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Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The City of Paris

When it comes to the most best-known and
lovely cities of the Europe, Paris comes first in the list. It is currently the most settled city
in France with a population of about 2,200,000 people. Paris is also considered one of the main cultural and business hubs and Paris is seen as one of the global cities of the Europe. Paris has
a lot of influence in politics, fashion, media, art, and entertainment. In addition to that, Paris is one of the main contributors to the GDP of
France and it is more than 25% at the moment. Paris is one of the best-known tourist destinations where there are about 45 million tourists (60% of them are foreign) visit Paris every
year. There are many establishments and landmarks that make Paris the ultimate destination of the Europe.

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel tower is the first thing which comes to anyone’s mind when they refer to Paris. Eiffel tower is the global icon which is situated in Paris where everyone around the globe knows. The
Eiffel tower was built in 1887 as the entrace arch for the 1889 world’s fair held in Paris. Gustave Eiffel is the one who engineered the
tower and the tower was named after him. In addition to that, Eiffel tower is the most visited paid monument in the world and it is the
greatest building in Paris. Anyone who will visit Paris will go to visit this special monument.

The Louvre

Same as the Eiffel tower, the Louvre is
one of the most primary landmarks in Paris and it is the most visited museum of France. This museum protects a number of priceless pieces done by many
artists in the world. There are about 35,000 pieces of art and and 380,000 objects in total in
the museum. Among its most prized ownerships include the paintings, Mona Lisa and Madona of the rocks by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci and sculptures such as the
Dying slave by Michelangelo. In addition to the European arts and culture symbols, Louvre also houses many other arts such as
Egyptian, Greek and Roman, and Islamic. This museum is much famous because of its vast collection of masterpieces from impressionist painters
including Monet, Degas and Renoir.

More about Paris

In addition to the museums and the Eiffel tower, Paris also far-famed for its collection of world
far-famed sites such as Palace of Versailles (former palace of French kings), Château Villette, Notre Dame de Paris (Cathedral of
Notre Dame) which is 12th century Gothic cathedral and the Saint Dennis Basilica which is also a Gothic cathedral where the French monarchs were buried. Almost all these buildings are better-known for their unique architecture. If some one is looking forward to a different type of leasure, then they can simply go on a cruise down the Seine river.

It should be retrieved that Paris is also offer more modern forms of entertainment placements such as
the Disneyland Paris, many modern restaurants and night entertainment venues. Therefore, Paris could be considered an ideal tourist destination that offers both traditional and
modern forms of entertainment to anyone who visits there.

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