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Country name: French
Republic
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro
Languages spoken:
French
Major cities: Strasbourg,
Lyon, Bordeaux, Nates,
Tours, Marseille, Lourdes,
Cannes, etc.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was the
principle residence of the French
kings in ancient times. It is a
beautiful palace with splendid
gardens.
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought
iron tower on the Champ de
Mars in Paris, France. It is
named after the engineer
Gustave Eiffel whose company
designed and built the tower.
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The national flag of France is a FR NCE
tricolour featuring three vertical
bands of blue, white and red. It is
known as the French tricolour or People and Culture
simply the tricolour. French people are generally friendly. They say ‘Good day Sir/Madam’ – ‘Bonjour Madame/
Monsieur’ and shake hands when they meet people.
History
In 700-500 BC the Celtic Gauls arrived French Cuisine
France is most famous for its desserts and pastries. French
in France. In 58-50 BC Roman emperor
Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls and croissants and macaroons are most famous among them and
can be seen in all pastry shops.
France became part
of the Roman Empire
until 476 AD. France
was ruled by kings
for many centuries
until the storming
of the Bastille
during the French
Revolution in 1789. Then Napoleon Mont Blanc
became emperor of the French Republic Mont Blanc is the highest mountain Gavarnie Waterfalls
until he was sent to exile. range of France. Its name means The Gavarnie Waterfalls is the
the White Mountains. highest waterfalls in mainland
France. It reaches a height of
422 metres.
Major Events:
Two major international events take place in
France every year.
Louvre Museum Tour de France
Louvre Museum is the world’s The Tour de France is an annual multiple stage
largest museum and a historic Verdon Gorge bicycle race held in France. It is a 21 day long
monument in Paris, France. You The Verdon Gorge in South Eastern event which is organised in different stages.
can see the famous portrait of France is a river canyon which is
Mona Lisa here. one of the most beautiful Each day the cyclist with the quickest overall time
in Europe. from the very start of the first day of the race,
gets to wear the prestigious ‘Yellow jersey’.
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France which previews
new films of all genres, including documentaries from around the world.
Notre-Dame de Paris The most prestigious award given out at the Cannes is the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) award
The Notre-Dame de Paris is a for the best film. Various people from the world of entertainment come up to support good
Catholic Cathedral of France. It is a movies here. It is a celebration of the art of cinema.
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