What to see in Paris

Ernest Hemingway called his book of memories oflife in Paris "A holiday that is always with you." A symbolic name: staying in Paris can really become a holiday for you, if only you know what to look in Paris, so that on arrival home not to bite your elbows because you missed some attraction. In this article we will talk about main sights of Paris, which should be read during the first visit to the city.

The sights of Paris are architectural monuments and bridges, streets and squares, museums and cathedrals. In total in the capital of France there are 130 museums (14 of them are free) and 1800 historical places. It is clear that even a week you will not reconsider everything, so let's list the main one.

Let's begin, of course, with Eiffel Tower, which was erected in 1889 asentrance to the World Exhibition and was conceived as a temporary building, but instead became the most famous Parisian landmark. The height of the tower is almost 325 meters (counting the antenna). You can, of course, admire the tower from the bottom up, but if you are not afraid of heights, we advise you to rise. Moreover, the tower is equipped with elevators for those who do not want to overcome almost 2,000 steps.

But, of course, not the Eiffel Tower is a single tourist alive in Paris. If you are interested in what else to see in Paris, first of all pay attention to the so-called historical axis. This is a number of attractions onone line. The axis begins in the center of Paris, at the Louvre, and extends in the north-west direction, ending at the Great Arch of Defance. Other names of this axis - The Triumphal Way and the Royal Perspective.

So, the overview of attractions start with The Louvre. The museum is open every day, except Tuesdays, from 9in the morning until 6 pm (Wednesdays and Fridays - until 21:45), a ticket for visiting permanent collections without temporary exhibitions costs 10 euros, children under 18 are free, youth 18-25 can visit the Louvre for free on Fridays after 6 pm.

Your route will continue in the Jardin des Tuileries, located between Rue de Rivoli, Seine, Louvre and Place de la Concorde. This is the most significant and oldest park in the regular style. Before the palace the Tuileries was erected The Arc de Triomphe in the square of Carrousel (it should not be confused with the massive Triumphal Arch on the Charles de Gaulle and the Grand Arch of Defance, which we will discuss further on).

A lot of walking up in the park, go out on Champs Elysees - one of the main Parisian highways,It stretches from the Place de la Concorde with the Luxor Obelisk to the Arc de Triomphe. The length of the Champs-Elysées is almost 2 kilometers, your walk along this street will end The Arc de Triomphe on the Place Charles de Gaulle (the old name of the square is the area of ​​the Star). An imposing arch was erected by the architect Jean Schallgren to commemorate the victories of Napoleon's Great Army.

However, the historical axis extends further along the avenue of the Great Army to the Mayo Gate, along Charles de Gaulle Avenue and Neuilly Bridge, ending in the modern business center of Défense. Closes it Grand Arch of Défense, erected in the late 1980s as a version of the Triumphal Arch of the 20th century.

However, the historical center of Paris is not on the Triumphal Road, but on the Cite Island. So, deciding what to see in Paris, you can notto bypass this island with attention. The island of Sita is connected by nine bridges to the neighboring island of Saint-Louis and both banks of the Seine. The main attraction of the island is, of course, Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the spiritual and geographical heart of Paris.

From the other attractions of the island of Citéthere are references to the Holy Chapel (Saint-Chapelle), the complex of the Palace of Justice (in particular, the former royal castle and the Conciergerie prison), Dauphin Square and the oldest hospital in Paris - Hotel Dieu de Paris. St. Louis Island Also worthy of your attention, because there they make ice cream, recognized as one of the most delicious in the world.

Of course, this is not a complete list of whatyou can see in Paris. You are waited with the Basilica of Sacre Coeur and the Tour Montparnasse Tower, the House of the Disabled with the Military Museum and the former Pantheon Church, the Georges Pompidou Cultural Center and the City of Science and Industry with a large museum of science and technology ... You can enumerate for a long time, we in this article stopped only on those sights that need to be paid attention in the first place.