| If you are visiting Paris for the first
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| | be sure to stop at the information desk
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| time, you might be overwhelmed when
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| | first to pick up a free map and to get
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| planning your itinerary and deciding
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| | the schedule of the 90 minute guided
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| which attractions to visit and in what
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| | tours being offered that day. The museum
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| order. Let's take a look at the top
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| | can be confusing even with the map and a
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| attractions in Paris that are a must see
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| | guided tour is recommended. The Louvre is
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| when planning your visit.
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| | broken up into three wings: Richelieu,
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| First you'll want to visit the Eiffel
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| | Sully and Denon. Within these three
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| Tower. This icon of Paris is located at
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| | wings, the museum is then divided into
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| Eiffel Tower Champs de Mars. Admission to
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| | nine collections: the History of the
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| the tower is 10,70 Î . The phone number
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| | Louvre and Medieval Louvre, Oriental
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| is 33 (0) 1 44 11 23 23. The Eiffel Tower
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| | Antiquities, Arts os Islam, Egyptian
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| was built in 1899 and was originally
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| | Antiquities, Sculptures, Objects d'art,
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| supposed to be a temporary symbol for the
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| | Paintings, Prints and Drawings, and Arts
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| 1899 World's Fair. If you really want to
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| | of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the
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| be "wowed" by this structure, visit it in
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| | Americas. Photography is allowed at the
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| the evening, as the lights of Paris are a
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| | museum so don't forget your camera.
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| breath taking view from the top floor.
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| | The next stop on your tour of Paris,
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| The tower includes restaurants and
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| | France should be the Notre Dame
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| shopping. Tickets to the second floor and
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| | Cathedrale located at 6 place du Parvis
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| the top floor can be purchased at the
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| | Notre-Dame. The Cathedrale Notre-Dame was
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| information office at the base of the
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| | built in 1163 but was not completed until
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| tower. Expect to wait for the elevator
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| | the 14 th century. This is a very
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| and expect to be a little confused by its
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| | historical sight in Paris. Napoleon
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| configuration. Even with these slight
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| | crowned himself emperor here and General
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| inconveniences, a trip to Paris wouldn't
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| | de Gaulle gave thanks here when the
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| be complete without a trip to the
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| | Germans freed Paris. One thing to be wary
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| magnificent Paris icon - the Eiffel
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| | of is that the Cathedrale is under
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| Tower.
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| | restoration construction and part of it
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| After visiting the Eiffel Tower, your
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| | may be unobservable.
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| next stop in Paris should be the Muse du
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| | Next on the tour is Basilique du
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| Louvre. Admission is 8,50 euros. The
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| | Sacre-Coeur located at 35, rue du
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| phone number is +33 1 40 20 53 17. You
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| | Chevalier-de-la-Barre. The phone number
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| may want to plan to visit the Louvre more
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| | is +33 1 53 41 89 00. The main reason for
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| than once during your trip, as it is
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| | visiting this church that sits atop a
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| impossible to see the entire 30,000 piece
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| | large hill just past Montmarte's main
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| collection in the world's largest museum.
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| | square is to take in the amazing view of
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| The Louvre was built in 1200 and in the
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| | Paris that this location offers. While in
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| 1500s became the royal family's palace.
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| | the area be sure to walk around the
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| The Louvre was opened as a museum in
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| | streets of Montmartre's Place du Tertre.
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| 1793. In the 1980s, glass pyramids were
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| | It is almost as if this area has been
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| built to serve as the entrance and are a
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| | frozen in time and remains very similar
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| fantastic sight. Once inside the museum,
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| | to the time when Van Gogh resided here.
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