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[[File:Sainte Chapelle París.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Sainte Chapelle.]]

[[File:Sainte Chapelle París.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Sainte Chapelle.]]

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''Ajoutez deux lettres à Paris : c'est le paradis.'' - Jules Renard

''Ajoutez deux lettres à Paris: c'est le paradis.'' - Jules Renard

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==History==

==History==

[[Image:Notre Dame.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Notre Dame cathedral]]

[[Image:Notre Dame.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Notre Dame cathedral]]

Known as Lutetia in ancient times, as with many other important cities in [[Europe]], the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] set up a military outpost (52 B.C.) on the location that would one day become Paris. In 250 A.D. Christianity is introduced by St. Denis. In the 6th century A.D., King Clovis I established Paris as his capital. This was confirmed when [[Hugh Capet]] became king of France in 987 A.D. Growth increased under the reign of [[Philip II]] (1180-1223) and Paris remained the capital when [[Louis XIV]] set up his court in [[Versailles]] in 1682. An important legacy of [[Louis Napoleon]] was the rebuilding of Paris. [[Georges-Eugène Haussmann]], his city planner and administrative head of the project, carried out a massive restructuring of the city. The [[Germans]] occupied Paris in [[World War II]]. It was liberated near the end of the war, but was largely undamaged. <ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>  

Known as Lutetia in ancient times, as with many other important cities in [[Europe]], the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] set up a military outpost (52 B.C.) on the location that would one day become Paris. In 250 A.D., [[Christianity]] was introduced by St. Denis. In the 6th century A.D., King Clovis I established Paris as his capital. This was confirmed when [[Hugh Capet]] became king of France in 987 A.D. Growth increased under the reign of [[Philip II]] (1180-1223) and Paris remained the capital when [[Louis XIV]] set up his court in [[Versailles]] in 1682. An important legacy of [[Louis Napoleon]] was the rebuilding of Paris. [[Georges-Eugène Haussmann]], his city planner and administrative head of the project, carried out a massive restructuring of the city. The [[Germans]] occupied Paris in [[World War II]]. It was liberated near the end of the war, but was largely undamaged.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>  

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Famous Paris landmarks include:

Famous Paris landmarks include:

*[[Eiffel Tower]]

*[[Eiffel Tower]]

*Arc de Triomphe (de l'Etoile)

*Arc de Triomphe (de l'Étoile)

* Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (in the Tuileries)  

* Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (in the Tuileries)  

*[[Louvre]]

*[[Louvre]]

*[[Musée d'Orsay]]

*[[Musée d'Orsay]]

*[[Notre Dame cathedral]], which was the setting for [[Victor Hugo]]'s novel, ''The Hunchback of Notredame''.

*[[Notre Dame cathedral]], which was the setting for [[Victor Hugo]]'s novel, ''The Hunchback of Notre-dame''.

*Place de la Concorde

*Place de la Concorde

*The Champs-Élysées

*The Champs-Élysées

* Pont Alexandre III

* Pont Alexandre III

*Opera Garnier

*Opera Garnier

*[[Sacre Coeur]]

*[[Sacre Coeur|Sacré-coeur]]

*[[Montmartre]]

*[[Montmartre]]

*Place de la [[Bastille]]  

*Place de la [[Bastille]]  

* The Tour Montparnasse (skyscraper)

* The Tour Montparnasse (skyscraper)

* The Grande Arche and La Défense (west of Paris)

* The Grande Arche and La Défense (west of Paris)

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Image:Tuileries gardens.jpg|Tuileries gardens.

Image:Tuileries gardens.jpg|Tuileries gardens.

Image:Blanchard Cafe de la Paix.jpg|Cafe de la Paix.

Image:Blanchard Cafe de la Paix.jpg|Café de la Paix.

Image:Hassam Carriage Parade on Champs Elysees.jpg|Carriage Parade on Champs Elysees.

Image:Hassam Carriage Parade on Champs Elysees.jpg|Carriage Parade on Champs Élysées.

Image:Obelisk Luxor Paris Concorde.jpg|Place de la Concorde.

Image:Obelisk Luxor Paris Concorde.jpg|Place de la Concorde.

Image:La Madeleine.jpg|La Madeleine.

Image:La Madeleine.jpg|La Madeleine.

Image:Centre Pompidou.jpg|Centre Georges Pompidou.

Image:Centre Pompidou.jpg|Centre Georges Pompidou.

Image:Napoleon's Tomb.jpg|The tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides.

Image:Napoleon's Tomb.jpg|The tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides.

File:Statue de Napoleon I, place Vendome a Paris, par Auguste Dumont,.jpg|Statue of Napoleon I, at Place Vendome.

File:Statue de Napoleon I, place Vendome a Paris, par Auguste Dumont,.jpg|Statue of Napoleon I, at Place Vendôme.

File:La Mosquée de Paris.jpg|La Mosquée de Paris.

File:La Mosquée de Paris.jpg|La Mosquée de Paris.

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[[File:Portal at Notre Dame Paris.jpg|thumb|center|Portal at Notre Dame.]]

[[File:Portal at Notre Dame Paris.jpg|thumb|center|Portal at Notre Dame.]]

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==Urban Unrest==

== Les banlieues ==

Some of the suburbs around Paris (''les banlieues''), especially to the northeast, are known for large apartment blocks, housing many of the latest Muslim immigrants to France.  These have been rocked by violence as youths rioted against the alleged intolerance of the police forces.

Some of the suburbs around Paris (''les banlieues''), especially to the northeast, are known for large apartment blocks, housing many of the latest Muslim immigrants to France.  These have been rocked by violence as youths rioted against the alleged intolerance of the police forces.

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[[Image:Paris-13eme - panorama banlieues.jpg]]

[[Image:Paris-13eme - panorama banlieues.jpg|Panoramic view of the Paris 13th district.]]

 

 

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== See also ==

== See also ==

[[Image:French people..jpg|right|300px]]

[[Image:French people..jpg|right|300px|French people.]]

*[[Art cities]]

*[[Art cities]]

*[[French painting]]

*[[French painting]]

[[Image:Sacre Coeur.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Sacre Coeur]]

[[Image:Sacre Coeur.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Sacre Coeur]]

<References/>

<References/>

[[Image:Paris Opera.jpg|thumb|left|320px|The Opera Theater.]]

[[Image:Paris Opera.jpg|thumb|left|320px|The Opera Theater.]]

[[File:Marc Chagall, Paris Opera Ceiling, 1964.jpg|thumb|center|300px|[[Marc Chagall]], Opera Ceiling, 1964.]]

[[File:Marc Chagall, Paris Opera Ceiling, 1964.jpg|thumb|center|300px|[[Marc Chagall]], Opera Ceiling, 1964.]]

[[Category:Paris]]

[[Category:Paris]]