The Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was built in January 26, 1882 by Gustave Eiffel. ... The first level 57.63 meters (189 feet), there are playful animations that let you discover the past ant present of the tower, a large gallery with explanatory panels that lead you through the sites and monuments of Paris. Also, at the first level there is the Souvenir Shop, Altitude 95 restaurant, and a post office with special stamps of the Paris Eiffel Tower. ...

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Based on a short-time study of Little Saigons, a Vietnamese ethnic enclave, and Paris by Night, a musical cultural variety show, this paper examines the social, cultural, and emotional significance of such culture preservation in the lives of immigrants. ... Little Saigon and Paris by Night: Creating a Sense of Identity The story of the Vietnamese immigrant experience is one of pain and loss. ... One way that is achieved within the Vietnamese community is through Little Saigons- Vietnamese centers for commercial, cultural, and political activity-- and Paris by Night, Vietnamese-language musica...

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The next early morning, we took the first class EuroStar from Rome To Paris (990 miles, $226/per adult). ... The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. ... The construction was entrusted to Chalgrin, who built a model of the arch on the real site in 1810 for Napoléon's wedding to Marie-Louise, daughter of the Austrian ambassador. ... The Arch is a site both of memories and current events and celebrations. ... I think it was a a truly impressive landmark, 50 metres high and 45 metres wide, I do...

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The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris and was built in 1887 and finished in 1889. The tower provided a dramatic symbol for the exposition and elevators to make it possible for fairgoers to have fabulous view of Paris. ... The design was the winning entry from 700 submissions in a competition to design a temporary structure for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889. ... Between 150 and 300 workers on the building site, led by a team of veterans of the great metal viaduct projects, were responsible for assembling this gigantic set. ...

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Our hotel was situated in the heart of Paris which gave us ample time to visit the most famous sites, such as the Louvre museum. ... I admit that at that time it was not the most exiting thing I would do while in Paris but nowadays I am very proud to say that I saw a lot of the paintings that we talk about in our lectures. ...

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A Benedictine abbot called Suger was building a new church outside of Paris. ... The Goltho's house in Lincolnshire, rebuilt in the late thirteenth century and abandoned about a century later, compared with earlier houses on the same village site, all of much flimsier construction, was built to last. ... The ambulatory vaults of Bourges and of Norte-Dame in Paris are good examples of this flexibility. ... Probably the most famous is the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. ...

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This account of Paris will look at how Paris has become a "global" city, and how it plans to remain there, and the problems that it faces. ... Globalisation has a large effect on the urban fabric of Paris. ... The city with the highly specialised services and financial innovation "a site for post-industrial production" (Sassen 1991) The service sector still employs 2.3 million people within the Ile-de-France region. ... Leading to strong social polarisation within Paris. ... This led to a high unemployment level in Paris. ...

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In some cases, parks have replaced derelict industrial sites. ... Paris is the most visited city in the world, with more than 30 million visitors per year. ... The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre are the most visited sites in Paris. The city is also a very popular site for international conferences and trade shows. ... The city also has well over 100 theaters (theatres) in Paris. ...

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Expansion usually results from creating a concept to fit an attractive site rather from aggressively seeking locations to proliferate a brand as chain-restaurant companies do. ... The site was an offer they couldn't resist but the concept had to fit the plaza. ... Review of Literature Selected Reference: Architectural Record Peripheriques wraps the Nouveau Casino in Paris with a prismatic ceiling animated by video imagery. ... With apartments overlooking the site, the main challenge was to maximize the interior ceiling height and create a soundproof envelope, all without raisi...

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By using superblocks he transformed the amount of land use by using tall towers that opened up over half of the site while keeping the population density the same and in some cases even increasing it, accounting for growth. ... Le Corbusier was very confident in architecture's role in social transformation, even suggesting that there would be a revolution if Paris did not accept the Radiant City Plan. ... Moses did however have the same top-down approach in New York as Haussmann did in Paris. ... The practice for the government previously was to select a renewal site, purchase it, reloc...

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It is set approximately 35 miles outside of Paris in the French countryside. ... The entire site is placed in a dense area of trees, which provides the gardens with somewhat a sense of seclusion (figure 1). ... This axis is also mirrored in the layout of the actual palace on the site. ... Although the gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte are the most important design element in the site as a whole, the design of the palace is also very important to the overall design. ...

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Denis is named after the first bishop of Paris and his companions martyred in 270; a small chapel was built over the place of their burial, which is now the site of the Abbey. ... Notre Dame in Paris is an example of a cathedral designed after the Gothic influence of St. ...

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Potential mineral resource developments around the Montezuma Canyon (southeastern Utah, San Juan Basin) were threatening archeological sites, petroglyphs, and ancient Pueblo and Navajo sites and artifacts. ... The destruction of Indigenous Cultural and Sacred sites and properties has been occurring since the "Day of Discovery." ... Part of the dilemma is the view non-Natives have on what we (Indigenous People) consider cultural or sacred sites and properties. ... I recall this same viewpoint when the French court, in 2013, made a determination for approving the auction for several Hopi/Zuni ka...

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According to Briney (2011), nowadays the UNESCO has more than 195 countries members; it is based in Paris and has more than fifty offices distributed in the world. ... Every country can candidate an unlimited number of sites, with a costly and lengthy practice. However, Smith (2103) states that a site must meet at least one criterion on ten to be included in the tentative list. Six criteria are related to the cultural importance of a human-made site and four are associated with the importance of a natural site (See Appendix 1). ... The other richer countries, such as European countries, see th...

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Paris has about one sixth of France's population living there. Paris is the largest city in France. ... Paris's is France's main manufacturing center. ... Racers race around all of France, and end in Paris. ... Their history and arts are exciting, they have some of the biggest sites to see in the...

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Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden on November 27, 1701. Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist, mathematician, poet, and writer of popular science. He was born into a well-known scientific family. His father, Nils Celsius, was a professor in astronomy. His two grandfathers; Magnus Cel...

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In Paris, France on November 29, 1932 Jacques Chirac was born. ... In 1976 he formed the conservative Rally of the Republic movement, and later became the mayor of Paris. ... The capital is Paris. ... Paris is the site for peace negotiations between the United States and Great Britain at the end of the war. ...

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He returned to Paris, withdrawing from his command.(Encylopedia of World Biography, 245) The Battle of Paris took place in the spring of 1797. Napoleon was called upon to hold the Austrian forces at Paris, while another French army invaded the Austrian Republic. ... Not only did Napoleon hold off the attacking Austrians, he also defeated them just outside of Paris. ... (Funk & Wagnalls, 23) News of Napoleon's victory at Aub Qir arrived with him in Paris and spread like wildfire. ...

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In 1941 he and his brother and sister were sent to concentration camps in Drancy, Paris, that was the last time he ever saw them. ... When the Air Force was established as a separate branch of the service in 1945 Wiesbaden was selected as the site of the Air Force Headquarters in Europe until 1975. ... The Celts founded a settlement, on the site of Wiesbaden now, about the 3rd century BC. ...

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Several organizations such as .unicef, .paris, .nyc, .canon, and .hitachi have already publicized their plans to claim a domain name, but many companies and governments refuse to comment for competition reasons (Gross). ... For instance, if a certain bank only has domains with a specific suffix, scammers would have a difficult time leading users to a fake site (Gross). ...

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The ACI site development is part of the largest redevelopment project in Australia at present, that is, the Green Square/South Sydney Growth Center. ... Specifically it analyses the urban design principles underpinning the master plans for both the ACI site and the overall Green Square Draft Structural Master Plan against principles derived from some well known urban design theories. ... Subsequent council guidelines and planning instruments covering the area and masterplans for other sites such as the ACI site and Green Square Town Centre (both prepared by Lester Firth Australia (LFA) (Pacifi...

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Famous Entrepreneur Analysis Pierre Omidyar Founder of EBay History Before eBay Pierre Omidyar was born on July 21, 1967 in Paris, France. ... To his amazement the site was engulfed with visitors viewing and trying to purchase the items listed on the page. He soon had to set up a separate site in order to control the growing masses, and dubbed it eBay. ... Great idea however didn't stop the traffic and site continued to grow. ... He eventually caught some bad publicity due to potential sale of contraband through the site. ...

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Aims and Objectives The main aims and objectives of the business are: Short-term To survive and break even (Year 1) To cut in to the market and build a good reputation by providing a reliable and efficient service (Year 4) Long-term To expand to a public limited company and widen the range of services (Year 10) To be able to compete well with competition and own a large market share of the British market (Year 15) To possibly expand to European markets e.g. set-up in Italy (Year 25) Staffing/Training Initially we would need one tour guide to help customers to cope with difficulties a...

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