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1、The high Eiffel Tower, the colorful streets, the beautiful river Seine, the glorious palaces, the romantic people, the old history Paris is a great place to all people in the world. 高耸入云的埃菲尔铁塔，流光溢彩的街道，美丽的塞纳河，金璧辉煌的宫殿， 浪漫的民族，源远流长的历史这就是巴黎 As the capital of France, Paris is a modern city with a long and
2、 rich history. So many events took place here and there are so many places for the visitors to have a trip. 作为法国的首都，巴黎是一座古老而又现代的城市。这里发生了太多的历史事 件，这里有那么多的地方让你流连忘返。 The Triumphal Arch(凯旋门) was finished in 1836. Its a world famous building, too. The Eiffel Tower(埃菲尔铁塔), which is 320 meters high, is the
3、symbol of Paris. It was completed in 1889. 320 米高的埃费尔铁塔是巴黎的标志。它建于 1889 年 埃菲尔铁塔 The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, tu fl, nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and
4、one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris10 and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 Worlds Fa
5、ir. The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81- storey building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was b
6、uilt in 1930; however, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second- tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct. The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to a
7、scend, by stairs or lift, to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants. The tower has become the most
8、prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city. 凯旋门 The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de ltoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de ltoile), at the west
9、ern end of the Champs- lyses.1 There is a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: “Triumphal Arch“) honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French
10、 victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The Arc de Triomphe is the linchpin of the historic axis (Axe historique) a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route which goes from the courtya
11、rd of the Louvre, to the Grande Arche de la Dfense. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The mon
12、ument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The small vault is 18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m (27.7 ft) wide. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence (after Arch of Triumph
13、in Pyongyang). Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal that three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919, marking the end of hostilities in World War I, Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport biplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel. 旅游
14、：France is the most visited country in the world. It has everything that you could ever want to see on your holidays: a great city like Paris, good beaches, more monuments than any other country, lovely nature, incredible mountain scenery; need I go on? France is also a very pleasant place to stay.
15、It has good food, great wines and people enjoy their lives. And the best thing is, maybe apart from Paris, living in France does not have to be expensive. The North of France consists of the flatlands around the town of Lille and the Channel. The area will remind visitors in many ways of Belgium and
16、 the Netherlands. The Grand Place in Lille for example is a lot like that of Brussels. Paris, the city of light and its surroundings are one of the most visited areas. Paris is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. FRANCE TRAVEL INFO Share your photos Hotels in France French courses Maps of France France forums France destinations Best of France France Real Estate West of France is turned towards the Atlantic Coast. In the north Normand
