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Article #333: Top Tourist Attractions In Paris

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






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