Paris

France's capital, nicknamed the "City of Light," is a global capital of art, fashion, and romance, home to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre along the Seine.

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The Eiffel Tower was initially controversial before becoming a global icon

The Louvre holds around 380,000 works of art and draws millions of visitors yearly

Paris hosts Fashion Week twice a year, a global fashion capital

Notre-Dame Cathedral was restored following the 2019 fire

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, located on the banks of the River Seine in the north of the country. Its history stretches back before the Roman era, when it was settled by the Gallic Parisii tribe, later refounded by the Romans as "Lutetia." Over the centuries, Paris grew into one of history's greatest capitals of art and culture.

City of Light and Art

The Eiffel Tower, built in 1889 as the gateway to the Paris World's Fair, has become the city's — and the nation's — global symbol, while the Louvre houses the world's largest art collection and its most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Paris is nicknamed the "City of Light," honoring its leading role in the Age of Enlightenment and its status as one of the first cities to illuminate its streets.

The Eiffel Tower, the city's most iconic landmark
The Louvre, the world's largest art museum
Notre-Dame Cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture
the Champs-Élysées avenue and the Arc de Triomphe

Paris is a global capital of fashion, hosting Paris Fashion Week, which draws the world's leading fashion houses. The city is also home to the historic Sorbonne University and is famed for literary cafes that have hosted great philosophers, writers, and artists throughout the ages.