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  1. 1 day ago · Paris, city and capital of France, situated in the north-central part of the country. People were living on the site of the present-day city, located along the Seine River some 233 miles (375 km) upstream from the river’s mouth on the English Channel (La Manche), by about 7600 bce. The modern city has spread from the island (the Île de la ...

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LouvreLouvre - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · louvre.fr. The Louvre ( English: / ˈluːv ( rə )/ LOOV (-rə) ), [4] or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre [myze dy luvʁ] ⓘ ), is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward) and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art ...

    • 10 August 1793; 230 years ago
    • Musée du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France
  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eiffel_TowerEiffel Tower - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The Eiffel Tower ( / ˈaɪfəl / EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed " La dame de fer " (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed as ...

    • 28 January 1887; 136 years ago
    • City of Paris, France
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  5. 2 days ago · The Louvre Palace (French: Palais du Louvre, [palɛ dy luvʁ] ), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a vast expanse of land between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. Originally a defensive castle, it has served numerous ...

  6. 2 days ago · 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 ...

    • France
    • 24 March 1163 to 25 April 1163 (laying of the cornerstone)
    • 1991
  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paris_MétroParis Métro - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · The Paris Métro ( French: Métro de Paris [metʁo də paʁi]; short for Métropolitain [metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃] ), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens ( RATP ), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CubismCubism - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Cubism. Pablo Picasso, 1910, Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier), oil on canvas, 100.3 × 73.6 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement begun in Paris that revolutionized painting and sculpture, and influenced artistic innovations in music, ballet, literature, and architecture.

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