The Eiffel Tower is the most visited of the world, was designed by French engineer Gustave Eiffel on the occasion of the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris.
The Louvre is one of the most important museums of the world. With over eight million visitors in 2006 is by far the most visited art museum in the world.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, is perhaps one of the most famous in the world. Located in the Charles de Gaulle Square, in the extreme west of the Avenue Champs-Élysées.
The Notre-Dame cathedral is one of the oldest French Gothic style, was first constructed in 1136 and was completed in 1345. Located in the small Island of the Cité in Paris, surrounded by the river Seine.
The entire palace and park of Versailles, including the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.
Louis XIV commissioned the well-known expert André Le Nôtre planning gardens. He took nearly ten years to complete his work (1660-1670), as the Sun King capriciously changed the premises for the design.
Opened in 1986, following the refurbishment of the railway station of Orsay. Houses and post-impressionist painting, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, film and architecture, from the Louvre Museum
The Pompidou Center for Contemporary Art is the name most commonly used to designate the National Center for Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Currently, the most important business district of Europe. It consists mainly of high-rise offices, a veritable open-air museum and a tour highly appreciated by the 300 000 people living or working there.
The Parc de la Villette is the largest park in the French capital. Numerous buildings are located in the prestigious Parc de la Villette, such as theater Zénith, the Géode or the Cité de la musique.
La Gioconda or Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is in the Louvre in Paris. It is one of the tables in the museum being built more anticipation. Is it her smile?
Also known as Winged Victory of Samothrace is a sculpture belonging to the school from Rodia Hellenistic period. Is in the Louvre, Paris.
Invalides (Hotel des Invalides in French) is an imposing building of the XVII century (1671-1676) today houses the Army Museum and the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte. Stresses its golden dome (the dome, Le Dome) in the chapel St. Louis
The Champs Elysées and Les Champs-Elysées is the largest avenue in Paris, 1880 meters long and runs from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.
Several of the most important buildings and monuments can be seen walking by the River. Such is the case of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, la Défense, the cathedral Notre Dame and the Library François Mitterrand.
Sacré-Coeur is a famous building in Paris (France), located at the top of the Montmartre hill. It is one of the most visited monuments of Paris. The church has a Greek cross, adorned with four domes.
The gargoyles of the church of the Sacred Heart are not as well known as the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Had the symbolic function of protecting the temple and frighten the sinners in addition to their basic function of rain roofs.
The gargoyles of Notre-Dame is a well-known sculptures. Had the symbolic function of protecting the temple and frighten the sinners in addition to their basic function of rain roofs.
In the dock des Bateaux-Mouches, make a few tour boats on the Seine, passing through all the bridges and where you can watch all the great monuments of Paris. In the evening the walk is very romantic.
The neighborhood was the birthplace of the Impressionist painters of the century Parisian bohemia XIX and important theater of battle during the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune. Famous for the Sacré-Coeur, located at its summit.
Cimetière de Montmartre is a famous cemetery located at 37 Avenue Samson. It was built below street level in the hole of an old mine with its entrance on Avenue Rachel under Rue Caulaincourt.
The plaza becomes the stage for the bloody French Revolution with the installation of the famous guillotine. The end of terror, the government decided to rename the Revolution Square for Plaza de la Concordia
Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world, with more than 30 million foreign visitors per year. It is considered the most beautiful and glamorous city in the world, has the largest number of monuments around the world.
The Jardin des Tuileries near the museum luvr, the river Seine and the famous Rivoli. In these gardens there is the elegance of times past. These gardens were created by André Le Nôtre in 1666.
Montparnasse tower in Paris, located on Maine Avenue No. 33, built by architect Roger Saubot, is the highest skyscraper in France. It was built on the site of the former station Montparnasse
A symbol of the Parisian night. For one hundred years, the Moulin Rouge is a place to visit for many tourists. The bohemian atmosphere of the Belle Époque and is still present inside the local.
It is probably the center of Arabic culture most important among which are based in a Western country. Among its objectives are promotion of relations between the Arab world and France, as well as the rest of the world.
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