Paris is the capital and largest city of
France. The city is bisected by the [River Seine]
?; the northern part of the city is known as the right bank, the south as the left bank. It is surrounded by a large orbital motorway, the Peripherique
?. The city is divided into twenty numerically organised districts, the arrondissement
?s.
Notable places/things in Paris:
- Arc de Triomphe - war monument
- [Disneyland Paris]? - amusement park
- Eiffel Tower - monument
- Louvre - art museum
- Musee d'Orsay - art museum
- Cathedral of [Notre Dame]? on the [Ile de la Cité]?
- [Pompidou Centre]?
- [Sacre Coeur]? - church on the hillock of Montmartre?
- The Samaritaine? Building - department store from the start of the 20th century
- The Statue of Liberty - A smaller copy of the Statue of Liberty in the harbour of New York City.
- Versailles - royal palace and gardens to the southeast of the city
- [Les Halles]?
Paris was the son of king
Priam and was an important character in the
Trojan War.
Paris, Texas is a town in central
Texas, in the
USA.