The four bells of Notre-Dame de Paris has served their term and were recently removed off the north tower of the cathedral. For the first time the bells have disappeared during the French Revolution and the new were installed in 1856 only. Their ringing celebrated the end of the World War II and liberation of Paris from the Nazis in 1944.
Each of these bells, as humans, has a name: Angélique-Françoise, Antoinette-Charlotte, Hyacinthe-Jeanne and Denise-David. And, of course, they just getting older and suffer from the time. So the long and the short of it there is a need to replace them.
Sightseeing in Paris is over, shopping had also come to its end, but your soul demands entertainments, “party” and motions… What to do in this case? Of course, also you should go to the disco – where the music and people express themselves in an unrestrained passion of dance!
This year Paris will not let to miss any fan of music thanks to numerous concerts of the world famous stars of various genres. In these spring, summer, autumn and even winter very notable music events with the participation of many of your favorite musicians will take place in the French capital.
Paris saw the performances of many famous musicians of different genres, so it’s rather difficult to surprise a spoiled Parisian public. However, the arrival of a next big star to the city causes quite a stir certainly. In 2012 dozens of popular singers and bands will be performing in Paris, and the legendary British rock band Radiohead, whose concert will be held on October 12 at the Palais des Sports in Bercy, stands out.
Have you ever thought about how many years Madonna (born Louise Veronica Ciccone) holds a title of the Queen of Pop-Music? It is even terrible to think that this gorgeous singer, dancer, actress, director, producer, business woman and just a beautiful woman began her musical career more than 30 (!!!) years ago. However, not everyone knows that at that time she was a drummer in the band Breakfast Club, created with her friend. Fortunately, Louise did not wear out the seat of her trousers behind the drums and very quickly realized fully that she would bring home the bacon as a solo singer.
Paris is the home of one of the four major professional tennis tournaments – Roland Garros. For its long history this competition has opened for the world many new “stars” of ball and racket, the recognized masters of tennis proved their right to be called the best of the best here. And devoted fans enjoy this game at stands of the legendary club since 1891.
Metallica. This word is known not only to every fan of “metal”, but, perhaps, all adults in the world. Metallica – a legend, these guys are the best of the best in their musical direction, these are the people who characterize a full epoch.
Chateau de Chambord (Castle of Chambord). Gorgeous pompous residence of the kings, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. These and many other descriptions suit ideally for the luxury Chambord on the Loire. This ancient residence of French monarchs is located to the east of Blois and considered the main attraction of this area.
Perhaps some of us do not know what during many years the main symbols of Parisian hill of Montmartre were mills. Thus, in the eighteenth century there were several dozen of them. Unfortunately, today, being in this beautiful area of Paris, we can see only two – exactly so much windmills preserved in Montmartre.
Blues, blues-rock, hard-rock, boogie-woogie – music, played by ZZ Top, combines a variety of genres and therefore many people love their songs. Heavy metal fans for severity of guitar riffs, blues fans – for emotionality and sensuality of their slow songs, punks – for “hooliganism” and energy.