Minorca in the Balearic Islands. They were sculpted in memory of Decure, one of the first workers in the Quarry Inspections, who was killed from… Continue reading The Catacombs of Paris
Notre Dame
The faith was unbelievable back then. It took 400-800 years to build. The people who were working on it knew they would never see the end of it. They had precision and workmanship. When they switched architects, he switched things around, and it started to collapse. The church was sought in Spain by Gaudi. The… Continue reading Notre Dame
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles started as Louis XIII’s hunting lounge. His son Louis XIV then started adding on to it. In 1682, he moved the court and government to Versailles. The Grand Apartments of the King and Queen were built in the 1670s. The Hall of Mirrors is designed by Mansart.
