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Where to start when visiting Paris and its monuments?
Ideally begin with the Louvre Museum. First a Medieval castle before becoming the Palace of French Kings until 1678, the Louvre is a rectangular building from which the François Mitterand Pyramid rises. This edifice has been home to one the world's most prestigious museums for over two centuries.
The museum's collections cover a range of artwork that includes all history's great civilizations. You will need more than a day to contemplate all its wonders.
Another key step in your tour of the city will be the Eiffel Tower. At first hated by Parisians, the tower was built to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution; it was designed by Gustave Eiffel who was specialized in steel constructions. The monument raised strong reactions from French intellectuals before becoming a symbol of the city and earning the respect of the world. Towering at 320 meters, weighing more than 10 000 tons and requiring 40 tons of paint every four years, the "Steel Monster? is near the top of the list of favoured monuments visited by tourists.
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| La Tour Eiffel © Paris Office of Tourism - A. Dupont | Basilique du Sacré Coeur © Paris Office of Tourism D. Lefranc | Grand Palais © Paris Office of Tourism D. Lefranc | Le Moulin Rouge © Paris Office of Tourism - D. Lefranc |
- Few hours in Montmartre
- With the exception of the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre is probably the most recognizable tourist attraction in Paris. Visit the hilltop (either on foot for the hardy or in the funicular) to command a view of Paris's rooftops; while there check out the unusually varied architecture and take the time to bask in the calm and almost rural quiet of certian streets. Step outside the tourist traps with a tour of the Saint-Pierre market which offers an exceptional selection of fabrics for everything from interior design to clothing. Once adorned in the finest of fineries, take a stop at la Divette de Montmartre.
- Few hours around Beaubourg
- Rue Rambuteau owes its name to a prefect of the Seine who had office just before the famed Haussmann; the road was originally laid in order to ease congestion between Bastille, Saint Eustache church and the Marais. Bordering the affectionately-termed "gut of Paris" ("le ventre de Paris", or Les Halles), this street was and will always be central to urban development in the neighbourhood. The Rambuteau area is vibrant and full of life, being quite literally the crossroads of the capital's culture and leisure activites with its many shops, movie theatres, gyms, cafes and restuarants...
- Few hours in the Latin Quarter
- Because courses here were taught in Latin as early as 1253, this student zone has inherited the name Latin quarter and wears it proudly to this day. Since then, not too many still enroll in Latin classes, bu the neighborhood is still filled with classrooms, bookstores, and inexpensive restaurands and snack bars for a quick munch between classes. Memorable spots in the Latin quarter are too numerous to count. The Pantheon holds the ashes of France's cultural heroes, those which make its reputation. The quartier Latin is home to plenty of bars which were at one time or another host to famous clients: artists and writers, scientists and researchers, and of course the morbid existentialists and pesky protesters of May 1968.
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