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Tour Top 10

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Rome, Italy

Florence, Italy

Lucerne, Switzerland

Paris, France

London, England

#10 Piccadilly Circus - London

• Intersection of five busy streets

• Equivalent to NYC’s Times Square

• Center for food, entertainment, & theater

• Central fountain with bronze statue

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#9 Musee d’Orsay - Paris

• Old train station• Opened as a museum

in 1986• Contains over 4,000

works• Mostly impressionistic

art

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Water Lilies - Monet

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The Church at Auvers - Van Gogh

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Le Moulin de la Galette - Renoir

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#8 Pazzi Chapel - Florence

• Architect: Brunelleschi

• Built in the 15th century

• Considered to be an architectural masterpiece

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#7 Louvre - Paris

• Originally built in the 13th century to defend the city

• Contains works for the Middle Ages through the Renaissance for all over the world

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The Raft of Medusa - Gericault

The Young Martyr - Delaroche

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The Crowning of Napoleon – David

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The Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci

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#6 Sine River Tour – ParisEiffel Tower

• Built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889

• The structure is 300 meters tall

#6 Sine River Tour – Paris Cathedral of Notre Dame

• Built from 1163-1361• Underwent a 23 year

restoration in 1841• Sight of historical

events

#5 St. Peter’s & The Vatican Museums

• Established as state in 1929

• Saint Peter’s Cathedral

• Vatican Museums

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Alter – St. Peter’s

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La Pieta - Michelanglo

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Vatican Museums

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The Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo

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The Last Judgment - Michelangelo

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#4 Blue Grotto – Isle of Capri

• Across the Bay of Naples

• An ancient Roman meeting place for royalty

• Accessible only during low tides and calm weather

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#3 Uffizi Museum - Florence

• Originally constructed as administrative offices by Cosimo de Medici in 1560

• Most well known for its works by Botticelli

Primavera - Botticelli

Birth of Venus - Botticelli

The Holy Family - Michelangelo

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#2 Mount Pilatus - Switzerland

• Elevation: 2132 m, 7000 ft

• Take world’s steepest cable car to the top

• Can see for over 200 miles from the top

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#1 The Academy - Florence

• Commissioned in 1784 to unite all Florence drawing schools

• Houses mainly Florentine paintings and sculptures

• Home to Michelangelo’s David

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Coliseum - Rome

• Sight where gladiators, criminals, and prisoners fought animals, often to the death

• The animals were kept in cages underneath the floor

Roman Forum - Rome

• Designed by architect Vitruvius

• Temple to Julius Caesar

• House of the Vestal Virgins

Pompeii

• City was covered by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

• The city was rediscovered in 1748

Cathedral Museum - Florence

• The museum was founded in 1891

• Contains a lot of historical pieces about the Duomo which it is located across the street

Versailles

• Became the official residence of the Court of France in 1682

• Hall of Mirrors• Second Crowning of

Napoleon by David

Also check out…

• Trevi Fountain – Rome

• Pantheon – Rome

• Spanish Steps – Rome

• Bargello Museum – Florence

• The list goes on and on….