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Oct 08, 2009, 12:00 AM
Paris
.. the city of lights ..
Overview:
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populated city. The earliest
archaeological signs of permanent habitation in the Paris area date from around
4200 BC.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2117/parissssssss.jpg
Food & Restaurants:
Paris food is known throughout the world for its unparalleled quality and taste. The wide
variety of food in Paris is sure to overwhelm every food lover with delight. Paris is a
heavenly destination for gourmets as the city offers a wide selection of culinary delights
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3237/restaurants.jpg
Top Paris Sights and Attractions:
The Eiffel Tower
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/904/eiffelk.jpg
More than any other landmark, the Eiffel Tower has come to represent an elegant
and contemporary Paris. The iron tower, which was built for the 1889 World
Exposition by Gustave Eiffel, was wildly unpopular with Parisians when it was
unveiled, and was nearly torn down. It has since attracted over 220 million
visitors, and it would be hard to imagine Paris now without it. The tower crowns
the Paris night sky with its festive light, and glitters up a storm every hour.
The La Grande Arche
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6092/grande1.jpg
La Grande Arche is a spectacular modern office building in the huge La Defense
business district, a few kilometers West of Paris. La Grande Arche was designed
in 1989 by Danish architect Otto van Spreckelsen for the anniversary of the 1789
French revolution.
The Louvre
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4168/lourve1.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2316/lourve2.jpg
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8657/lourve3.jpg
The site of the world's largest and most diverse collection of pre-20th century
painting, sculpture, and decorative objects. Not forgetting the Mona Lisa and the
Venus de Milo, bask in the works of Vermeer, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and
countless other masters.
Notre Dame Cathedral
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5237/cathedralt.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1497/cathedral2.jpg
One of the most singular and beautiful cathedrals of Europe. It took over 100
years of hard labor to complete it.
Musée d'Orsay
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/84/orsse1.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7816/orsse2.jpg
The bridge between classical and modern art. Housing the world's most important
collection of impressionist and post-impressionist painting.
The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3903/sorbonne1.jpg
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3893/sorbonne2.jpg
The Sorbonne University is the historic soul of the Latin Quarter, where higher
learning has flourished for centuries. Founded in 1257 for a small group of
theology students, the Sorbonne is one of Europe's oldest universities. It has
hosted countless great thinkers, including philosophers René Descartes, Jean-
Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir.
Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysées
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http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2811/arc2.jpg
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The 164-foot Arc de Triomphe commissioned by Emperor Napoléon-I does
exactly what it was made to do: evoke sheer military power and triumph. It was
built in an age when leaders erected monuments in their own honor, and scaled
to their egos. Champs-Élysées is a seventeenth century garden-promenade-
turned-avenue connecting the Concorde and Arc de Triomphe. It is one of the
many tourist attractions and a major shopping street of Paris.
Centre Georges Pompidou & the "Beaubourg" Neighborhood
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1139/pomp1.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6088/pomp2.jpg
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5859/pomp3.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9017/pomp4.jpg
Parisians consider the Centre Georges Pompidou to be the cultural pulse of the
city. This modern art museum and cultural center, located in the neighborhood
affectionately dubbed Beaubourg by locals, opened in 1977 to honor president
Georges Pompidou. The Center's signature skeletal design, which evokes bones
and blood vessels, is either loved or reviled-- no in-betweens.
Sacre Coeur and Montmartre
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3023/coeurx.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/219/couer2.jpg
With its unmistakeable white dome, the Sacre Coeur sits at the highest point of
Paris on the Montmartre knoll, or butte. This basilica, which was consecrated in
1909, is best-known for its garish gold mosaic interiors and for its dramatic
terrace, from which one can expect sweeping views of Paris on a clear day.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9301/perew.jpg
Paris counts within its walls many of the world's most poetic cemeteries, but Père
Lachaise outdoes them all. Countless famous figures are buried here.
The Seine River
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2083/seineriver.jpg
Seeing some of Paris' most beautiful sites as one drifts down the Seine river is
an unforgettable and essential experience.
I'm sure I have missed out a lot of places. Feel free to add more!
Merci http://bwforums.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Thread requested by: :..*Sweety*..:
Sources: ahem various 8-[
.. the city of lights ..
Overview:
Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populated city. The earliest
archaeological signs of permanent habitation in the Paris area date from around
4200 BC.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2117/parissssssss.jpg
Food & Restaurants:
Paris food is known throughout the world for its unparalleled quality and taste. The wide
variety of food in Paris is sure to overwhelm every food lover with delight. Paris is a
heavenly destination for gourmets as the city offers a wide selection of culinary delights
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3237/restaurants.jpg
Top Paris Sights and Attractions:
The Eiffel Tower
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/904/eiffelk.jpg
More than any other landmark, the Eiffel Tower has come to represent an elegant
and contemporary Paris. The iron tower, which was built for the 1889 World
Exposition by Gustave Eiffel, was wildly unpopular with Parisians when it was
unveiled, and was nearly torn down. It has since attracted over 220 million
visitors, and it would be hard to imagine Paris now without it. The tower crowns
the Paris night sky with its festive light, and glitters up a storm every hour.
The La Grande Arche
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6092/grande1.jpg
La Grande Arche is a spectacular modern office building in the huge La Defense
business district, a few kilometers West of Paris. La Grande Arche was designed
in 1989 by Danish architect Otto van Spreckelsen for the anniversary of the 1789
French revolution.
The Louvre
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4168/lourve1.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2316/lourve2.jpg
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8657/lourve3.jpg
The site of the world's largest and most diverse collection of pre-20th century
painting, sculpture, and decorative objects. Not forgetting the Mona Lisa and the
Venus de Milo, bask in the works of Vermeer, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and
countless other masters.
Notre Dame Cathedral
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5237/cathedralt.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1497/cathedral2.jpg
One of the most singular and beautiful cathedrals of Europe. It took over 100
years of hard labor to complete it.
Musée d'Orsay
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/84/orsse1.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7816/orsse2.jpg
The bridge between classical and modern art. Housing the world's most important
collection of impressionist and post-impressionist painting.
The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3903/sorbonne1.jpg
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3893/sorbonne2.jpg
The Sorbonne University is the historic soul of the Latin Quarter, where higher
learning has flourished for centuries. Founded in 1257 for a small group of
theology students, the Sorbonne is one of Europe's oldest universities. It has
hosted countless great thinkers, including philosophers René Descartes, Jean-
Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir.
Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysées
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2541/arc1.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2811/arc2.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2432/arc3.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4473/arc4v.jpg
The 164-foot Arc de Triomphe commissioned by Emperor Napoléon-I does
exactly what it was made to do: evoke sheer military power and triumph. It was
built in an age when leaders erected monuments in their own honor, and scaled
to their egos. Champs-Élysées is a seventeenth century garden-promenade-
turned-avenue connecting the Concorde and Arc de Triomphe. It is one of the
many tourist attractions and a major shopping street of Paris.
Centre Georges Pompidou & the "Beaubourg" Neighborhood
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1139/pomp1.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6088/pomp2.jpg
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5859/pomp3.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9017/pomp4.jpg
Parisians consider the Centre Georges Pompidou to be the cultural pulse of the
city. This modern art museum and cultural center, located in the neighborhood
affectionately dubbed Beaubourg by locals, opened in 1977 to honor president
Georges Pompidou. The Center's signature skeletal design, which evokes bones
and blood vessels, is either loved or reviled-- no in-betweens.
Sacre Coeur and Montmartre
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3023/coeurx.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/219/couer2.jpg
With its unmistakeable white dome, the Sacre Coeur sits at the highest point of
Paris on the Montmartre knoll, or butte. This basilica, which was consecrated in
1909, is best-known for its garish gold mosaic interiors and for its dramatic
terrace, from which one can expect sweeping views of Paris on a clear day.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9301/perew.jpg
Paris counts within its walls many of the world's most poetic cemeteries, but Père
Lachaise outdoes them all. Countless famous figures are buried here.
The Seine River
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2083/seineriver.jpg
Seeing some of Paris' most beautiful sites as one drifts down the Seine river is
an unforgettable and essential experience.
I'm sure I have missed out a lot of places. Feel free to add more!
Merci http://bwforums.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Thread requested by: :..*Sweety*..:
Sources: ahem various 8-[