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Eiffel Tower  even if you do not want to visit this world famous structure, you will see its top from all over Paris. The tower rises 300 meters tall. The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition in 1889, held in celebration of the French Revolution in 1789. Today, Eiffel Tower becomes the symbol of the City of Light. The man behind the Eiffel Tower was Gustave Eiffel. The structure took more than two years to complete. Each one of the about 12,000 iron pieces was designed separately to give them exactly the shape needed.

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Louvre Museum originally was a royal palace but now one of the largest and most visited museums in the world. It is located at the heart of Paris. There are about 35.000 objects on display, spread out over three wings of the former palace. The museum has a diverse collection ranging from the antiquity up to the mid 19th century. A large part of the collection consists of European paintings and sculptures. Other rooms contain Roman, Egyptian, Greek and Oriental art. Some of the most famous works of art in the museum are the Venus of Milo, the Nike of Samothrake, the Dying Slave by Michelangelo and of course Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The collection of the Louvre Museum was first established in the 16th century by King Francis I. One of the works of art he purchased was the now famous Mona Lisa painting.The Glass Pyramid is the most recent addition to the Louvre was the construction of the glass pyramid, which functions as the museum's main entrance. The pyramid was built in 1989 by the renowned American architect I.M. Pei

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The Arc de Triomphe in the middle of the Place Charles de Gaulle stands one of the greatest arches in history: the Arc de Triomphe (arch of triumph). The arch was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victories, but he was ousted before the arch was completed. It wasn't completed until 1836 during the reign of Louis-Philippe. The Arc de Triomphe is engraved with names of generals who commanded French troops during Napoleon's regime. The triumphal arch is adorned with many reliefs. At the top of the arch are 30 shields, each of them bears the name of one of Napoleon's successful battles.

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The Sacré-Coeur Basilica  is one of Paris's major tourist draws. The majestic building is located on top of the Montmartre hill. Until 1873, when the Sacré-Coeur was built on top of the hill, Montmartre was a small village, inhabited by a mostly farming community. Construction of the Basilica started in 1876 with Abadie as the lead architect. When Paul Abadie died in 1884, he was succeeded by Lucien Magne, who added an 83 meter (272 ft) tall clock tower. The Savoyarde clock installed here is one of the worlds largest. Due to its location on the Montmartre hill, the basilica towers over the city; its highest point is even higher than the top of the Eiffel Tower. The Sacré-Coeur Basilica has managed to keep its beaming white color even in the polluted air of a big city like Paris

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'La Madeleine the Greek temple just north of the Place the Concorde is known as 'La Madeleine' or 'L'église de St-Marie-Madeleine'. At 1806, Napoleon decided to build a temple in honor of his army. He appointed Pierre-Alexandre Vignon who razed the structure yet again and started with the construction of a temple based on the 'Maison Carrée', an ancient Roman temple in the French city of Nîmes. With the construction of the Arc de Triomphe, which honoured the French Army, the new temple was looking for a new function.  Finally in 1842 the building was consecrated as a church, a function it still holds today. The Madeleine Church is located at the Place de la Madeleine, close to the Palais Garnier and the Place de la Concorde.