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| Notable places/things in Paris: | Notable places/things in Paris: | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - war monument | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - amusement park to the east of the city | ||
| * ] - monument | * ] - monument | ||
| * ] - art museum | * ] - art museum | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - royal palace and gardens to the southeast of the city | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - war monument | ||
| * ] - art museum housed in a converted 19th century railway station, mainly Impressionists. | * ] - art museum housed in a converted 19th century railway station, mainly Impressionists. | ||
| * Cathedral of ] on the ] | * Cathedral of ] on the ] | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - museum of modern art | ||
| * ] - church on the hillock of ] | * ] - church on the hillock of ] | ||
| * The ] Building - department store from the start of the 20th century | * The ] Building - department store from the start of the 20th century | ||
| * The Statue of Liberty - A smaller copy of the ] in the harbour of ]. | * The Statue of Liberty - A smaller copy of the ] in the harbour of ]. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - museum of modern art | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - royal palace and gardens to the southeast of the city | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| ⚫ | * ] - amusement park to the east of the city | ||
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Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The River Seine divides the city into two parts: the right bank to the north and the smaller left bank in the south. It is surrounded by a large orbital motorway, the Peripherique. The city is divided into twenty numerically organised districts, the arrondissements. It was named after the Gallic Parisii tribe.
Paris is served by two principal airports: Orly and Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle.
Notable places/things in Paris:
- Eiffel Tower - monument
- Louvre - art museum
- Versailles - royal palace and gardens to the southeast of the city
- Arc de Triomphe - war monument
- Musee d'Orsay - art museum housed in a converted 19th century railway station, mainly Impressionists.
- Cathedral of Notre Dame on the Ile de la Cité
- Sacre Coeur - church on the hillock of Montmartre
- The Samaritaine Building - department store from the start of the 20th century
- The Statue of Liberty - A smaller copy of the Statue of Liberty in the harbour of New York City.
- Pompidou Centre - museum of modern art
- Les Halles
- Disneyland Paris - amusement park to the east of the city
Paris was the son of king Priam and was an important character in the Trojan War.
Paris, Texas is a town in central Texas, in the USA.