| A | B |
|---|
| Paris | named for tribe Parisii who lived there |
| Ile de la Cité | island, or oldest part of Paris |
| arrondissements | 20 administrative districts of Paris |
| Seine | river dividing Paris |
| rive droite | right bank |
| rive gauche | left bank |
| quais | streets bordering the Seine |
| Pont Neuf | oldest bridge in Paris |
| Louvre | famous museum with glass pyramid entrance |
| 3 treasures of the Louvre | Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, and Venus de Milo |
| Hôtel des Invalides | military museum that has Napoleon's tomb |
| Centre Pompidou | modern art museum |
| Musée d'Orsay | former train station that now is an Impressionist museum |
| Notre Dame | gothic cathedral |
| Sacré Coeur | Sacred Heart, the white domed church at Montmartre |
| Sainte Chapelle | stained-glass chapel built for Louis IX |
| Quartier Latin | student section of Paris |
| boulevard St. Michel | main street of the Latin Quarter |
| Champs- Elyséees | wide tree-lined avenue of Paris |
| Sorbonne | University of Paris |
| jardin du Luxembourg | students' park in the Quartier Latin |
| Place de la Concorde | largest square, with Egyptian Obelisk |
| Place Charles de Gaulle | formerly called Place de l'Etoile, where streets merge to form a star |
| Arc de Triomphe | monument found at the Place Charles de Gaulle, underneath which is the tomb of the unknown soldier |
| Tour Eiffel | monument built for the World's Fair of 1889 |
| métro | subway |
| bateaux mouches | tour boats in Paris |
| la ville lumière | City of Light |
| How old is Paris?____ years old | 2,000 |
| How high is the Eiffel Tower? _____feet | 1,000 |
