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Pigalle Area
Just between arrondissements number 9 and 18 in Paris, around the Place Pigalle, there is the area called Pigalle, after Jean Baptiste Pigalle, the 18th century sculptor.
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Montmartre District
In the 18th arrondissement of Paris, on its Northern area, there is a hill called Montmartre. It is best known for the beautiful Roman Catholic Basilica Sacre Coeur on top of the hill. Ironically, it is also a famous nightclub district. Another church to be found on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, much older than Sacre Coeur. It is believed that in this church was founded the priest order of Jesuits. The community of Montmartre was also home to some famous artists like Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Vincent van Gogh or Amedeo Modigliani.
Champs Elysees
Perhaps the best known boulevard in Europe is the Champs- Élysées Avenue in Paris. Here can be found elegant cafes, cinemas, luxury shops and poetical chestnut trees. Being such a famous spot, no wonder rents can reach up to 1.1 million Euros for almost 100 square meters of space. In Europe it is only overtaken as rental prices by the New Bond Street in London. The name of the Avenue comes from the Greek myth of the Elysian Fields, where the blessed ones ended after passing away.
Le Marais District
The Marais is one of the few areas that Baron Haussmann largely ignored when he was tearing up the rest of the city; for that reason it still retains a medieval feel.
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