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Why were the Eiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III built for World Expos?

Aired 06/09/2017 | Expired 04/01/2023 | Rating TV-G

Curious Paris

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Curious Traveler

Curious Paris

Season 2 Episode 201 | 25m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

Why were the Eiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III built for World Expos?

Why does Paris look like Paris? Why were the Eiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III built for World Expos? Why is the Opera Garnier so ornate? Why is there a Romano-Byzantine Basilica atop the highest point in Paris? Why are the streets so windy in Montmartre? Why was a famous cabaret built inside a red mill: the Moulin Rouge?

Aired 06/09/2017 | Expired 04/01/2023 | Rating TV-G

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Curious Traveler

Curious Paris

Season 2 Episode 201 | 25m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

Why does Paris look like Paris? Why were the Eiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III built for World Expos? Why is the Opera Garnier so ornate? Why is there a Romano-Byzantine Basilica atop the highest point in Paris? Why are the streets so windy in Montmartre? Why was a famous cabaret built inside a red mill: the Moulin Rouge?

Aired 06/09/2017 | Expired 04/01/2023 | Rating TV-G

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