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Champs-Élysées
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Over 300,000 people walk the streets of Champs-Elysees each day.
Champs-Elysees means Elysian Fields, which refers to heaven or the afterlife in Greek Mythology.
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Tour Eiffel
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The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 10,100 tons, including 60 tons of corrosion-preventing paint that must be reapplied every 7 years.
It took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days for engineer Gustave Eiffel to build the tower in 1887-1889.
It was originally built as one of the main attractions for the World's Fair, 15th May 1889, and was named the 300-metre tower.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
The Cathedral is home to Holy Relics: the Holy Crown worn by Christ, a piece of the Cross and a nail.
Cathedrale Notre-Dame was built in 1160, right in front of Point Zero of French Roads, the official reference point of Paris
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The original spire was removed in 1786 and replaced by an Oak and lead one; it was 300ft high until it and the roof were destroyed by fire in 2019
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Arc De Triomphe
Eternal Flame - lit on the 11th of November 1923 to honour veterans and has never been extinguished.
Charles Ribart wanted to build a three-tiered elephant with a seating area in the stomach, but the French government disagreed
Napolean commissioned for the Arc to be built 15th August 1806, but it wasn't complete until 1826, after he died in 1821
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Musée du Louvre
The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world, with 10 million visitors every year.
There are so many pieces of art in the museum that it would take 100 days without sleep or breaks, and spending only 30 seconds on each piece, to get round the entire museum.
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Sacré-Coeur
It is 83m high and 85m wide. The bell tower contains the Savoyarde bell, one of the heaviest bells in the world at 19 tonnes.
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The Basilica was built between 1875 and 1914 by Paul Abadie, and is the second highest point in Paris after the Eiffel Tower.
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You must climb 270 steps to reach the top of the basilica, where there is a panoramic view of the city.
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