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    Paris Paris, known as the love city of the world, was not alwayss known as Paris. Its original name was Lutetia. Paris is the capital of France and the largest city in France. People from all around the world come to visit Paris to see the famous Eiffel Tower; however, they also come to learn french culture, see famous art, sample food, listen to the city’s sounds, and to see the city’s beautiful parks and gardens. When people are askeded where they would like to travel, Paris is normally at the top of the list. Long ago in ancient time, there was a Celtic tribe who founded a city named, Lutetia. Lutetia is known as modern day Paris. “In ancient times, a Celtic tribe called the Parisii lived in what is now Paris”. (Academic) Paris was known to been founded over 2,000 or 250 BC years ago. Paris was not alway named Paris. “It was called Lutetia and it was actually named after a Celtic tribe who first founded Paris.”(Paris) The people of France back then was there around 2,000 years ago. “The first settlement in Paris was predicted to happen around 250 BC or over 2,000 years ago. Back then, the name of the place definitely not Paris, but Leteia, a Celtic name which means a dwelling place in the middle of the…

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    The Iliad is the epic poem of war between the Achaeans and Trojans; the cause of the war is credited to Helen running away with the Trojan Prince Paris. There are myths that state that Helen and Paris were in love and Paris kidnapped her and they eloped, causing Menelaus, Helen’s husband, to begin the war. Although this myth uses the illusion of love to justify the beginnings of the war, Helen expresses to Aphrodite that she is only with cowardly Paris due to the goddess. When Aphrodite appears…

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    Paris is the capital of France and the largest metropolitan centrum in this country located in the the center of the Paris Basin, on the Seine. Paris is the political, economic and cultural center of France, one of the 10 largest in Europe. There are numerous monuments and tourist attractions, which means that Paris is visited every year by approximately 30 million tourists. The metropolitan area has a population of more than 12 million inhabitants, thus in terms of population Paris…

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    Paris is one of the world’s most famous locations! It is best known for its amazing monuments and amazing attractions. The city of Paris, France, goes way back to more than 2000 years back in time. Lots of people think Paris has some of the most interesting history to it in all its years. In 52 B.C. Julius Caesar took control of the city of Paris when it was just starting to grow into a huge civilization, and it was just a little fishing village for the new people there. Back then when it was…

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    My Visit To Paris Essay

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    Visiting Paris, France have always been a great desire for me. There is not one specific reason to explain this desire, but rather a collection of things that draw my specific attention to Paris. Perhaps my first visit to Republic of Congo and the French language being their lingua franca got me intrigued. I love to experience the original French cuisine, the art, the fashion, the architecture, and everything Paris has to offer and their smooth language. Also I have always brought up this ideal…

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    Street in Paris by Elaine Sciolino is bestseller travel guide book. Sciolino reveal the charm and the strangeness of this road and it is time to make longtime resident of Paris come alive in all it is unique. This book will make the reader hungry for Paris, for cheese, wine and kind of street life that are too fast disappearing. Sciolino, former Paris bureau chief of the New York Times, as the author is a joy to live in the Rue des Martyrs in Paris. Sciolino is attentive jelly every one and…

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    During mid-nineteenth century Paris, Where Emile Zola’s Belly of Paris takes place, Napoleon III's reign had caused the French economy to prosper due to the extraordinary need for French goods, a brand-new finance structure, and a substantial plan for public work. This new-found prosperity turned the city of Paris into the envy of the entire world around it. It was entirely restructured and upgraded by essentially gentrifying poor neighborhoods and replacing its archaic history into new…

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    France, the country known for its art, love, and food. France has a broad history filled with war and peace. Since France is such a big country with much history, this essay will mainly focus on one city. The city is known as The City of Lights. If you cannot tell already, this essay will be about Paris, France. Paris is an ancient city founded in the 3rd century (300 BC to 201 BC) by the Parisii, a Celtic Gaul Tribe. Nothing much went on after the Parisii settled Paris until the Battle of…

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    The Eiffel Tower The tragic events that have recently taken place in Paris, France have been the motivation that has drawn my attention to the city and its artistry. The symbol most people think about when they think of Paris is the Eiffel Tower. Paris, also known as the City of Lights, is known for its rich art, culture, museums, and monuments. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous French monuments, and has become the icon of the city, although it wasn’t intended to be a permanent…

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    Paris, in Full Bloom and Color, in the Early 1900s. No one is a stranger to the black and white vintage photographs back in the day. Despite that exhausting trend, Leon Gimpel, Stephane Passet, Georges Chevalier, and Auguste Leon set out in 1909 under the strict instructions of a French banker Albert Kahn and went on a journey around the world armed with only an Autochrome Lumière. Their rule was simple: go out to the world and document it in vivid and alive colors. These photographers took…

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