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ABOUT PARIS TOURISM
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Eiffel Tower
The Paris' landmark : in 1889 Gustave Eiffel gave the French flag a 300 m (984 ft.) pole to commemorate the revolution centenary.
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Les Invalides
Temporary exhibits and Napoleon tomb
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Orsay Museum
Orsay Museum, 19th century arts
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Latin Quarter - Saint Germain des Pres
The intellectual and fashion district.
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Saint Sulpice Church
The Church of Saint Sulpice, the famous location of the Da Vinci Code.
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Notre Dame
The major french religious building, masterpiece of gothic architecture.
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Le Louvre
Louvre Museum, antiquity to 18th century, 1st museum world wide.
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La Concorde
La plus grande place de Paris au bas des Champs Elysées avec en son centre l'obelisque de Louxor.
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Beaubourg, Centre Georges Pompidou
Not far from Les Halles, the Centre Beaubourg or better known as the Pompidou Center, created a lot
of mixed feelings with its radical architectural design.
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Bastille Quarter & Bastille Opera
Landmark of the French Revolution better known today as a hip district hosting the new opéra.
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Place des Vosges/Le Marais
A famous early 17th century square with some of the most beautiful parisian apartments in the middle of a middle-age district.
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Arc de Triomphe
This arch was built in memory of Napoléon's Great Army at the top of the Champs-Elysées.
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La Madeleine
Neo-Greek temple ordered by Napoleon in homage to its Great Army, today a rich catholic parish.
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Opera
Two operas : the original one built by Garnier in 1875 & Opera Bastille from 1989.
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Montmartre/Sacre Coeur
Basilica built to the glory of the "Holy Heart of Jesus" to redeem the Nation's sins
after the 1870 bloodshed of the Commune of Paris overlooks Paris from the Montmartre hill.
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La Defense
The 21 st century skyscrapers business district erected outside the western city-limits of Paris was recently
enriched by the spectacular Grande Arche.
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Disneyland Paris
The first leisure/theme park of Europe.
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Versailles
The Sun-king palace in Versailles is half an hour by train from Paris.
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