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The Catacombs of Paris ( French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation ⓘ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. [2] Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer ("Gate of Hell") former city gate; the ossuary was created as part of ...
Haussmann's renovation of Paris. Napoleon III instructed Haussmann to bring air and light to the centre of the city, to unify the different neighbourhoods with boulevards, and to make the city more beautiful. The Avenue de l'Opéra, created by Haussmann, painted by Camille Pissarro (1898). Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Prefect of Seine under ...
Notre-Dame de Paris ( French: [nɔtʁ (ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning " Our Lady of Paris "), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest ...
Other landmarks include the Catacombs of Paris, École normale supérieure de jeunes filles, Hôpital Cochin, Hôtel de Massa, Le Dôme Café, La Santé Prison, and Échelles du Baroque, the latter of which is a residential building complex, completed in 1985 by the international team Ricardo Bofill in the baroque style.
Château Villette - a château built in the 18th century. Parc de Sceaux - a 17th-century park located near the Château de Sceaux (Sceaux Castle). La Défense - The largest business district in Europe. Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise - Roman Catholic cathedral located in the town of Pontoise, on the outskirts of Paris.
Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, and a shopping, dining and entertainment complex. Opened on 12 April 1992, the resort is operated by Disney Experiences, a ...
Párizs ( franciául: Paris, IPA: [paʁi] ⓘ, latinul: Lutetia, vagy a későbbi neolatin Lutetia Parisiorum) Franciaország fővárosa. Az ország északi részén, a Szajna folyó partján terül el, az Île-de-France régió (vagy Région Parisienne) szívében. Párizs Európa egyik legnépesebb városa.
