We will never know if the erstwhile emperors of France had this in their mind when they had built or commissioned such beautiful monuments all over France. MONEY. The French govt makes a killing by charging millions of tourists every year a substantial entry fee at many such monuments! Not a bad way to generate revenue. Lesson for the US, and especially India, with SO many beautiful cultural and historic monuments lying under-utilized.
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| citadel at Lyon, 6 euro |
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| Jacobin square, Lyon |
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| Gardens at Versailles, 8.50 euro |
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| Louvre, 15 euro |
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| Louis XVI palace gates, free! |
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| Hall of mirrors, Versailles, 9 euro |
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| Lunch, with this view from table, 20 euro |
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| gardens at Versailles, 8.50 euro
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I am ready to starve to death in the hall of Mirrors. The large audience room in Heaven where we will come face to face with God may be like this room.
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