Paris Final

PARIS
Group 6
Laro, Irish Jane J.
Panoy, Siena Catherine
Dela Cruz, Cherry Anne
Rendon, Zyrra Angelica
Abesamis, Princess
Espiritu, Mellegrace
How would you describe your city?
PARIS
• Paris is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in the world, capital of France, art
and fashion.
• There are a thousand things to do and see in Paris and, however long you spend there,
your stay will be too short. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, stroll along the Champs
Elysées, visit the Louvre, take a trip to Euro Disney, enjoy the parks, gardens, terraces
and boutiques
• For centuries Paris has been one of the world’s most important and attractive cities. It is
appreciated for the opportunities it offers for business and commerce, for study, for
culture, and for entertainment; its gastronomy, haute couture, painting, literature,
and intellectual community especially enjoy an enviable reputation. Its sobriquet “the
City of Light” (“la Ville Lumière”), earned during the Enlightenment, remains appropriate,
for Paris has retained its importance as a Centre for education and intellectual pursuits.
What is your City(Paris) known for?
THE CITY OF PARIS(THE CITY OF LOVE)
• Paris is called the "City of Love" for a number of reasons,

including its sights, its native language and its popularity
as a honeymoon destination.
• Going to Paris is like owning a pair of Nike. It has brand

name recognition, but it may or may not be the best. But
people like brand names and labels so they will pay for it.
The Eiffel
Tower
One of the most well know land marks in the world.
Built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 for the World Expo, the
construction was completed after 2 years, 2 months
and 5 days. Reaching a height of 324 meters, built of
iron and more than 7,000 tones in weight.
During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed
the Washington Monument to become the tallest
man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41
years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was
finished in 1930. It was the first structure to reach a
height of 300 metres. Due to the addition of a
broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it
is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres
(17 ft). Excluding transmitters, the Eiffel Tower is
the second tallest free-standing structure in
France after the Millau Viaduct.
LE TOUR DE FRANCE
• Well this one shouldn't need
much introduction. For those of
you who have been living under a
rock, the Tour de France is the
world’s premier long-distance
bicycling event that climaxes
after some 3,500km (2,175 miles)
in Paris. Expect huge crowds at
Place de la Concorde to see the
winner flying past the finishing
line on the Champs-Elysées. The
Tour de France takes place in
July.
PARIS, QUARTIER D’ÉTÉ
• Locations vary every year for
this city-wide festival but the
essential remains the same:
dance, music from around the
world, and a giant parade. This
is one of Paris’s largest festivals
and strikes a good balance
between the world-class (i.e.,
international ballet companies
and top-10 rock bands) and
local artists, musicians, and
performers. Best bit? Most of it
is free!
LOUVRE MUSEUM
• Louvre Museum, French Musée
du Louvre, official name Great
Louvre, French Grand Louvre,
national museum and
art gallery of France, housed in
part of a
large palace in Paris that was
built on the right-bank site of the
12th-century fortress of Philip
Augustus. It is the world’s most-
visited art museum, with a
collection that spans work from
ancient civilizations to the mid-
19th century.
CATHÉDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS
• The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, a
masterpiece of Gothic architecture, is the most visited
monument in France. It was built in the Middle Ages,
at the far end of the Île de la Cité. Work started in the
13th century and finished in the 15th century. Badly
damaged during the French Revolution, the cathedral
was restored in the 19th century by the architect
Viollet-le-Duc. Its many visitors come to admire its
stained glass and rose windows, the towers, the
steeple and the gargoyles. They can also discover the
Notre-Dame treasury and have a go at climbing the
towers to enjoy a panoramic view of Paris. In 2013,
Notre-Dame is celebrated its 850th anniversary. For
this occasion, many events were organized and the
cathedral renewed its bells with the arrival of eight
new bells as well as a new great bell. Road distances
from Paris in France are calculated from point 0 on
the cathedral forecourt.
ARC DE TRIOMPHE
• The Arc de Triomphe Paris, the most
monumental of all triumphal arches, was
built between 1806 and 1836. Even
though there were many modifications
from the original plans (reflecting political
changes and power struggles), the Arch
still retains the essence of the original
concept which was a powerful, unified
symbol for France.
The Arc de Triomphe stands at the center
of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also
known as the “Place de l’Étoile”. It’s
located at the western end of the
Champs-Élysées. The arches whole
decorative style is entirely of the tradition
of sculpture from the first half of the
nineteenth century.
What makes your City a global City?
The Paris regional economy, defined as a
metropolitan labor market slightly larger than
the Île-de-France region, housed 12.5 million
people in 2015 (19 percent of France’s
population) and generated $818 billion in
output (31 percent of national gross domestic
product, or GDP).
• Paris is the fourth-largest metro economy in the world and boasts the
fifth-highest average wealth (GDP per capita) among the world’s 120
largest global city-regions.
• Paris is prosperous, but stalled growth is limiting increases in that
prosperity. Jobs and GDP have increased at a slower rate than in global
peer city-regions. Average GDP per capita is growing at such a pace
that it will take nearly a century for living standards in Paris to double.
• Income gains from that growth have been more broadly shared than in
major U.S. cities or in London, but those gains have been so minimal
that the average household’s disposable income has actually slightly
declined over the last 15 years. In a composite economic performance
index, Paris ranks fifth in comparison with its eight global peers.
Trade
• Paris has a diversified global presence in financial
services, multinational firm headquarters, advanced
manufacturing, and international tourism, culture, fashion,
and media. These industries tend to drive growth in jobs
and value-added, exports, and foreign direct investment.
INNOVATION
• Paris is the center for innovation in France. It houses world-class research
universities, agglomerations of high-tech employment, patent-intensive
multinational companies, and high levels of R&D spending. Yet, as compared
to its global peers—some of the most innovative places in the world—Paris
lags on metrics such as patenting intensity, industry collaboration on
scientific research, and venture capital attraction. In a composite innovation
index, Paris ranks second to last among peers. Nonetheless, significant
recent growth in the patenting output of local firms and research institutions
bodes well for the Paris region’s innovation potential.
•
INFRASTRUCTURE
• The region is a major aviation hub, but growing strain from passenger flows at
Charles de Gaulle International Airport warrants further investments. The
region’s digital connections are fast and wide-reaching, supporting efficient
communication between Paris and other economic hubs. However, physical
infrastructure bottlenecks remain, especially in public transit in outlying
areas, logistics, and housing supply. While Paris’s core is better connected
by public transit than any peer metro area, its transit system is much less
comprehensive in suburban communities. It is relatively more expensive to
ship goods out of Paris than other markets. Housing remains expensive, even
as compared to other global cities, although the region has been able to
increase the supply of new housing over the past year. In a composite
infrastructure index, Paris ranks third among peers.
GOVERNANCE
• The Paris region operates within a more centralized government structure
than its peer cities in the United States, which means it will naturally have less
fiscal and
• The Île-de-France region has made admirable attempts to consolidate its
highly fragmented municipal structure, but public goods and services are still
delivered in a relatively fragmented setting, and this mode of governance
likely limits efficiency and lowers overall local productivity. Government
services are high quality, but they could likely be delivered in a more
coordinated and efficient fashion. The region can make improvements
around the business and regulatory environment. The World Bank’s Doing
Business project, which assembles its analysis from the perspective of a firm
located in the largest city in the country, suggests that Paris’s business
environment lags those in places like Amsterdam, London, Los Angeles, New
York, and Tokyo. spending authority.
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• Paris is called the "City of Love" for a number of reasons,

• Going to Paris is like owning a pair of Nike. It has brand

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