So many wonders to behold in Paris. The French Revolution is not a completely foreign topic for me, yet I see that its effects continue to be felt for generations.
I was able to visit a very new building, not even 200 years old. The structure was built for the 1889 World Fair and remains to this day. Some call it the Iron Lady but I believe its most commonly known as the Eiffel Tower. I shall not bore you with tales of how I felt to be so high from the earth below me.
I then went to visit the Chateau of King Louis XIV. I must admit that when I heard of his and Marie's beheading I could not find the reason within myself for such a gruesome act. Now that I have witnessed with my own eyes what the tax monies paid for, I can see more clearly why the Revolution happened in such a dramatic way. I still cannot bear the tragedy of it all.
After walking through the crowded hallways of the Palace, I went quite a ways away to a neighboring city that goes by the name of Le Chesnay. I stopped at a horrible looking piece of property. Many objects I could not identify, but they looked like rusty tubes. I also so iron pieces go way into the sky. Others called them cranes, but looked nothing like a bird to me. I was informed that this was the place of a new building to built. I cannot understand why a place so rich in history would need a new building.
I was able to visit a very new building, not even 200 years old. The structure was built for the 1889 World Fair and remains to this day. Some call it the Iron Lady but I believe its most commonly known as the Eiffel Tower. I shall not bore you with tales of how I felt to be so high from the earth below me.
I then went to visit the Chateau of King Louis XIV. I must admit that when I heard of his and Marie's beheading I could not find the reason within myself for such a gruesome act. Now that I have witnessed with my own eyes what the tax monies paid for, I can see more clearly why the Revolution happened in such a dramatic way. I still cannot bear the tragedy of it all.
After walking through the crowded hallways of the Palace, I went quite a ways away to a neighboring city that goes by the name of Le Chesnay. I stopped at a horrible looking piece of property. Many objects I could not identify, but they looked like rusty tubes. I also so iron pieces go way into the sky. Others called them cranes, but looked nothing like a bird to me. I was informed that this was the place of a new building to built. I cannot understand why a place so rich in history would need a new building.
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