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Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 February 2016

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Beauty Paris

    Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its picturesque 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture, and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
    The economy of Paris stretches well beyond its administrative limits, as many of its manufacturing and service industries are in its closest suburbs. While economic figures are collected in the Paris region (Île-de-France) and its eight départements, employment numbers are expressed within Paris, the Paris agglomeration and the Paris aire urbaine (an area similar to the North Americanmetropolitan area).

Friday, 13 November 2015

Louvre Museum

Philip II of France built a castle called the Castle of the Louvre. It used to be where the museum is. They used the castle as a fortressto defend Paris against the VikingsCharles V, King of France turned the castle into a palace. However, Francis I, King of France,knocked it down and built a new palace.
Henry IV, King of France added the Grande Galerie to the Louvre. The Grande Galerie is more than a quarter of a mile long and one hundred feet wide. The Grande Galerie was built along the River Seine. It was the longest building in the world.