Thursday 22 September 2011

First Time In Paris? Five Of The Best Paris Tourist Attractions

France’s capital city can be a bit overwhelming on your first visit. There are so many great places to visit. Every part of the capital is filled with beauty and history. Here are five suggestions of important Paris tourist attractions that you should try to include on your first trip to the capital.

The Louvre Museum is certainly one of the top-ranking Paris tourist attractions. This venue houses the world’s most famous collection of pre-modern art.

Near to the Louvre is another of the splendid art collections of the city – the Musee d’Orsay. Stop here for a while to enjoy the world's greatest most magnificent collection of impressionist and post-impressionist painting,

Naturally no introduction to the French capital is complete without paying homage at Notre Dame Cathedral, a sensational example of medieval architecture.

The incomparable Eiffel Tower has to be on the list of most important Paris attractions. The extraordinary iron tower, built for the 1889 World Exposition, was hated by Parisians when it was first built, and was nearly torn down.

The fifth candidate for the most iconic Paris tourist attractions is the grandiose Arc de Triomphe built by Emperor Napoléon I to make a statement of military strength and glory.

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