Paris
The city of Paris, located on the Seine river in northern France, is the capital of France and its largest city. While the earliest human inhabitation goes back to 4200 BC, the first significant settlement was established by the Romans by the end of the 1st century AD. Paris became the capital of France in 1437, when Charles VI reclaimed the city. Nowadays the urban area of Paris has a population of almost 10 million inhabitants. The city of Paris has a huge collection of historical buildings, monuments, museums and interesting modern architecture and is a primary tourist magnet.
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19 photos of the Ile-de-la-Cite and the district of Marais in central Paris
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10 photos of the Hotel de Ville, the city hall and site of the administration of Paris
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18 photos of the Louvre palace in central Paris, which houses the Louvre museum
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13 photos of the Seine river in Paris and of its banks, with bridges, historical buildings and monuments
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15 photos of the Eiffel tower, the tallest structure in Paris
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14 photos of the Tuileries gardens and the Place de la Concorde square
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18 photos of the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais and the Alexandre III monumental bridge
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12 photos of the Montmartre district and the white-domed Sacre Coeur basilica
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22 photos of the La Defense district in western Paris with the Grande Arche and the esplanade
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4 photos of skylines and panorama views of Paris
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18 miscellaneous photos of Paris, including the Arc de Triomphe, the Sorbonne university and Les Invalides
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