What You Need To Know About Paris Travel

L ife never sleeps in the          pillar from Egypt called the       capital city of France-         Obelisk of Luxor. The Eiffel       Paris. The City of Lovers       Tower has its own tale. Counted    or the City of Lights, the city       amongst one of the wonders of the  of Paris is exceptional for it        world, the tower is 986 feet tall  has not just one but a multitude      and weighs 700 tons.               of attractions that leave each                                           and every visitor bizarre. The        The Unity in Diversity             aura of the city is such that the     Paris is endowed with a plethora   visitors are left spell bound.        of small regions that contribute   The city is so rich in its exotic     to the pleasing diversity of this  and prized possessions that it        place. To name a few in this       becomes difficult to explore the      regard-                            entire city within a few days.                                                                                 The Le Marais Region in Paris      The Multiple Assets                   speaks of the rich history and     From art to glamour, from the         tradition of the city. Marais,     mystifying Eiffel Tower to the        the land where the King Henry II   stunning Seine River, the             took his last breath, is the home  wondrous city of Paris has it         for some of the most archaic       all. When we talk about the           French buildings. The Musee        city's art and architecture,          Carnavalet museum has many         Paris has some of the coveted         archaeological discoveries along   monuments in the world. For           with breathtaking historical       instance the Napoleon's eminent       paintings, sculptures etc. Other   ‘Arch of Triumph' (a piece of       eminent museums include-The Musee  architecture that ascends the         Cognaq Jay, The Musee de la        streets); the Square of Peace         Serrure Briccard, Musee de la      (known for its huge statues and       Chasse et de la Nature (famous     fountains) and the wonderful          for stone age weapons) and last    but not the least The Musee           Turgeney and Degas. Apart form     Picasso that has the worlds           this, the Montmarte region has an  largest number of Picasso             exclusive cemetery where the       paintings. The Jewish Quarter         great souls of Degas, Stendhal,    that nestled in the Marais region     La Golie etc. lie in peace. There  and that familiarizes you with        is also the famous The Musee de    the Jewish customs and traditions     Montmartre where people like       has always been an apple of every     Renior, Dufy and Suzanne Valada    visitor's eyes.                       had resided.                                                                                                The La Quarter region of Paris is     But this isn't all. The Notre      a paradigm of unity and               Dame Cathedral at the Notre Dame   diversity. This is because people     region is worth looking. The       from all castes and creed inhabit     ancient cathedral that is an       the place. There is round the         epitome of love also has an        clock activity with plenty of         underground crypt and a small      markets, restaurants, gardens,        museum for the visitors.           parlors etc. in this ancient                                             region that has streets of the        A outstanding and enthralling      Roman era.                            place nestled in the city of                                             Paris is the Louvre Museum. This   Not to be overlooked is the           museum has some of the world's     popular Montmartre region of          most prized sculptures,            Paris. The area is bedecked by        paintings, utensils and other      the Sacre Coeur Church, that has      antiques. If there is the          almost scaled to the height of        globally treasured Mona Lisa of    the Eiffel Tower. The place is        Leonardo Da Vinci, there are also  also more often visited for it's      the two giant winged bulls that    being the land of illustrious         long ago used to guard the palace  artists like Zola, Van Gogh,          of Sragon II and the Hammurabi     Code. Other antiquities from          has                                Babylon, Mesopotamia, Sumeria         some exclusive primitive           etc. can also be seen. Amongst        sculptures.                        the several bedazzling galleries                                         like Prints and Drawings Gallery,     Also to be seen are the            arts gallery etc. the sculpture       delightful gardens in Paris. For   gallery is also garlanded by the      instance, The Rond-Point, The      bewitching Michaelangelo              Grand Palais, the Petit Palais     Courtyard. On the whole, the          etc. being some of them.           Louvre Museum is a spectacular                                           place to stop at.                     However, one falls short of words                                        and ink to appraise and express    The authentic magnum opus of art      the brilliance and magnificence    maestros like Renoir, Sisely, Van     of the unusual and wonderful city  Gogh, Monet, Manet, Degas and         Paris, the charm and charisma of   Pissaro can also be gazed at the      which carries the potential to     Musee d'Orsay museum that also        raise someone from the dead.       About the Author: Mansi gupta writes about paris travel topics. Learn more at http://www.bookmarkparis.com . Source: www.isnare.com