Paris Persuasive Speech

Thomas Jefferson once said, “A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life.” Paris, France is an extraordinarily beautiful city. Soon I will be taking a trip there and would love it if you were to accompany me. I understand if you need some convincing–but after I tell you about some of the places in Paris, I don’t see how you could say no. Paris is home to many wonderful places such as the catacombs, Musée du Louvre, and The Eiffel Tower. There we can learn about the history of Paris and marvel in its beauty; perhaps proving Jefferson’s statement correct.

Have you ever heard of the Catacombs of Paris? If not you should look it up because it is absolutely fascinating. The catacombs are home to the remains

The Louvre has quite the interesting past. It was not until 1793, that the Louvre officially opened as a Museum–when in fact the Louvre had been a royal palace for over two centuries. The palace was built by King Francis I in 1545. Francis was fascinated by art and held a vast collection. After Francis, the Louvre was passed into the hands of almost every French Monarch. The Louvre began growing in its size and in its art collection as it was passed down from French Monarch to French Monarch. In 1682, Louis XIV moves his court to Versailles (built by King Louis XIII in 1623), and the Louvre no longer was the main royal residence. It was not until the Enlightenment that the idea was thrown out that the Louvre should be opened up as a museum. Instead King Louis XV temporarily put a selection of paintings on display at the Luxemburg Palace in 1750. In 1789, there was an outbreak in the French Revolution that caused real progress to be made in opening a museum. On August 10, 1793, the Musée du Louvre was officially opened (History.com Staff, “Louvre Museum Opens”). Now that I have explained the fascinating history of the museum, let me tell you what we would be seeing if we went there. There are eight departments of galleries Near Eastern Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Islamic Art, Sculptures,

The Eiffel Tower has stood on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris since March of 1889. Standing at 1,063-ft. tall, at the time it was the tallest structure in the world (Now it is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai). The whole structure required more than 18,000 pieces of puddle iron, a type of wrought iron used in construction, and 2.5 million rivets. (History.com Staff, “Eiffel Tower”). Did you know there was a competition to see who was going to build the tower? There were more than 100 submissions and in the commission, was granted to Eiffel et Compagnie. While Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel frequently receives all the credit for the creation of the tower–in reality, it was one of his employees Maurice Koechlin. While the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, it was not until 1909 that it was officially added to the Paris skyline. As it was originally intended to be a temporary build, in 1909 it was almost torn down. Though seeing its value as a radiotelegraph station city officials decided to leave the building standing. The Eiffel Tower also played a big role in World War I. The tower intercepted enemy radio communication, relayed zeppelin alerts and was used to dispatch emergency troop reinforcements. Even though a big target it was not destroyed–and to this day it still stands. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable structures on the planet. Even though it has undergone some upgrades and is re-painted every seven years, it is