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Tourism in France but especially in paris is a very big income source. In 2018
almost 18 million tourists visited the city, mainly for sightseeing. Top sights are
Notre Dame, Disneyland, Sacre Coeur, Versailles Palace, the Louvre Museum, the
Eiffel Tower, Centre Pompidou and Musee dorsay
THE
EIFFEL TOWER
The Eiffel Tower is knowk as the universal symbol of both Paris and France. it was
originally desinged by Emily Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin. In march 1885, Gustave
Eiffel sumbited a plan for the tower. He entered a competition for students. The
winning prize would be a proporsal of your creation being the centerprice of the
1889
exposition. Eiffels tower proporsal was chosen in June 1886. The Eiffel Tower was
inaugurated on March 1889. Now days, about 6.9 million proplr visit the Eiffel
Tower each year.
CENTRE
GEORGES POMPIDOU
Centre Georges Pompidou was opened on Januray 31, 1977, By President Valery Giscard
destaing. The people who desinged Pimpidou are Ranzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and
Peter Rice.
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th
arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais, also it
had over 150 million visitors since 1977.
In 1997 renovations had begun to drastically change the interior spaces of the
Centre Pompidou. The internal refurbishment was done to enable the building deal
with more visitor numbers.
The reinovation also developed the centres capacity to host the performing arts and
increased the display of the Museum of the Morder Art.
ARC DE
TRIOMPHE
The ARc de Triomphe de letoile is one of the most popular monuments in paris and it
sstands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle at the western end of the
Champs-Elysees.
it should not be mistaken as a smaller arch the ARc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which
stands at the west of the Louvre. "Triumphal Arch" honours those who fought and
sacrafised themselves for France
during the french revulutionary and the Napoleonic wars, with the names of all the
French generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces.
Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Uknown Soldier from the World War 1.
LOUVRE
MUSEUM
The Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the year 1190 by King
Phillippe Auguste, was transformed by the successive goverments. since the French
Revolution, it has hosted Louvre Museum,
which is one of the biggest museums of the western world. it has some of the most
famous and culturally ethnic form of art. it opened to the public on August 10,
1793.
Some of the most renowned pieces of art in Louvre are Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa,
Venus de Milo, the winged Victory of Samothrace, Liberty Leading the people and
dying slave by Michelangelo
NOTRE-
DAME DE PARIS
The Notre-Dame de Paris is the largest cathedral in Paris. Construction began in
1163 by Maurice de Sully, the then appointed bishop of Paris.[16] The construction
campaign was divided into 4 parts, and was done by well-known builders of that era:
Jean de Chelles, Pierre de Montreuil, Pierre de Chelles, Jean Ravy, Jean le
Bouteiller.[17] It took over 100 years for the Notre-Dame to be built completely.
It was built in honour of Virgin Mary, making it a bishop’s church, a canon church
and a baptistery.[17] It is one of the main symbols of Paris. It is located at Île
de la Cité, a small island in the heart of the city.[18] There have been several
historical events that have taken place here, including the marriage of King Henry
IV and Marguerite de Valois, in 1594 and Napoleon I coronation in 1804.
On April 15, 2019, most of Notre Dame's roof was destroyed in a fire and a few
historic artifacts were lost. Repairs and reconstruction are ongoing.
BASILIQUE DU
SARCE-COEUR
The Basilique du Sacré-Cœur is a Roman Catholic Basilica that was built in 1914 and
consecrated in 1919.[19] It is located at the highest altitude in Paris, at butte
Montmartre, itself a historically important artist colony. The church contains one
of the world's largest mosaic of Jesus Christ, with his arms wide spread. The
basilica was built in the honour of the 58,000 lives lost in the Franco-Prussian
war in the year 1870.[20] Paul Abadie, the winner of the competition to find the
right architectural design, was the architect for the basilica.[21] The basilica
offers some beautiful panoramic views of Paris. The walls of the church are
naturally always white and clean, due to the travertine stone used in its
construction. The stone reacts with water and creates a chemical called calcite,
which acts as a natural bleacher.
The Musée du Quai Branly

The Musée du quai Branly features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from
Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The museum is located at 37 Quai Jacques
Chirac, close to the Eiffel Tower. The nearest métro and RER stations are Alma –
Marceau and Pont de l'Alma, respectively. MQB is named after its location on the
quai Branly, which in turn is named after the physicist Édouard Branly.
The Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a street with cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty
shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees. Around 7 million people visit the Champs
Élysées per year and around 19,180 people per day. The Champs-Élysées is arguably
one of the world's most famous streets, and is one of the most expensive strips of
real estate in the world.[24] Several French monuments are also on the street,
including the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde. The name is French for
Elysian Fields, the place of the blessed dead in Greek mythology. According to a
much used description, the Champs-Élysées is la plus belle avenue du monde ("the
most beautiful avenue in the world").
Les Invalides
Napoleon's tomb in Les Invalides

Les Invalides, officially known as "L'Hôtel national des Invalides" (The National
Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement,
containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France,
as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's
original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of
the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire
Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes, notably
Napoleon.
The Sainte Chapelle
Saint Louis' Sainte Chapelle

The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal medieval Gothic chapel, located near the Palais de
la Cité, on the Île de la Cité. Begun some time after 1239 and consecrated on 26
April 1248,[26] the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of
the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Its erection was commissioned by King
Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including Christ's
Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. Along
with the Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the earliest surviving
buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Although damaged
during the French revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it retains one of
the most extensive in-situ collections of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in
the world.
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris (formerly Euro Disneyland) is an amusement park in the Paris
region. It is the most popular amusement park in Europe in terms of attendance
records.
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe.
[27] Located in Parc de la Villette, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of
Science, Technology and Industry [fr], a center promoting science and science
culture. About five million people visit the Cité each year. Attractions include a
planetarium, a submarine (the Argonaute (S636)), an IMAX theatre (La Géode) and
special areas for children and teenagers. The Cité is classified as a public
establishment of an industrial and commercial character, an establishment
specializing in the fostering of scientific and technical culture. Created on the
initiative of President Giscard d'Estaing, the goal of the Cité is to spread
scientific and technical knowledge among the public, particularly for youth, and to
promote public interest in science, research and industry. The most notable
features of the "bioclimatic façade" facing the park are Les Serres - three
greenhouse spaces each 32 metres high, 32 metres wide and 8 metres deep. The
façades of Les Serres were the first structural glass walls to be constructed
without framing or supporting fins. Between 30 May and 1 June 2008, the museum
hosted the 3rd International Salon for Peace Initiatives.

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