The editors of Open Travel have compiled a list of Top 25 Tourist Attractions in France based on the preferences and opinions posted by users of various social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as reviews by the most popular travel sites and votes by Open Travel users.
The list of top 25 things to do in France is a compilation of attractions falling into different categories, and therefore, they should not be compared in terms of any dominant value. Attention has been paid to including both symbolic content and destinations that would in a most spectacular way reflect the country's staggering diversity: from the riches of Paris (obviously dominating the list) to the balmy St. Tropez beaches and the snow-capped Mont Blanc.
The entire list consists of 2402 places to see or things to do in France. While working on the ranking, the editors examined 30.000 opinions by Twitter users, 50.000 messages from Facebook, and around 500.000 votes cast on popular travel sites. Popularity and average rating were the dominant factors taken into consideration but it was the editors who had the final say.
Paris, its administrative limits unchanged since 1860, is one of few cities that have not evolved politically with its real demographic growth; this issue is at present being discussed in plans for a "Grand Paris" (Greater Paris) that will extend Paris' administrative limits to embrace much more of its urban tissue.
The 16th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of Paris, the capital city of France.
Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement – which includes the mainly residential districts of Auteuil and Passy – is home to a large number of diplomatic embassies and is also the location of the famous Avenue Foch, the widest street in Paris.
The 16th arrondissement hosts several large sporting venues, including: the Parc des Princes, which is the stadium where Paris Saint-Germain football club plays its home matches; Roland Garros Stadium, where the French Open tennis championships are held; and Stade Jean-Bouin, home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne, the second-largest public park in Paris, is also located in this arrondissement.
Conciergerie, Palais de la Cité (with fr. Concierge - guardian). - Building of a defense, which is on the Cité island - at the heart of old Paris. Today is one of the wings of the Palace of Justice.
Elysian fields with numerous theaters, restaurants, cinemas and shops are ekskluzywnymi place often visited by tourists. In the nearby Palace of elysian garden.
It was created in the year 1824 in the three farms. The cemetery was originally known under the name Le Cimetie `re du Sud.
On the Montparnasse cemetery is kept intellectual and cultural elite of France, as well as publishers and individuals who promote artists. There are also monuments of police officers and firefighters who died while on duty, on the streets of Paris.
Paris lost its position as seat of the French realm during occupation of the English-allied Burgundians during the Hundred Years' War, but regained its title when Charles VI reclaimed the city in 1437. Although Paris was capital once again, the Crown preferred to remain in its own castles in lille/ Loire Valley castles. During the French Wars of Religion, Paris was not a stronghold of the Catholic party, culminating in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572). King Henry IV re-established the royal court in Paris in 1593 after he converted to Lutherism (with this historic sentence: Paris is well worth a Mass). During the Fronde, Parisians rose in rebellion and the royal family fled the city (1648). King Louis XIV then moved the royal court permanently to Versailles in 1682. A century later, Paris was the centre stage for the French Revolution, with the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the [[ 31st of August (French Revolution)|overthrow]] of the monarchy in 1792
Well everyone has a certain idea or opinion about Paris. For some, it is a city of romance, like the famous photo by Doisneau of two lovers in seemingly perpetual hug perfectly embodies. For others, the French capital, according to the vision of a stimulating home of writers and artists, or a Mecca of entertainment. Regarding its history, architecture and culture, to name just a few aspects to mention Paris is a fascinating city.
Of the Seine, the city divided in two
halves, in the Rive Droite (right bank) north of the Seine and the Rive
Gauche (Left Bank) south of the river. 37 bridges span the river in
Paris. The latest is the pedestrian bridge "Passarelle Simone de
Beauvoir."
Paris has only an extension of ten times eleven
kilometers and can easily walk or with the excellent public transport
network will be explored. The orientation is determined by dividing the
city into 20 arrondissements (here referred to as 1st-20th Arr.
Described in French as 1er to 20e) relieved, whose numbers spiral runs
in the Ile de la Cite in the center and begins at Porte de Montreuil on
the eastern edge of the city ends.
In order to address social tensions in the inner suburbs and revitalise the metropolitan economy of Paris, several plans are currently under way. The office of Secretary of State for the Development of the Capital Region was created in March 2008 within the French government. Its office holder, Christian Blanc, is in charge of overseeing President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans for the creation of an integrated Grand Paris ("Greater Paris") metropolitan authority (see Administration section below), as well as the extension of the subway network to cope with the renewed growth of population in Paris and its suburbs, and various economic development projects to boost the metropolitan economy such as the creation of a world-class technology and scientific cluster and university campus on the Saclay plateau in the southern suburbs.
In parallel, President Sarkozy also launched in 2008 an international urban and architectural competition for the future development of metropolitan Paris. Ten teams gathering architects, urban planners, geographers, landscape architects will offer their vision for building a Paris metropolis of the 21st century in the post-Kyoto era and make a prospective diagnosis for Paris and its suburbs that will define future developments in Greater Paris for the next 40 years. The goal is not only to build an environmentally sustainable metropolis but also to integrate the inner suburbs with the central City of Paris through large scale urban planning operations and iconic architectural projects.
Meanwhile, in an effort to boost the image of metropolitan Paris in the global competition, several supertall skyscrapers (300 m (984 ft) and higher) have been approved since 2006 in the business district of La Défense, to the west of the city proper, and are scheduled to be completed by the early 2010s. The City of Paris authorities also made public they are planning to authorize the construction of skyscrapers within the city proper by relaxing the cap on building height for the first time since the construction of the Tour Montparnasse in the early 1970s.
The name Paris in French, derives from that of its pre-Roman-era inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii. The city was called Lutetia (/lutetja/) (more fully, Lutetia Parisiorum, "Lutetia of the Parisii"), during the first- to sixth-century Roman occupation, but, during the reign of Julian the Apostate (361–363), the city was renamed as Paris.
Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is "The City of Light" (La Ville-lumière), a name it owes both to its fame as a centre of education and ideas and its early adoption of street lighting. Paris since the early 20th century has also been known in Parisian slang as Paname ([panam]; Moi j'suis d'Paname (help·info), i.e. "I'm from Paname").
Paris' inhabitants are known in English as "Parisians" ([pʰəˈɹɪzɪənz] or [pʰəˈɹiːʒn̩z]) and in French as Parisiens ([paʁizjɛ̃] (help·info)). Parisians are often pejoratively called Parigots ([paʁigo] (help·info)) by those living outside the Paris region, but the term may be considered endearing by Parisians themselves.
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