浪漫花都――巴黎.doc

浪漫花都――巴黎“文化之都”、“艺术之都”、“浪漫之都”、“时装之都”……她拥有如此多的美誉；她的多样性、包容性和深刻性每年吸引着成千上万的游客和艺术家。巴黎――法国的首都、欧洲的心脏，唯有她才能展现欧洲历史的精粹所在。让我们放松心情，迈开脚步，走进这座风情万种、充满神秘的魅力之都吧。 Paris - international city of culture, fashion and romance. And the shopping’s not bad either. Home to many famous monuments and museums, Paris is best enjoyed not as a series of tourist sights but as a general experience. Wander through the Latin Quarter, stroll through the Jardin de Luxembourg, take a cruise along the river Seine and drink in the atmosphere of one of the most beautiful, vibrant cities in the world. Tour Eiffel The Eiffel Tower, undoubtedly the Paris landmark and must-see monument, is 324 metres high and weighs a total of 10,000 tons. Built for the World Fair in 1889, the tower took two years, two months and five days to complete. You can take the stairs or the lift up. There are souvenir shops and the Altitude 95 restaurant with its decor reminiscentof an airship on the first level, while the second level offers an opportunity to enjoy a gastronomic menu at the smart Jules Verne restaurant, 125 metres above ground level. Once you get to the third and final platform, you’ll be up there among the clouds with an amazing 360-degree view of the city. Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe stands in the centre of the Place de l’toile, at the western end of the Champs-lysées. It is the linchpin of the “historic axis” (L’Axe historique) leading from the courtyard of the Louvre Palace, a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route leading out of Paris. The monument stands over 51 metres in height and is 45 metres wide. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence (North Korea built a slightly larger Arch of Triumph in 1982 for the 70th birthday of Kim Il-Sung). It was commissioned in 1806, after the victory at Austerlitz, by Napoleon Bonaparte at the peak of his fortunes. Basilique Sacré Coeur de Montmartre Sitting at the highest point in the city, the white-domed Sacré C