Cost was 16 euros each which included entrance fee.
Métro: Alma-Morceau
24 kilometres of sewers. They were created in mid 19 Century under Napoleon III and have not changed much since then.
There's 200,000 dogs in Paris - that is 10,000 tonnes of dog poo each day and most of it is flushed down into the sewers. The majority of Parisians have voted that dog poo in Paris is the worst problem the city has. The fine at the moment is 457 euros for not "picking up". We all believe it needs to be increased and dog poo bags freely available along the foot paths.
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| Eiffel Tower - constructed 1889. |
The Eiffel Tower is going to be closed in 2015. It is going to be stripped of its layers of paint. Each layer weights 18 tonnes. the colour is patented -Eiffel Tower Brown. To create an optical illusion the paint is dark at the bottom and light as you go up.
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| Flamme de la Liberte at Place de l' Alma. The Pont d'Alma is to the left of this monument. It was under this bridge that Princess Diana's mercedes crashed. |
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| Entrance to the Sewers of Paris is on the Left bank |
There is a Museum down in the 'stinky part'. It is part of the working sewers to this day. The exhibits are 1st class, fascinating and comprehensive. They are contained in suspended glass boxes. In the event of a flood, the display boxes and poster displays can be lifted up to ceiling height to avoid inundation.
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| The exhibits are contained in suspended glass boxes |
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| Fresh Air! |
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