Paris
Capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² , making it the 34th most densely populated city in the world in 2020.
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Charles de Gaulle Airport
Largest international airport in France.
Largest international airport in France.
Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Paris, and is named after statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970).
Orly Airport
Paris Orly Airport (Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly, is an international airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, 13 km south of Paris, France.
Gare du Nord
The Gare du Nord (English: station of the North or Northern Station), officially Paris-Nord, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France.
Paris Métro
Rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France.
Rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France.
A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and unique entrances influenced by Art Nouveau.
Louvre
The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre ), is the world's most-visited museum, and a historic landmark in Paris, France.
Provinces of France
Organised into provinces until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments and districts in late 1789.
Organised into provinces until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments and districts in late 1789.
1) Île-de-France (Paris)
Impressionism
19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities , ordinary subject matter, unusual visual angles, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience.
19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities , ordinary subject matter, unusual visual angles, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience.
Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s.
Capital city
Municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government.
Municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government.
(The modern capital city has, however, not always existed: in medieval Western Europe, an itinerant (wandering) government was common.) Examples are ancient Babylon, Abbasid Baghdad, ancient Athens, Rome, Bratislava, Budapest, Constantinople, Chang'an, ancient Cusco, Kyiv, Madrid, Paris, Podgorica, London, Beijing, Prague, Tallinn, Tokyo, Lisbon, Riga, Vilnius, and Warsaw.
France
Transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.