Paris Travel Guide

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div closure_uid_3uact5="337">Paris is often called the city of love and it's the best place not only for spending an unforgettable romantic holiday, but also for looking at the fantastically beautiful sights of the city. Numerous marvelous churches of various styles and epochs will shock you with its magnificence. First of all, these words concern Notre Dame de Paris.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Louvre.</strong> One of the most famous symbols of Paris is the Louvre. It's the former royal palace, which in 1793 was turned into the world-famous museum. Its fame the museum got first of all due to the rich collection of the greatest art works, including the Mona Lisa (La Joconde) and the Venus de Milo statue. The Louvre has a great number of well-known paintings and sculptures of different epochs (till the 19th century). There takes place eastern, Greek, and Roman art. A great part of the exposition creates the Egyptian collection and the paintings by the French, Italian and Flemish artists of the 14th-19th centuries. On Visiting the Louvre and creating a full impression of what art is you'd better spend day or two. Otherwise you'll see only a small part of the exposition and will be just overloaded with information. The Louvre is not only a museum, but a marvelous historical building and a part of the French cultural heritage.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Tuileries Gardens.</strong> Not far from the Louvre takes place the Tuileries Gardens, a splendid place for having some walk. In the 17th century Jean-Baptiste Colbert entrusted his landscape architect to make this place beautiful and attractive. Even nowadays the garden has some charm of those times. If you go through the park, you'll find yourself at the Place de la Concorde, decorated with the giant Egyptian obelisk of the pharaoh Ramses II. If you go a little bit further, you'll get to the Place Vendome with its numerous jewelry stores.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Royal Palace</strong>. In front of the northern wing of the Louvre takes place the Royal Palace. It was built in 1871 by the order of the cardinal Richelieu. During the Commune de Paris of the 1871 the palace got through the fire. In 1875 the restoration works started, and when everything was ready the council of state, the constitutional court and the ministry of culture started to take place there. The amazing arcades of the Royal Palace encourage visiting the antique shops, which are situated around 242 striped columns. It's a real pleasure to have a rest in the garden, founded by Richelieu.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Eifel Tower.</strong> The Eifel Tower, built for the world's fair of 1889, is a real symbol not only of Paris, but of France on the whole. From the top of the tower, which is 307 meters tall, one can enjoy the marvelous view on the city. If to get on foot over 350 or 700 stairs, you'll find yourself only at 1st (57m) or 2nd (115m) platform. That's why it's more reasonable to use the elevators. At the bottom of the Eifel Tower the Champ de Mars is situated. It was used for war games and parades. On the 14th of 1790 at the Champ de Mars the first French constitution was adjured. Nowadays it's a cozy park for having quiet walks. </div><div closure_uid_3uact5="337"><br />  </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_3uact5="336" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzv5qBIMEY4bWAZ5iQlbyodusZuVn2-mfXZpvmKBHWINtbBZa5QdEgWkAFDADb4USZDFf53J3jTwo9eZKRaYiVBCYayX0xbJTxqx6JN5hoTNVQUfWSbb1LOHMKKjMUDwd15A5fWouevg/s1600/paris_sightseeing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzv5qBIMEY4bWAZ5iQlbyodusZuVn2-mfXZpvmKBHWINtbBZa5QdEgWkAFDADb4USZDFf53J3jTwo9eZKRaYiVBCYayX0xbJTxqx6JN5hoTNVQUfWSbb1LOHMKKjMUDwd15A5fWouevg/s400/paris_sightseeing.jpg" /></a></div></div>

Paris Travel Guide

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