Year 4 pupils spent a day visiting some of Paris’s most iconic historical monuments
We began our tour with a visit to the Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité, which has 1,113 panels of stained glass. It was built by Louis IX, who was born in Poissy and became king at the age of 12.
We then marched through the streets, two by two, passing through the Marché des Fleurs, until we reached Notre-Dame, where we sat on the opposite benches and enjoyed our picnics. After refuelling, we strolled along more cobbled streets, soaking up the history and Parisian atmosphere. We passed the oldest tree in Paris, a 400-year-old Robinia tree, and bought crêpes to enjoy on the boat trip. Our French/English guide took us up and down the River Seine, giving us a fantastic history lesson. Did you know that the Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge and that the stones from the destroyed Bastille prison were used to build the Pont de la Concorde bridge during the French Revolution? Year 4H children are now ready to take their families on a tour of Paris and share the fascinating facts they learnt! It was fantastique !
