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''For Paris from the [[Trojan War]] please click [[Paris (mythology)|here]]''

''For Paris from the [[Trojan War]] please click [[Paris (mythology)|here]]''

[[Image:Tour - Eiffel.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Eiffel Tower]]

[[Image:Tour - Eiffel.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Eiffel Tower]]

'''Paris''' is the capital and largest city of [[France]]. It is situated on the [[River Seine]]. The population of the Greater Paris urban area is approximately 10 million, or almost one-sixth of the total population of France, with over 2.1 million in the city of Paris itself.

'''Paris''' is the capital and largest city of [[France]]. It is situated on the [[River Seine]]. The population of the Greater Paris urban area is approximately 10 million, or almost one-sixth of the total population of France, with over 2.1 million in the city of Paris itself.

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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]]

As with many other important cities in Europe, the Romans set up a military outpost (52 B.C.) on the location that would one day become Paris.  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.  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>  

As with many other important cities in Europe, the Romans set up a military outpost (52 B.C.) on the location that would one day become Paris.  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.  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]]