Stories tagged "France": 3
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Cimetière de Montmartre
The Montmartre Cemetery is known for housing bright and well-known creatives. Edgar Degas, a French artist famous for his drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures is buried here. The gravesite of Degas, labeled “Famille de Gas” is a…
The Church of Saint-Séverin
The church began as a humble oratory in the sixth century then morphed into a chapel and later a basilica. Nothing remains of the eleventh century structure after it was attacked by Vikings and was rebuilt in the thirteenth century. Three quarters…
La Grande Arche de la Defense
La Grande Arche de la Defense is a skyscraper built in Europe's largest business district, la Defense. During la Grande Arche's inception, la Defense was somewhat successful but it had little green space, lacked a full skyline, and did not…