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What are the National Symbols of France?
Asked by Raghav Handa,
09 May '08 06:26 pm
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In France, there are six national symbols that represent the Republic:
Le Drapeau Tricolore
The first of six symbols is the French flag. It consists of three colors blue, white and red that are designed in vertical stripes and divided equally across the flag. Blue is nearest to the hoist, followed by white in the center and red at the flying end. Blue and red colors are symbols of Paris, the capital city of France. White represents French royalty who still existed when the flag was first used at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.
"La Marseillaise"
Also one of the symbols of the French Revolution, "La Marseillaise" was written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Captain of the Engineers in the Rhine Army, when he was posted in Strasbourg in 1792. He originally created this song to be chanted during the march of the army from Marseilles to Paris. "La Marseillaise" was accepted as the official French national anthem in ...more
Answered by sudesh, 10 May '08 07:05 am
Le Drapeau Tricolore
The first of six symbols is the French flag. It consists of three colors blue, white and red that are designed in vertical stripes and divided equally across the flag. Blue is nearest to the hoist, followed by white in the center and red at the flying end. Blue and red colors are symbols of Paris, the capital city of France. White represents French royalty who still existed when the flag was first used at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.
"La Marseillaise"
Also one of the symbols of the French Revolution, "La Marseillaise" was written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Captain of the Engineers in the Rhine Army, when he was posted in Strasbourg in 1792. He originally created this song to be chanted during the march of the army from Marseilles to Paris. "La Marseillaise" was accepted as the official French national anthem in ...more
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(National holiday )Bastille Day, (Flag) Tricolore, (Motto) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, (national song) La Marseillaise, the French Cockerel, (symbol of the Republic) the Pantheon, (the arms of France) the Coat of Arms, and the Cross of Lorraine.
Answered by Manisha Mehra, 09 May '08 06:33 pm
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