Trips To Paris

Archive for the ‘Things To See’ Category

On the highest point of Paris stands a beautiful Roman Catholic basilica, known as Sacre-Coeur, or the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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One of the most important squares in Paris is Place de la Concorde. It is also the largest square of the city, with a surface of 86 400 meters. It borders Avenue Champs-Élysées at its eastern end and is situated in the eighth arrondissement.

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Where the famous and infamous Bastille prison used to stand, there is nothing left to remind of it but a square, bearing its name. The Bastille was completely demolished between 1789 and 1790, in the period of the French Revolution.

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To take a walk on the Avenue Montaigne, you need to go to Arrondisement number 18 in Paris. This boulevard was originally the gathering place for widows in mourning in the 18^th century; this is why it was called Widows’ alley or allee des Veuves. In the 19th century it was the place for some glamorous balls and it got the name of a French Renaissance writer, Michel de Montaigne. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most important landmarks in the whole world, is The Eiffel Tower, in Paris. First opened on the 31^st of March 1889, the tower was built in honor of the French Revolution centenary, the Universal Exhibition.

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One of the most popular museums in the world is The Louvre Museum, one of Paris’ great landmarks. Its galleries hold art works of many famous painters everybody has heard of Mona Lisa, but what else is there to visit in there?

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As you stroll down Rue de Notre Dame, close to The Seine, you will see rising, white and majestic, the great Parisian cathedral. This monument will take your breath away, for sure.

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