cityofparis

= THE CITY OF PARIS GLASS DOME =

By Claire, Katherine, and Eliza.
When we walked into the Neiman Marcus building, the first thing we saw was a makeup table. Why are we looking at makeup? But then we looked up and saw the beautiful ship design of the City of Paris glass dome. It looked like it was over 100 feet in the air. Claire’s mom said that there was Greek writing on it. She translated it, and it said,"Floats, but does not sink."

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What really caught our eye was the City of Paris glass dome. It is made of 2,600 pieces of glass. On the dome there is Greek writing that says “Floats, but does not sink.” In 1981 the 2,600 pieces of glass were sent to Massachusetts for restoration. The whole building used to be called the City of Paris, but it was replaced by Neiman Marcus.The ship on the glass dome is the official seal of the City of Paris. The ship sold silks and wines to gold miners in 1849.

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