Top 10 landmarks in Paris

lakmini (51)in #photography • 8 years ago

Paris is ranked among the world's most attractive tourist cities and estimates the number of visitors per year to nearly seven million tourists from around the world. Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris's main airport, is the second largest airport in Europe after London Heathrow and eighth in the world. In terms of broadness to accept the large numbers of passengers and the number of flights going to and from him. As for talking about Paris with its atmosphere and its features, the talk is long, but many people agree on one opinion, that the pleasure of spending a holiday in Paris is incomparable. Q to the ancient monuments and even civilized facilities all include Paris and without protruding we will show the most important features that you can see in that city as soon as you go.

The Louvre Museum
If you write in the search engine the word "museum" the first result will appear in front of you is the Louvre and this is undoubtedly due to its global fame and status as the most important museum or exhibition of art and antiques, dating back to 1190 AD when the king (Philip August) For many years it was converted to a royal palace inhabited by many of the kings of France and took the Louvre a name until it was converted into an archaeological museum in 1793 after the French Revolution.
The museum overlooks the Seine, so it has a unique location and a magnificent view. On the back of it is the Tuileries Gardens, one of the largest gardens in France. The museum's works include a large list of 30,000 pieces of art from many parts of the earth. There is a special corner and a huge number of international works, most notably the Mona Lisa painted by the artist Leonardo da Vinci, along with many medieval Italian sculptures.

Notre Dame Cathedral
In the heart of Paris in the center of the Seine is a natural island that has witnessed a great history called the Romans by the site of the construction of a small town decorated with Roman architecture and from the sixth century AD until the fourteenth century was the residence and government of all the kings of France and where the famous cathedral of Notre Dame In 1136 at the hands of King Louis XI. The construction works continued for about a century and a half. It is characterized by two octagonal models of ancient Gothic style. The beauty of the landscape is the visitors, with their pointed columns and statues in the front and the spacious inner courtyard The high ceiling, which is filled with artistic engravings, all dazzle those who see it as one of the most important archaeological churches in the world.

The Palace of Garnier
From the outside you can see the spirit of the past centuries winding around the building with the appearance of the eight columns in the front facade, the four statues that are saturated with music colors and the roof decorated with baroque art to denote On the originality of the place and uniqueness of the other and not only fun to look at the archaeological form is what this opera provides you, but a lot of artistic performances such as ballets, dance teams and poetry performances, as well as the evenings of singing and music dedicated to many of the old artists An example of Mozart, Beethoven and Rossini.
The building continued from 1862 until 1875 in the reign of King Charles Garnier on an area of 22 thousand square meters but in fact the opera can accommodate only two thousand and two hundred scenes to exploit these vast areas in the establishment of a garden attached to the palace in addition to the spacious lobby leading to the exhibition hall and A museum and a private library have been set up to present this history. On the other hand, the state has recently installed an independent exhibition to display and sell books, as well as a restaurant and café to provide all visitors' requirements.

Luxembourg Gardens
Is the second largest garden of Paris and dates back to the seventeenth century when the Palace of Luxembourg was built and identified by a small garden until the green area was expanded several times in the nineteenth century and was designed as a tourist attraction and the overall shape of the garden is characterized by the control of the French character, A huge fountain surrounded by two parallel lines of ancient statues with the Greek body also has a distinctive fountain flowing water is composed of a short road and on top of which the rivers Rhone and Sine were embodied in the form of statues as a source of water and life and for these varied and beautiful scenes often The park has many visitors whether they are residents of the city or tourists.

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The idea was initiated by the engineer (Liberal Brountt) when the king wanted to allocate shelter for soldiers and wounded or disabled warriors. In one area of Paris, the building rules were laid in 1671 and continued until 1676, but not only this hotel or shelter, It included a large church and a private hospital, as well as a museum that was founded in 1749 and which lists a great history of wars, victories, losses and prominent symbols in the history of French civilization. In addition, the tomb of Napoleon This The complex.

Pompidou Center
Is a center of art and culture located in the center of Paris, which was built in 1969 under President Georges Pompidou. It was built in modern style from the glass facades to the staircase by the most prestigious French architects. It includes a large number of institutions such as the Center for Sound and Musical Research and the National Library. On the Museum of Art, which is the largest museums in Europe that specialize in modern art and the number of visitors to this huge cultural complex annually between two to three million visitors.

Bastille Square
On the 14th of July every year, the French celebrate the glorious revolution that toppled the King (Charles X). In the name of this square, the people remember the reasons for that uprising. The Bastille was the most horrible prison in France. It was created especially for political dissidents and dissatisfied clerics. To the administration of the country was put in this prison and receive torture until it happened until the incident broke into the prison and liquidation in 1789, which was then devoted a national day in France, in this arena stands the memorial proof that freedom is the ultimate goal of the peoples and on the side was built Opera The same name (Opera Past L), which is considered one of the largest squares in Europe, where performances are racing to world's most important teams in ballet and singing.

Consergeri Palace
Is one of the most famous palaces of the Middle Ages and is one of the notorious prisons during the French Revolution where the Queen (Marie Antoit) and her husband King (Robesbury) Habisah until they died, but now it has been configured to be an archaeological museum and tourist guide, Which remained after these bloody events, such as the blade of the guillotine used in the execution of the Queen and the last speech that was planned and in one corner of the palace and found the room where the prisoners remained in custody pending execution, but the site has an exceptional view on the River Seine.

Arc of Victory

In 1806 Napoleon ordered the construction of this building as a commemoration of the victory of the French Revolution and the glorification of the lives of the officers who had died but did not live to see its opening in 1836. The teacher takes a rectangular shape with a gap in the shape of an arch and is filled with engravings and carved sculptures The most important of which is the artwork that embodies some of the soldiers while fighting the revolution and the wings surrounding them, but indicates the rise of their souls to heaven. The interior of the building included the names of many of these soldiers and the most prominent generals who led the liberation of the country. Clunk position taken by the teacher to him, which is more like a point of intersection of many roads leading to the most important monuments of Paris also beside the Arc de Triomphe is the historic shrine of the Unknown Soldier, which was established in 1921 in memory of the First World War.

The Eiffel Tower
The tower is the greatest landmark France has ever seen. It has always witnessed the huge numbers of lovers and visitors. Many people come to France only to enjoy this place. It was built in 1889 and is due to the French designer Alexander Eiffel. Has been criticized by many designers and architects for its non-creative form. Now it is the world's most popular human landmark, about 307 meters long and is the world's tallest tower list until the Empire Tower is built in New York City. F Beauty of the top DOCUMENTS tower using the inner elevator where it overlooks the entire city of Paris with lights Almtloloh and fragrant atmosphere.