Paris, the City of Light, enthralls with elegance, culture, and history, showcasing iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower. The Louvre Museum, housing the mysterious Mona Lisa, beckons art lovers. Amidst charming cafés, Paris weaves a tapestry of art, history, and romance, leaving an indelible mark on all who visit.
- Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron tower that stands 1,063 ft (324 m) tall. It was designed for the Exposition Universelle, a world fair held in Paris in 1889. It is currently the most famous symbol of Paris
- Louvres museum
The Louvre, once a royal palace, bears witness to eight centuries of French history. From the time of its founding in 1793, the museum was intended to be universal. Its collections, among the finest in the world, span several thousand years and an area stretching from America to the confines of Asia.
- Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
- Cathédrale de Notre de Dame
It’s a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
- Sacré Coeur
Sacré-Cœur Basilica is located at the summit of the butte of Montmartre. From its dome two hundred meters above the Seine, the Basilica overlooks the entire city of Paris and its suburbs.
- Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 12 miles west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, under the direction of the French Ministry of Culture.
- Orsay Museum
The Musée d’Orsay in Paris is housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum features mainly French art from 1848 to 1914, including the world’s largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces.
- Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening in 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. Disneyland Paris celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017, by then 320 million people had visited, making it the most visited theme park in Europe.
- Panthéon
The Panthéon is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, atop the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it. The edifice was built between 1758 and 1790.
- Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. It is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city’s eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
- Champs-Élysées
It is known for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race, as well as for its annual Bastille Day military parade. It is commonly regarded as the « most beautiful avenue in the whole world ».
- Montparnasse Tower
Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre (758 ft) Tour First. It remains the tallest building in Paris outside of the La Défense business district.
- The Luxembourg Garden
Creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV, constructed the Luxembourg Palace as her new residence.
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