Paris in few lines

Monuments

The most famous monuments of Paris back several different times, and we are thus travel through time and space in the city. In the center of the Ile de la Cite, Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the 13th century, north Basilica of the Sacred Heart built in the 19th century on the Butte Montmartre, west of the Eiffel Tower built in 1889 on the banks of the Seine. These three markers form a golden triangle to see the city from different points of view.

The Eiffel Tower symbol of Paris and France

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This great lady, inaugurated by Gustave Eiffel at the Exposition Universelle, Paris dominates the height of 324 meters. And for more than 120 years, it overlooks its metal through the banks of the Seine and the Champs de Mars. At night, it sparkles with all its lights to mark the passing hours, an unforgettable sight for lovers of Paris. This masterpiece of mechanical art has inspired many artists, poets, painters, writers, filmmakers. It is the most visited paid monument in the world. Note, in addition to the classic rising three floors, it is possible to attend exhibitions or visit the private and the engineer Eiffel had been furnished apartment.
  
 Eiffel Tour

Champ de Mars, Paris 7e. Métro Trocadéro / RER Champ de Mars -Tour Eiffel.

Notre-Dame de Paris

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World Heritage Site, it is one of the most remarkable masterpieces of Gothic architecture. It has many windows and rosettes, two, each measuring 13 meters in diameter, are among the largest in Europe. Its construction in the Middle Ages, spread over nearly two centuries, from the thirteenth to the fourteenth century, and has been in the 19th century after the French Revolution, a restoration led by the architect Viollet-Le-Duke. Gargoyles, spire, towers, bells, inspired one of the most famous novels of Victor Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris. Located in the historic center of Paris at the end of the Ile de la Cité and is the symbolic heart of Paris and all French road distances are measured from its square. Known around the world for five centuries, it hosts some days up to 50 000 visitors. A program of sacred music takes place there throughout the year. Open daily, entry is free. Visits towers they are paying.
  
Notre-Dame de Paris

Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II, Paris 4e. Métro Cité, Saint-Michel / RER Saint-Michel – Notre-Dame

Le Sacré-Coeur

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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart dominates Paris with its white dome. Located at the top of Montmartre, one of the highest hills of Paris, it offers one of the best views of Paris. This church with a Greek cross, and its crypt, is Romanesque-Byzantine style. It was built between 1875 and 1923 by architect Paul Abadie, after the Paris Commune. It measures with its dome 80 meters high. The ceiling is decorated with the largest mosaic of France measuring nearly 480 square meters. And it also has the largest bell weighing 19 tonnes of France, dragged Annecy (Haute-Savoie) to the Sacred Heart. 

On the hill below the basilica are the Place du Tertre and its painters, the Abbesses district where many small winding steep streets, and at the foot of the hill, the famous Moulin Rouge. 

Access to the basilica is free every day from 6 am to 23 pm. 

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