Paris-City of Love

Paris, the French capital, is one of the most beautiful and romantic cities. Known as the "city lights" (La Ville Hotel Lumiere), and "City of Love" (Love La Ville Hotel D '), welcomes millions of visitors each year

Location: Europe.France



Paris, France, international capital, is - 2.2 million people living in the dense (105 square kilometers) center of the city and nearly 12 million people living in the metropolitan area - one of Europe's largest gathering area. Located north of the country Seine, Paris's reputation is the most beautiful and romantic of all cities, full of historical associations and remaining great influence on the field of culture, art, fashion, food and design.

Founded in March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in the world until the completion of the Chrysler Building in 1930. Each one of the about 12,000 iron pieces were designed separately to give them exactly the shape needed. All pieces were prefabricated and fit together using approx. 7 million nails.

Originally a royal palace, the Louvre became a public museum at the end of the 18th century. Glass Pyramid is the most recent addition to the Louvre was the construction of the glass pyramid, which functions as the museum's main entrance. The pyramid was built in 1989 by the renowned American architect I.M. Pei. The glass pyramid allows the sunlight to come in on the underground floor.

 

Notre dame-It took until 1345 before the cathedral was completed, partly because the design was enlarged during construction. The result is an overwhelming building, 128m long (420 ft) with two 69 meter tall towers (226 ft). The spire, which reaches 90m (295 ft), was added in the 19th century by Viollet-le-Duc. The Notre-Dame Cathedral has several large rose windows, the northern 13th century window is the most impressive. The massive window has a diameter of 13.1 meter.
The frontal west facade features 3 wide portals; above the portals is the Gallery of KingsThe frontal west facade features 3 wide portals; above the portals is the Gallery of Kings - 28 statues of Judean Kings - and higher up are the famous gargoyles and grotesques. The spectacular eastern flying buttresses at the east side of the building are 15m wide.

Sacré-Coeur Basilica -Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart has managed to maintain their beaming white pollution of air, even in a big city like Paris. This can be attributed to the castle, which Langdon stone for the construction of the Sacred Heart Cathedral. When it rains, the secretion of calcite rocks and water reaction, its role is similar to bleach.