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Atmospheric Paris is said to inspire five million moments of romance a day,
the result of its appreciation for the beauty of a moment. Its tumultuous past
includes hosting the violence of the French Revolution, and enduring German
occupation during the Second World War. Known as the City of Light, evening
brings out Paris' best features, with lamps lining the grand Champs-Elysees,
leading to the city's most venerated monument, the Arc
de Triomphe.
The Musee
de Louvre was once a fortress, and is where da Vinci's priceless Mona Lisa
is protectively housed. The
Eiffel Tower's ingenious design paved the way for modern skyscrapers, and
the city's bohemian Montmartre
district, topped by the Basilique
Sacre Cœur, epitomizes avant-garde. Napoleon crowned himself emperor of
France inside the Gothic Notre
Dame Cathedral, the first to employ flying buttresses. Roman settlers made
their way along the Seine's Left Bank, stopping at what is now the provocative
Latin
Quarter, and ancient ruins remain. Pure Paris, Pigalle
is stimulating, provocative and sexy, the birthplace of the cabaret.
Centre Pompidou
Centre Pompidou, named after the former French President Georges Pompidou and also known as Centre Beaubourg, is a centre for modern art and architecture. [more] » Paris, Ile-de-France
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