Paris
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Paris, a legendary city
Paris has developed in amazing fashion over the past 2,000 years, radiating out from its heart, the Ile de la Cité island on the Seine. Great monuments you can visit reflect its two millennia of history, going from the Roman Arènes de Lutèce to the new, contemporary François Mitterrand National Library.
Nicknamed 'The City of Lights', Paris is packed with legendary sights: the Seine, with its stunning bridges and quays; Notre-Dame Cathedral; the Tour Eiffel and Trocadéro museums opposite; the Champs-Elysées; the Louvre palace and the Palais Royal; Montmartre and the Sacré Coeur; St-Germain and the left bank Latin Quarter.... The car had come to reign supreme here until recent times, when pedestrians and cyclists have been gaining the upper hand, thanks to increasing numbers of pedestrianized quarters, and, for cyclists, many new provisions, including the highly successful Vélib' cycle-rental scheme.
The Eiffel tower
The Eiffel Tower is Paris's iconic iron-lattice tower, a feat of engineering from the late 19th century, reaching 324 metres in height. It rises above the banks of the Seine and the Champ-de-Mars Park. The Eiffel tower along the avenue verte london paris Built by Gustave Eiffel and his associates for the Exposition Universelle, or World's Fair, held in Paris in 1889, the monument was initially named 'the 300 meter tower'. Since then, it has become the ultimate symbol of the French capital and one of its most popular tourist sights. In fact, it is one of the most popular and most visited tourist attractions in the world, receiving over 6.5 million visitors annually in recent years, while in its history, it has received approaching 7 billion visitors.
The Stade de France, France's largest stadium
The Stade de France is the largest stadium in the country. It was originally built for France's hosting of the FIFA Football World Cup in 1998. It can hold a capacity crowd of 81,338. It stands out for its extraordinary roof, floating 46 meters above the pitch. The Stade de France, France's largest stadiumThe inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis, the département, or county, just north of Paris, are proud of the Stade de France. Its elliptical shape is meant to symbolise sport's universality. The sound that rings out from here on match days is impressive. The cheers act as reminders of the day of the French football team's great 3-0 victory over Brazil in the Football World Cup final held here in 1998.
