París English
París English
París English
Paris is the capital of France and of the region of Mauritius. The city of Paris
inside his narrow administrative limits has a population of 2243 833
inhabitants, nevertheless, during the 20th century, the metropolitan area of
Paris expanded beyond the limits of the municipality of Paris, and it is
nowadays the biggest fifth city of the European continent.
The city is the most popular tourist destination of the world, with more than
42 million foreign visitors per year 8 It Possesses many of the most famous
and admired monuments of the orb: the Eiffel Tower, the Cathedral of Notre
Dame, the Avenue of the Champs Elyses, the Arch of Victory, the Basilica,
the Ex-hospital of The Disabled persons, the Pantheon, the Arch of the
Defense, the Opera Garnier or Montmartre's neighborhood, between others.
Also it shelters institutions of world recognition: the Louvre (the museum
most famous and visited of the world), Orsay's Museum and the National
Museum of Natural History of France, as well as an extensive system of top
education of international prestige.
We wanted to expose some of the most important sites:
Torre Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel, in Frenchman), initially renowned tower of 330
meters. It is a metal framework pudelado designed by Maurice Koechlin and
mile Nouguier and constructed by the French engineer Gustave Eiffel and
his collaborators for the universal Exhibition of 1889 in Paris.
Placed in the end of Mars' Field to the shore of the river Seine, this Parisian
monument, symbol of France and his capital, is the highest structure of the
city and the monument that entered cobra more visited of the world, with
7,1 million tourists every year. It was constructed in two years, two months
and five days, and in his moment it generated certain controversy between
the artists of the epoch, who saw her as a monster of iron. Initially used for
tests of the army with antennas of communication, today it serves, besides
tourist attraction and as issuer of wireless and television programs.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris, it is one of the most ancient French
cathedrals of Gothic style. It was started constructing in the year 1163 and
finished in the year 1245. Dedicated to Maria, mother of Jesus Christ (of
there the name Notre Dame, Our Lady), it places in the small Isla de la Cit
in Paris, France, which is surrounded by the waters of the river Seine, his
name arises in a contemptuous way) in the (Neogothic) 19th century him
are added to the cathedral numerous gargoyles that they find more in view
of the spectator since the original ones are in the highest points of the same
one where the visual access is practically impossible.
The Arch of Victory of Paris, or simply, Arc de Triomphe) is one of the most
famous monuments of the French capital and probably it is a question of the
arch of more famous victory of the world. Constructed between 1806 and
1836 on order of Napoleon Bonaparte to commemorate the victory in
Austerlitz's battle, is it placed in the District VIII of Paris, on the square
Charles de Gaulle? Former named Plaza of the Star or, in Frenchman, Place
de l'toile?, in the western end of the avenue of the Champs Elyses, to 2,2
km from the square of the Concord, located in the oriental end of the above
mentioned avenue. He presents a height of 50 m, a width of 45 m and a
depth of 22 m. The big vault measures 29,19 m of high place per 14,62 m of
width, whereas the small one measures 18,68 m of high place for 8,44 Of
width.
Culture
Paris has been a cultural and artistic relevant center in the western history.
In her they were born, there were formed or developed his careers French
figures of the height of Ren Descartes, Molire, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, mile
Zola, Alexandre Dumas, son, Edgar Degasy Claude Monet between others.
From beginning of the 19th century and until ends of the decade of 1960,
Paris was the world center of the art.
Sports
The city has 360 sports facilities: 172 fields of tennis, 131 municipal
gymnasia, 36 swimming pools and 10 basins of the schools, 32 municipal
stadiums, 2 of aquatic sports without forgetting that 6 parks
interdepartmental divide in three departments with regard to Paris and of
easy access. The football is one of the sports most rested on this city, which
possesses 2 equipments: the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club and Paris
Football Club.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club.
It was founded in the year 1969 and later it fused with the Stade SaintGermain to form the PSG. The current Paris Football Club is a result of the