places worth seeing,
In every season the city is always alive. Sightseeing is an endless pleasure in Paris. At every corner you can find the most romantic square or the most appealing old building design. If you want to visit Paris off the beaten track, here is the perfect way to learn about Paris history and culture.
A visit to the elegant European city of Paris would be incomplete without a visit to the famous Eiffel. Gustave Eiffel, the architect of the Eiffel Tower could never have guessed that it would become Pariss signature sight and attract more than six million visitors a year .In 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was completed, it was the tallest building in the world and since, the Eiffel Tower has become an symbol of the city. It was built as a temporary structure to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution and was opened by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England.
The Louvre Museum is one of the great, oldest, most important and famous art museums in the world and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures and antiquities from all over the world. The best-known attraction is Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Madonna of the Rocks and Alexandros of Antioch's Venus de Milo. The permanent collections are divided into Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Asian antiquities, painting, drawings, sculpture and objects dart.
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