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About Paris

Paris, a famous historical city.

Known as the city of romance, fashion and food.

Speaking of shopping, do you know the Champs Elysé es?

Speaking of art, you know Montmartre Heights.

Speaking of museums, you know the Louvre.

Speaking of coffee, do you know the left bank?

1. The name of Paris comes from the third century BC. Before that, it was called Lutsia.

2. According to historical records, Rutesia is located in Nanterre, and the local residents call themselves "parisi people", so Rutesia is named "Paris".

There are 28 cities in the world called "Paris", from the United States to Sweden and even in Panama.

The new bridge is the oldest bridge in Paris, which was built in 1604.

5. The Pantheon built in 179 1 is also called the "Hall of the Republic of China". It used to be a church.

6. Paris has 1803 monuments and 173 museums.

7. There are 450 parks and gardens in this city, covering more than 1200 acres.

8. There are more than 400 screens in Paris, hundreds of which are operated by Art et Essai, an art project initiated by the French government.

9. On average, there are 10 movies or commercial shooting on the streets of Paris every day, which are free of charge.

10. The film crew needs to pay the city for the shots taken in the gardens, museums and swimming pools in Paris.

Before 1 1.20 12, you would only find a "stop" sign in Paris, which was located at the exit of a building materials company in the 16th district and was later removed.

12. The motto of Paris is "fluctuating Mergitur", which means "ups and downs with the waves, but never sinks" in Latin.

13. Paris 15 is an urban area with two postcodes, namely 750 16 and 75 1 16.

14. Many railway stations in Paris have pianos. The activity called "Play me I'm yours" was initiated by the French national railway company (SNCF) and is currently being carried out in many cities around the world.

15. At first, the railway system in Paris was called "Regional Defense Express"? Toile, abbreviated as M.E.R.D.E, was quickly changed to "réseau Express réregional" because the abbreviation was translated into "shit" in English.

16. There are eight statues around Place de la Concorde, symbolizing eight major cities in France: Rouen, Brest, Lille, Avenue, Bordeaux, Nantes, Marseille and Lyon.

17. The Tour First building in La Dé fense, Paris is the tallest skyscraper in Paris, with a height of 23 1 m..

18. There are many ghost stations in the Paris subway, that is, those stations in the Paris subway that are not open to the public every day. Due to historical or commercial reasons, these stations are not used at present and cannot be accessed through ordinary channels. Only on certain days will there be special trains to take tourists to some of these places. Among them, the molitor Gate Station, built at 1923, was originally designed to serve the audience near Parc des Princes. However, the operation of this connection line was too complicated, which eventually led to the abandonment of the original plan. As a result, the station was not even built. Now the station and the connecting line are used as subway garages.

19.Porte des Lilas Station was originally built to facilitate the connection between Line 3 and Line 7, and now it is used for filming.

With 302 stations, the Paris Railway is the fourth largest public transport system in the world.

2 1. There is an old building in the tenth district, Osman, which is actually a fake building. It is actually used to hide the ventilation system of the rapid railway network in Paris.

22. There are 65,438+00 Statues of Liberty in France, five of which are in Paris.

23. You can find the fire of freedom next to the Emma Bridge. It was presented to the people of Paris by the International Herald Tribune at 1987, symbolizing the friendship between the French people and the American people.

24. This is also the site of Princess Diana.

25. In the sixteenth district? Tats-Unis Square was originally called Bitche Square, but it was renamed because its name was obviously too embarrassing.

26. The longest street in Paris is rue Vaugirard in 15, with a total length of 4,360 meters.

27. The shortest street in Paris is rue des Degrés in the second district, which is only 6 meters long.

28. There are also ancient Roman ruins in Paris, Arsè ne de Lu Tai next to Gaspard Monge Square.

29. The oldest cafe in Paris is called Le Procope, which is located in the sixth district and built in 1686.

30. The number of libraries in Paris ranks first in the world, with 830 libraries.

3 1. In Europe, only the French army still uses homing pigeons. On Mount Valerian near Paris, these homing pigeons are trained to send messages when disasters come.

32. Marché de rungis international wholesale market, established in 1 10, is the largest market in Europe, with an area larger than Monaco.