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The most important tourist attractions in Paris

The most important tourist attractions in Paris

 

Paris, the capital of beauty and fashion, is one of the most prominent tourist destinations visited by millions of travelers around the world because of its beauty, charming atmosphere, and tourist places available for tourism.

Paris is characterized by the Seine River, as well as historical places and monuments such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre Museum, and the Champs-Élysées.

During your visit to Paris, you will notice their attention to the smallest details, such as the cobblestone streets. The Champs-Élysées is characterized by cafes, art galleries, museums, and a club store. Paris St. Germain

Through this topic, we will discuss the best and most prominent tourist attractions in Paris that attract tourists.

برج ايفل

 

قد يكون اشهر معلم تاريخي في العالم وهو الاكثر رمزية لفرنسا صمم هذا البرج من قبل المصمم ألكسندر غوستاف ايفل في عام 1889 بمناسبة مرور مائة عام على الثورة الفرنسية

There are two restaurants in the tower that provide their services to visitors and provide a panoramic view of the city:

  • First floor: “Altitude 95” restaurant
  • Second floor: “Le Jules Verne” restaurant (it has its own elevator in the south corner of the tower)

 

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متحف اللوفر

 

A lavish palace that was home to the kings of France and is now a historic museum of fine arts worth a visit and is located on the north bank of the Seine in Paris the capital of France.

The Louvre Museum is the largest art gallery in the world and contains many Egyptian antiquities that were stolen during the French campaign against Egypt. It was a castle built by Philippe Auguste in 1190.

In order to avoid disturbing surprises, he attacked the city during his long absence during the Crusades, and the castle took the name of the place on which it was built.

It was later transformed into a royal palace known as the Louvre Palace. It was home to the kings of France, and the last one to use it as an official residence was Louis XIV, who left it for the Palace of Versailles in 1672.

To be the seat of the new government, leaving the Louvre to be a headquarters containing a collection of royal antiques and sculptures in particular.

كاتدرائية نوتردام دي باريس

 

Notre Dame Cathedral is located on the site of the construction of the first Christian church in the French capital, the “Basilica of Saint Stephen.”

Which in turn was built on the ruins of the Gallo-Roman Temple of Jupiter, the first version of Notre Dame de Cante, a magnificent church built by King Childebert I of the Franks in 528 AD.

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In the tenth century, the Paris Cathedral became Gothic in form. The dome of the church rises to 33 meters.

 

شارع الشانزليزيه

 

It is one of the most important and elegant streets in Paris and one of the most luxurious tourist and commercial streets in the world, where the finest international shops and restaurants are located.

There are also many cafés on the Champs-Élysées on the sidewalks and roads, and at the end of the street there is the Arc de Triomphe, one of the most important landmarks of the city of Paris.

 

متحف اورسيه

 

It is a museum located on the west bank of the Seine. It is based in a former railway station in the French capital, a station Gare d'Orsay.

The museum contains mostly works of French art. Dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture and high art photographs.

Perhaps the most famous of its treasures and rare pieces are Impressionist paintings by famous artists such as Claude Monet and Renoir.

 

قصر دار أوبرا غارنييه -متحف دي اوبرا

 

حضور الأوبرا أو أداء الباليه في قصر غارنييه هي تجربة سياحية مفضلة. أوبرا غارنييه تستضيف العروض من قبل الشركات من ذوي الكفاءات العالية.

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لديه دار الأوبرا أيضا محل لبيع الكتب بوتيك ومطعم أنيق يقدم المأكولات الفرنسية الكلاسيكية .

 

ميدان الكونكورد

 

It is one of the largest squares Paris .located in the heart of Paris At the end of the Champs-Élysées on its eastern side.

It is decorated with a huge Egyptian obelisk bearing a gift from Khedive Ismail to Louis Philippe in 1831.

The French made great efforts to uncover the secrets of ancient Egyptian civilization. Egypt gave France two obelisks of King Ramesses II in the Luxor Temple.

قوس النصر

 

It is an arch located at the head of the Champs-Élysées, a road decorated with trees. The Arc de Triomphe is located in Charles de Gaulle Square

Formerly Nejma Square, the intersection of 12 roads. Work on the Arc de Triomphe began at the beginning of the nineteenth century

Napoleon Bonaparte wanted it as a symbol to commemorate the victories of the imperial armies. However, its actual completion took place in 1836 during the time of Louis Philippe.

The arch, which is 49,50 meters high, was designed by the engineer Chalgran on the Chaillot Plateau to be the center of a star from which five main avenues radiate.
Later, during the replanning of the capital by Baron Haussmann, seven grand avenues were added to it (1854). Its interior walls bear 660 names of its military leaders
And 96 of the names of his victories. After World War I, the French also erected a tomb for the Unknown Soldier with a perpetual flame under the arch to commemorate his memory.

سانت تشابيل

 

It is a royal chapel located near the Palace of Justice Paris The church was built in Gothic style

Construction began around the year 1239, and it was consecrated on April 26, 1248. Louis IX used it to house Christian possessions.

 

حدائق لوكسمبورغ

It is the second largest public park in Paris Which travelers to Paris are keen to visit

The garden appeared in Victor Hugo's famous novel, Les Misérables.

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