Unit 53 A Tour to Paris II 快乐巴黎游（下）

Part 3 A Tour to Paris II 巴黎旅游胜地介绍（下）

    The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel  凯旋门

    The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was built between 1806 and 1808 by Napoleon I following the model of the Arc of Constantine in Rome. The two arches built by Napoleon - Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe at Etoile, were to commemorate his victories, and the grand army who had won them. The bronze horses on top of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel were taken from Saint-Marc of Venice. These were later returned after WWII.

    高45米的凯旋门，是当年拿破仑为纪念法国大军战胜奥俄联军而建造的，前后经过三十年，一八六三年建成。在这雄伟的建筑物下就是无名英雄纪念碑从凯旋门可以看到迷人的香谢丽舍大道和十二条以凯旋门为中心，向四面八方伸展的放射形大道。

    Versailles 凡尔赛宫

    Situated several km S-W of Paris, Versailles, at the time of Louis XIII was no more than a modest hunting lodge. The creation of the great castle was due to Louis XIV who abandoned the Louvre to build a royal palace. The architects Hardouin-Mansart and Le Notre managed the works for a long time. In 1789, the royal family finally returned to Paris. In 1837, Louis-Philippe decided to convert it as the museum of French History. Nowadays, the castle has been restored to be as beautiful as in the past.

    位于巴黎西南郊约20公里处的凡尔赛宫，由路易十四建造，以其特有的建筑群闻名于世，包括城堡、花园、教堂及镜殿等等。它是欧洲最繁华的一座宫殿，气势磅礴，布局严密。它的外观宏伟、壮观，内部陈设及装璜更富于艺术魅力。凡尔赛宫包括100万平方米的园林，700多个房间厅室和一所可容纳1200名观众的剧院。正宫前面是一座风格独特的法兰西式的大花园，园内树木花草，郁郁葱葱，如茵的草地，绚丽的花坛，景色优美。此外，1400多个不息喷涌的喷泉，纷呈异彩，使人流连忘返。

    The Place de la Concorde 协和广场

    The Place de la Concorde, which is the largest place in Paris, is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elysées. It is in the 8th arrondissement, or district, of the city.

    Jacques Ange Gabriel, Louis XV's architect, began construction in 1754 and completed it in 1763. It was thus called the Place Louis XV. The place was constructed to hold an equestrian statue of Louis XV that the city of Paris commissioned in 1748 from Bouchardon to offer to the king.

    The place formed an octagon bordered by large moats that no longer exist. In contrast to older places that were closed, la Place de la Concorde, largely open, served as an intersection as well as a decoration.

    The equestrian statue marks the intersection of two principal axis: the East-West axis from the perspective of the Tuilerie Gardens and the Champs Elysées, the North-South axis from the perspective of la rue Royale and the bridge created in alignment. With respect to urban accomplishments, it is the greatest achievement of the Enlightenment in the capital.

    协和广场建成于1775年，它是为歌颂法国路易十五世而建的。耸立于广场中心的纪念碑是1831年埃及赠送给法国的。协和广场最美的莫过于它的夜景：古色古香的路灯，燃着菊色的光泽，融入香谢丽舍大道的灯，一直注入凯旋门的不灭之火；是花都的夜光河，如此柔和，似乎有意尽可能的照亮广场的夜。

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