WHY ARE THESE PLACES IMPORTANTS?

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The opera house: This building was built in a mixture of a different architectural styles. The opera house is important because is a symbol of the wealth and confidence of France during the Second Empire.

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The Eifffel Tower: It is important because for 130 years, the Eiffel Tower has been a powerful and distinctive symbol of the city of Paris, and by extension, of France. At first, when it was built for the 1889 World's Fair, it impressed the entire world by its stature and daring design, and symbolized French know-how and industrial genius.

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The Sacre Coeur: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. It is important because, it was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919.

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Notre Dame: The cathedral is important because it has been a symbol of Paris since the 12th century and is home to incalculable works of art. It is one of the world's most famous tourist attractions, with almost 13 million people visiting each year.

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The pantheon: The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Rome. The Pantheon is situated on the site of an earlier structure of the same name, built around 25 B.C. by statesman Marcus Agrippa, and is thought to have been designed as a temple for Roman gods.

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Arc de Triomphe: It is important because it honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.

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Les invalides: Relevant and impressive. The Hôtel des Invalides is one of the most important monuments in Paris, not only because of the art work it houses and its beautiful golden dome, but because it is a decisive part of the French Armed Forces and it is the burial site of NapoleonI.

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Musée de Cluny: Is housed in one of the oldest buildings in Paris, a former townhouse whose construction started in 1334. Yet beneath it is something even older: the ruins of Gallo-Roman thermal baths believed to have been used by 3rd-century boatmen.

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Place république: The Place de la République is a square in Paris. The square has an area of 3.4 ha (8.4 acres). It is important because its size, its location in the city and its symbolic connotation.

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Cemetery Père Lachaise: It is important because the famous people buried there are Peter Abelard and Héloïse, Jacques-Louis David, Frédéric Chopin, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Marcel Marceau, and Jim Morrison.