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The France pavilion opened with the rest of World Showcase on October 1, 1982 <ref name= "day"> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/epcotgrandopening.html </ref>. The pavilion is themed to look like Paris between the years 1871–1914, which is known as La Belle Époque (The Beautiful Age) in France <ref name= "Martin"/>. The back of the pavilion incorporates the small towns and provinces in France, in the form of “Le Petite Rue” a small, quaint street. One way that guests can enter the pavilion is by crossing a metal bridge. The bridge is based on the Point des Arts (the first metal bridge in Paris) and the waterway that it crosses is meant to represent the Seine River <ref name= "Spence"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/09/epcots_france_pavilion_part_on.html </ref>. The focal point of the pavilion is a re-creation of the Eiffel Tower, which was built at approximately 1/10 scale of the original <ref name= "Spence"/>. Also of note is a park based on “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island La Grande Jatte” by the French artist Georges Seura <ref name= "Spence"/>. Although the park is pleasant to look at, it is not accessible to guests.
When the France pavilion originally opened, it featured two table service restaurants: [[Les Chefs de France]], and Au Petit Café. Both restaurants proved to be extremely popular, and due to demand the [[Bistro de Paris]] was built in 1984 <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/bistro-de-paris/ </ref>. This new table service restaurant was constructed on the second floor of the Les Chefs de France restaurant <ref> The EPCOT explorer's encyclopedia: R. Pedersen - Epcyclopedia Press - 2011 </ref>, replacing the office buildings that were previously housed there. Another change to France's restaurants came in 1997, when Disney decided to merge Au Petite Café with Les Chefs de France <Ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/09/france_pavilion_part_two.html </ref>. The restaurant reopened as an expanded version of Les Chefs de France later that year <ref name= "Jack"/>. More changes to France's restaurants came on December 10, 2012, when Bistro de Paris was replaced by Monsieur Paul <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/12/monsier-paul-restaurant-debuts-dec-11-upstairs-at-epcot-france-pavilion/ </ref>. Named after the famous French chef Paul Bocuse, Monsieur Paul offers a slightly less formal dining experience than its predecessor. On January 10, 2013, an expanded bakery called [[Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie]] opened in the France pavilion <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/boulangerie-patisserie/news/10jan2013-photos---epcot's-france-pavilion-new-les-halles-boulangerie-pattiserie-now-open.htm </ref>.
Besides its many restaurants and shops, the France pavilion is also home to the [[Impressions de France]] attraction. This film is shown in the Palais du Cinema, which was based on a theater in Fontainebleau <ref name= "Jack"/>. Impressions De France is a travelogue which shows guests various regions of France, while a score of classical music arranged by Buddy Baker plays <ref name= "Martin"/>.
