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The Culture of Paris, France

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Paris, the capital of France, is renowned throughout the world as a center of style and culture.  It has produced many examples of highly sought after fashion and cuisine.  It has also proved to be the inspiration for many different artists, writers, musicians and film makers.  With its landmark, the Eiffel Tower overlooking the city, Paris, France is a tourist destination for approximately thirty million people every year.

 

In addition to visiting the Eiffel Tower, tourists have a wealth of other attractions to experience in Paris.  One of its most famous is the Arc de Triomphe, a beautiful monument which commemorates the French soldiers who fought and died in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.  It is located at the western end of the Champs-Elysées, which is, in itself a tourist attraction.  It is a street famous for its boutiques and cafés.

 

A description of Paris culture must include a mention of the city’s numerous museums.  Parisians can visit the extensive National Museum of Natural History which is home to a multitude of wondrous exhibits.  There is also the Museum of Modern Art located within the Centre Georges Pompidou.  Other museums throughout the city are dedicated to science, music and Impressionist Art.

 

Paris France is, of course, home to one of the most famous art galleries in the world.  The Louvre is a colossal building filled with a huge amount of priceless pieces of art.  Perhaps the most famous of all is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.  In addition to being the most visited art gallery in the world, the Louvre is also a beautiful building of great historical significance.  It was originally a palace commissioned by Philip II in the twelfth century.

 

Paris is known as a city of the arts and has been home to many important artisans for centuries.  Vincent Van Goch lived there between 1886 and 1888 and Jim Morrison of The Doors is buried there.  Many famous writers have also lived in the city and drawn inspiration from it, most notably F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Mark Twain.  In modern times, the actor Johnny Depp has also had a home there.

 

Paris was also the city where Coco Chanel made her name and has, in fact, been an international center of fashion for many years.  Paris Fashion Week draws huge crowds from all over the world every year.  Many very famous brand names in the fashion industry are based in Paris, most notably Dior, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint Laurent.

 

The Paris of the twenty-first century is a vibrant, bustling metropolis which is multicultural in essence.  The areas surrounding the main center of the city have become home to a variety of immigrants over the years.  Paris has distinct districts which are unmistakeably Chinese, African, Polish or one of many others.  The city also has large Muslim and Jewish populations.  The influences of each of these groups can be seen in the city’s fashion, food and architecture.  They weave together to create a very rich Paris culture.

 

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