Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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ig .p: I ' aris closely ri al Times Square in llie- intensity of its movie theaters, both French and EngHsh speaking. The weahh of her art overflows into the colorful manjuees and posters. At the north rn I ol iIm- l.urjuii- l.hanipg- Elysees lies the Arch of Triumph which wag born of Napoleon ' s desire to commemorate the victories of the Imperial Army. in III.- nh ul ( arrniiM-l li,.rinriri .iM,ith.-r ol Napoleon.- iclories stand- at one end of the immense triumphal avenue wliich extends for five miles from the gardens of the Louvre westward. Below tlie Arch of Triunipli. above the Tomb of the L nknown .Soldier, burns the Flame of Remembrance: the three of which have become a gigantic svmbol of Frances national honoi.

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Every painter lonf;s to go to Paris, tlie cap- ital of the art world. These two bend their talents toward captivating the Parisian wav of life. Cameras away! Oidy 7000 ton. ' ; of steel for its height of 984 feet and two and a half acres covered by the base make the Eiffel Tower a miracle of lightness.

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On a misty flay the gold eIllbos e(l statue )f Joan of Arc captures the iniaf;ination of wo sightseers. I h.- iiia iiilir.-nce of the Catlieilral of Notre IJanie, built on an isle in the Seine River 800 years ago, completeh dominates all the re- ligions architecture of the Paris region. mmmM -- ni j 7 » •J A JA ifK J:- A. J :1 JL W«;. e-iw l«l { S ' :t . The center post on one of the triple doors on the (cathedrals west facade depicts the Virgin Mother. Above her in order: three prophets, three kings, her ascension, her coronation. The West Rose, one of the ( ialhe.lral three famous rose windows constructed in the thirteenth century, is made of breathtakingly beautiful stained glass.