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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 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> | + | 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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| | * 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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| | [[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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| | [[Image:Sacre Coeur.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Sacre Coeur]] | | [[Image:Sacre Coeur.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Sacre Coeur]] |
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| | [[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.]] |
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| | [[Category:Paris]] | | [[Category:Paris]] |