Must-see attractions in Paris. These three places must be visited.

Must-see attractions in Paris

Louvre 1

Located in the north bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, the Lou

Must-see attractions in Paris. These three places must be visited.

Must-see attractions in Paris

Louvre 1

Located in the north bank of the Seine River in the center of Paris, the Louvre is the heart of Paris, and it is called the three largest museums in the world together with the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum in new york. It is one of the top artistic treasures in the world and the world-famous Wanbao Palace.

At the same time, the Louvre is also the oldest palace in French history. In this museum, there are countless precious collections, including works of art from ancient Egypt, ancient civilizations in the Near and Middle East, ancient Greece and Rome, Islamic art born in the seventh century, and western art from the Middle Ages to the middle of19th century.

The Louvre, built at the end of 12 century, was just a castle to defend Paris when Philip Augustus was in power. During Francois I, the Louvre was transformed into a palace. Out of his love for art, he invited European artists to live in France at that time. Leonardo da Vinci was one of them and collected many famous Italian paintings. After the expansion of Henry II, Henry IV and Louis XIV, a large number of art treasures were added after the French Revolution and opened as museums. Since then, Napoleon and Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte have returned to China to claim the title of emperor, the collection has greatly increased, and the Louvre has been expanded again and again. In 1980s, the glass pyramid designed by China architect I.M. Pei once again added icing on the cake to the Louvre.

2. Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower (also known as the Paris Tower) is one of the landmark buildings in Paris. It is an iron hollow tower located in Ares Square in Paris, France. It is the tallest building in the center of Paris and a cultural symbol of France.

This tower was originally built to welcome the 1889 World Expo and to commemorate the100th anniversary of the French Revolution. This tower is named after the famous French architect Eiffel, and a bust bronze statue was built for Eiffel in the north of the tower. Due to lack of funds, the construction of the tower was almost cancelled. In order to continue the construction of the tower, Eiffel raised funds everywhere, and finally reached an innovative financing plan with Societe Generale and other institutions, and finally completed this milestone in the history of human engineering.

The Eiffel Tower is one of the symbols of Paris and is loved by the French as the "Iron Lady". The design of the iron tower is novel and unique, and it is a technical masterpiece in the history of world architecture, so it has become an important attraction and prominent symbol in France and Paris.

There are 17 1 1 steps from the tower foundation to the top of the tower. Now the elevator is installed, which is very convenient. There are bars and restaurants on each floor for tourists to rest and enjoy the unique panoramic view of Paris: whenever the sky is clear in Wan Li, you can see the scenery as far as 70 kilometers.

3. Versailles

Located 20 kilometers west of Paris, the Palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV and is famous for its luxurious and imaginative architectural design. The total length of the complex is 580 meters, including palaces, castles, gardens and Trianon Palace.

Versailles Palace is a classical style building, and the facade is a standard classical three-stage treatment, that is, the facade is divided into two sections, the building is symmetrical left and right, and the outline is neat and solemn, which is called the representative of rational beauty. Its interior decoration is mainly baroque style, and a few halls are rococo style.

The palace is richly decorated, the colorful marble walls are dazzling, giant crystal lamps pour down like a waterfall, and the inner walls and domes are covered with western-style oil paintings. The fairy tale in the painting is lifelike, as if telling the heroic deeds of the former king. The main landscape is concentrated on the second floor of the main building, and the most famous one is the mirror gallery, which is located in the south of the war hall and adjacent to the garden in the west. One side of the mirror gallery is 17 huge French window facing the garden, and the other side is a huge mirror composed of more than 400 mirrors.