Prompt: Parisians use this French name for the Seine's southern bank.
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Paris · RECALLParisians use this French name for the Seine's southern bank.Think it. Then flip it.
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- 02Land and water3 cards · ~1 min
- 03History and neighborhoods3 cards · ~1 min
- 04Arts and landmarks3 cards · ~1 min
- 05Food and everyday life3 cards · ~1 min
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Prompt: This ring road broadly follows Paris's boundary with surrounding suburbs.
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Paris · RECALLThis ring road broadly follows Paris's boundary with surrounding suburbs.Think it. Then flip it.
Prompt: This French word refers to suburbs outside a city such as Paris; it does not itself mean slum.
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Paris · RECALLThis French word refers to suburbs outside a city such as Paris; it does not itself mean slum.Think it. Then flip it.
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01Parisians use this French name for the Seine's southern bank.RECALL
02This ring road broadly follows Paris's boundary with surrounding suburbs.RECALL
Boulevard PériphériqueThe road was completed in the 1970s.
Share this card ↗Source: Boulevard Périphérique ↗03This French word refers to suburbs outside a city such as Paris; it does not itself mean slum.RECALL
04Paris commuters use these initials for the regional express railway extending beyond the Métro.RECALL
05Traditionally, Paris passengers used this French word for a bundle of tickets.RECALL
06This river divides Paris into the Left Bank and Right Bank.RECALL
07Notre-Dame stands on this island in central Paris.RECALL
08The white Sacré-Cœur basilica crowns this hill and artistic district in Paris.RECALL
MontmartreThe district occupies part of the 18th arrondissement.
Share this card ↗Source: Montmartre ↗09The storming of this Paris fortress-prison became a symbol of the French Revolution.RECALL
10This Paris district contains Place des Vosges and a historic Jewish quarter around Rue des Rosiers.RECALL
11This Left Bank district takes its name from the scholarly language once used at the University of Paris.RECALL
Latin QuarterThe Sorbonne is closely associated with the district.
Share this card ↗Source: Latin Quarter, Paris ↗12The Mona Lisa is displayed in this Paris museum housed in a former royal palace.RECALL
13This Paris art museum occupies a former railway station on the Left Bank.RECALL
Musée d'OrsayThe station was built for the 1900 world's fair.
Share this card ↗Source: Musée d'Orsay ↗14Built for the 1889 world's fair, this iron tower became a Paris emblem.RECALL
15In Paris, this French shop name signals a bakery specializing in bread.RECALL
16These traditional Paris booksellers trade from green boxes along the Seine.RECALL
BouquinistesUsed and antiquarian books feature in their stalls.
Share this card ↗Source: Bouquinistes ↗17This toasted ham-and-cheese sandwich is a familiar Paris café dish.RECALL
18Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard mark parts of this Paris transport network.RECALL
19Paris is divided into this many municipal arrondissements.RECALL
TwentyTheir numbering curls outward from the center.
Share this card ↗Source: Arrondissements of Paris ↗20This Paris railway terminal serves Eurostar trains to London.RECALL
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