Notre Dame and Opéra Garnier
May 14, 2009
What a big day! Two amazing places that are each the setting of two of my favorite movies!
This is Notre Dame Cathedral, a church that has more history than most buildings in the world! Construction started on the church in 1163 – more than 846 years ago – and was finished about 1345. One of my favorite books-turned-movie is set here. The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written by Victor Hugo in the early 19th century and set there because he loved the church’s architecture. People all over France became interested in Notre Dame and even contributed money for its restoration because of Hugo’s book. Look up Notre Dame on Wikipedia to read some really cool information about it!
This really cool building is the setting for another of my favorite stories “The Phantom of the Opera”. This is the Palais Opera (or “Opera Palace”) built in 1875 under the supervision of Emperor Napoleon III. It is one of the greatest building built in that time – and is still one of the most loved building in all of France. In 1896 one of the counterweights holding the massive chandelier broke and the chandelier came crashing down killing a person. The tragedy inspired Gaston Leroux to write his novel ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in 1909. The novel was turned into an opera and the opera was made into a movie.
Stay tuned! I have bunches of Parisian adventures left to share!
Have an Adventure Everyday!
Affectueusement,
Dewey
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matthew | May 18th, 2009 at 11:55 am
another movie was fimed in paris called rush hour 3
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Cat | May 18th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I would love to go to Paris Dewy is lucky he got to go……I hope he is haveing a great time
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♀alejandra♀ | May 18th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I bet Dewy must be having a great time right now!!! I wonder if hese eaten any exoctic foods? Well I hope the rest of his trip is great!!!
love,
alejandra
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♥ALex | May 18th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
This makes me wanna go to france even More than i did before!! it looks very Pretty and gorgeous at night!! Meh i REALLY wanna go theree ♥♥♥so gothic yet so beautiful <— Notre Dame
♥Alex☺
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christinEe | May 18th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
what a beautiful sight Notre Dame is! it looks so gothic in a way… and the opera garnier! so many lights and from the looks of it, the PPhantom of the opera looks like a good play…