Tourist Attractions in Paris




Because Paris is the city and the capital of France, and that Paris is the city's job for more than 2000 years. The city, dubbed by many names, including "Love City" and "City of Lights', Paris is today one of the leading centers in the world for business, fashion, entertainment, and arts and culture. Just the mere mention of Paris conjures up images of world famous museums and monuments and cathedrals in the city. Here's an overview of the regions major tourist attractions in Paris:

Place de la Concorde
At the eastern end of the Champs-Elysées There Place de la Concorde, the largest square in Paris with brilliant prospects in every direction. This was the scene of the French king Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and many others who guillotined during the French Revolution. The Gath large Egyptian obelisk dating back to the year 3200 in the center of the Place de la Concorde Luxor Temple in the 19th century.


St. Shabelle
Began in the post-1239 time, Saint-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievement of Gothic architecture. Commissioned built by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of effects of emotion, including the crown of thorns of Christ, which is one of the most important monuments in the Christian Middle Ages. Although damaged during the French Revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it holds one of the most comprehensive on-site collections of 13th century stained glass anywhere in the world.



Centre Pompidou
Designed in the style of architecture, high-tech Pompidou Center is a cultural-founder in the Beaubourg area of ​​the circle 4. It has a public library and wide, and the National Museum of Modern Art, the largest museum of modern art in Europe, and the library, a cinema and a panoramic balcony. Library occupies the first three floors of the building, while the permanent collection of the museum is located on the floors 4 and 5. Used on the first floor and the top of the big shows. Georges Pompidou Center is named after, President of France, 1969-1974, who commissioned the building.


Cote Museum
Began to do for art lovers, it is known that the Musee d'Orsay of housing in the world of Impressionist paintings. Located in the railway station before, this great museum displays thousands of artworks and objects that cover the period between mid-1800 1900, and visitors can walk through several rooms to display artwork amazing by many famous artists such as Monet and Van Gogh, Cezane , Degas, Pissarro, Renoir and Jean-Francois millet.


White basilica
One of the most noticeable landmarks in Paris is white Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Located at the highest point in the city on the hill of Montmartre, this stunning church draws a lot of tourists each year to see the architecture of marble and the interior brilliant. And it offers prizes for visitors to watch the round of golden mosaics, stained-glass windows, one of the largest clocks in the world.


Louvre Museum
Topping the list of the most visited museums in the world, where the Louvre museum in the Louvre Palace with its glass pyramid entrance on the occasion of the signing. Accommodation is a group with more than 1 million objects, the Louvre houses some of the world's most famous works of art such as the "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo's "thin Death" Greek statue, "Venus Mello. "Other popular exhibits include expensive apartments to Napoleon III, Code of Hammurabi, the ancient monuments and paintings by artists such as Rembrandt and Rubens Egyptian.

Eiffel tower

The Eiffel Tower is the symbol of creativity in Paris usually when describing Paris, it ranks as the number one thing to visit for most tourists. Towering Eiffel Tower is more than 1000 feet (300 meters) in the Champs de Mars park, which was built the iron structure of the World Expo 1889. As one of the areas most tourist attractions portrayed in the world, the Eiffel Tower offers an excellent opportunity for both photography today. Visitors can ride the elevator to see the views that incredible city or dine in one of the two restaurants located inside the tower.
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