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"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris...then wherever you go for the rest of your
life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." -Ernest Hemingway, 1950 |
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For centuries, Paris has been, is and will always remain a number one source of inspiration
for artists, authors, poets, etc. More than any other, this city is filled by the
thoughts, dreams, and culture of many generations that turned Paris into a model
city, the real capital city of creation and humanisme. Paris is loved and envied by all!
 Built for the Universal Exposition of 1889, the Eiffel Tower is the creation of the engineer, Gustave Eiffel, who also built the metalwork for the interior of the Statue of Liberty. Artists and intellectuals of the time attacked the project as "useless and monstrous." But, today, it remains Paris' number one tourist attraction. The Eiffel Tower which is more than 1000 feet high since television relays where added, is composed of 15,000 pieces of metal and 2,500,000 rivets. In 1982 and 1983, the Eiffel Tower was refusrbished and now contains an elegant restaurant, the Jules Verne. The Eiffel Tower rises by the Seine river across the Trocadero.  The Arc de Triomphe has always been an important point in Paris from which avenues branch off in 12 directions! It was not until 1758, that someone suggested building a monument there. Some early projects, including a giant elephant topped by the statue of Louis XV, never happened. In 1806, just after the victory of the battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon proposed building an arc of triumph to honor France's victorious armies. The Arc was finally completed between 1832 and 1836. It was covered with sculptures to illustrate the Napoleonic victories. More photos of Paris (click to enlarge): |
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