Places To Visit In Paris

Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron tower situated in Paris. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in France that attracts hordes of tourists from all over the world. The designing of this beautiful tower on the Champ de Mars Park was completed by the company of 19th-century French Engineer, Gustave Eiffel on whose name it was termed. The construction of this tower took a time period of 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days. 250 workers were involved in building this tower.

There is a total of three floors in the Eiffel Tower. There are restaurants on the first and second floors of the tower. The second floor offers a mesmerizing view of the entire city. If we talk about its third floor, it is at the height of 906 feet, the highest point available to the public to catch the breathtaking view of the surrounding park.

This tower was the second most-visited historical site in the year 2011, attracting more than 7 million travelers, inclusive of domestic and international.  This tower shimmered for the first time to welcome the new year 2000. This tower is sparkled with lights on important occasions. It is also bedecked with light after the dusk. The height of this tower has been increased numerous times because of the installation of new antennas. Now, this tower also serves as the transmitter of signals for radio and TV cables. The silhouette of this tower looks wonderful during the early morning and sunset time. This historical monument was inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.

Nearby Tourist Attractions to Visit

Everyone knows about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. But did you know that there are many beautiful attractions near Eiffel Tower that truly define the definition of tourism in France? Well, it is not a problem at all if you don't because you will get to know about all nearby tourist places right after this line. Have a look at the attractions near to the eye-catching Eiffel Tower:

• Champ de Mars: Take a leisurely walk in the park. You can also find a sweet spot in the park to sit for picnicking.
• Trocadéro Gardens: A beautiful garden from where you can get an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower. So, keep your camera ready. Don’t flaunt your belongings in this garden because there are pickpockets roaming in this park in search of prey.
• Les Invalides: It is a beautiful historical monument that you must visit on your Paris Trip. Inside of the Invalides will give you the briefing of French history. Travelers with a complete interest in history and the french military should be at this site. Napoleon's tomb alone is worth a visit.
• Grand Palais: Grand Palais is a large historic museum which is only 2km away from Eiffel Tower. You must go by walking to this palace if you want to catch the sights of all the beautiful shops falling in between. The entry to this palace is absolutely free. You don’t have to pay a single penny to get inside it. The more official term for this palace is Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées.
• Champs-Élysées: Champs-Élysées is a beautiful road covered by trees at distinct points along its side. This 1.9 km long avenue connects Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle.

Good Restaurants Near Eiffel Tower for Dining

Below are the names of some amazing restaurants near to Eiffel Tower where you can sit with your family and friends to relish a great meal.

• Le Jules Verne
• Paris en Seine
• Les Buffets
• 58 Tour Eiffel
• Bar a Champagne

Louvre Museum is the world's largest art museum and historic monument that is home to more than 3,80,000 art objects. Louvre Museum is considered to be one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Paris. Louvre Museum is situated in the first arrondissement of the city Paris. The origin of this museum takes us back by three centuries. Some of the biggest events of the Louvre Museum have happened in the presence of the Louvre Museum. Louvre Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone who is traveling to Paris for the first time in his life.

History of Louvre Museum

Situated within the impressive Louvre Palace that sits beautifully on the right bank of River Seine in the romantic city centre, the museum was initially constructed as a Louvre castle in the 12th-13th century under the regime of Philip Augustus. Louvre Museum became the home for French Monarchs in the 16th century. In 1682, Louvre turned to a place for showcasing royal artistic work when Louis XIV changed his resident to home Versailles. Since that day, this place is home to royal artwork by famous artists and painters of that time. Louvre was re-opened in the early 1790s with roughly 537 paintings after the french revolution. Many artworks were added to this palace under Napoleon's regime. 

Artwork in Louvre Museum

Louvre displays the prominent artistic work into its eight separate categories – Greek, Egyptian, Islamic, Roman, Etruscan, Paintings, Prints, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, and Drawings. What attracts tourists the most in Louvre Museum from everywhere is Leonardo Da Vinci's most admired painting Monalisa. The popularity of this painting got further height when Dan Brown wrote a novel on it with the name "Da Vinci Code". The other paintings that you must see at the Louvre Museum are Law Code of Hammurabi, Dying Slave by Michelangelo, Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix, and Venus with Three Graces by Botticelli.

Louvre Museum is undoubtedly one of the charming places to explore in Paris. It is so enticing that one entering the Louvre Museum can't leave it without spending an hour or two there. Several functions and art exhibitions are held at the museum, making it an unmissable attraction in Paris. A person with an immense love for historical facts and places should add this place to his bucket list to get a glimpse of the past of France. Without the need to mention, your trip to the Louvre Museum will be worth your time and money.

Louvre Visiting Tips

Here are the few things that you must keep in mind before actually visiting Louvre Museum:

• Purchase a good map of the Louvre before visiting the Museum. Decide what you want to see well in advance and purchase a ticket for that wing only. Or else, you might end up paying even for the things that you have no interest in seeing.
• The entry ticket to Louvre is available on the official website. You must purchase it from there if you don't like long queues.
• There are several ticket counters in Louvre. To avoid long queues at the popular pyramid side, you can go to another ticket counter that is beneath the museum. Take the Rue de Rivoli to reach there.
• Several gates allow entry to Museum. Even if you bought the ticket and face long queues, you can choose the other entrance gate.
• The entry is free on the first Sunday of every month. Avoid going there on month's first Sunday if you don't like crowds and long queues. The museum remains close on Tuesday. Make sure to be there early in the morning to avoid unnecessary queues.
• You must know that not all sections of the museum are open all day of the week. Confirm well in advance the inclusions before buying a ticket.
• Video Cameras are allowed inside the museum but using flash is prohibited.

Notre Dame De Paris is a stunning Catholic Cathedral that is known not only in Paris but all over the world. This more common term for this Cathedral is “Our Lady of Paris”. Situated on the island of Île de la Cité in Paris, Notre Dame is a top-rated tourist attraction in Paris attracting millions of visitors every year. The construction of this church took nearly 185 years. It got completed in 1345. This Church serves as the perfect example of French Gothic Architecture. Its French Architectural Style and enormous size lure tourists from every corner of the world.

Notre Dame History

The history of this church still remains a mystery. It has not been known yet whether this was built in the end of the 4th century or 7th century. Some are of the opinion that this cathedral was built on the place where once stood the Roman temple of Jupiter. A total of four churches were built at the site before Notre Dame was finally constructed. 

Built in the French Gothic architectural style, this medieval catholic Cathedral is 427 ft long. The Cathedral consists of the square chapels, a short transept & choir, and apse. In the 19th century, a central spire was constructed that increased the popularity of this church. The inner width and height of this cathedral is 157 ft and 115 ft. respectively.

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the prominent monuments in Paris, built near the western side of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle. Louis-Philippe did the inauguration of it in the year 1836. 

It was Napoleon Bonaparte's dream to make Paris the most amazing city in the world. During that period of time, the French Army was very powerful and had captured almost every part of Europe. In 1806, he thought of appreciating his army by getting an arc built. These were his words to his army, “You will return home through arcs of triumph.” and this is how the place got its name.

The construction of the arc got over in 1836, almost a decade after the demise of Napoleon. The cost came out after making the Arc de Triomphe was near about 9 million Francs at that time.  

Other Unmissable Attractions near Arc De Triomphe

• La Grande Arche (the big brother)
• Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (the little brother)
• Palace of Versailles
• The Paris City Pass

The Sacred Heart Basilica of Montmartre, also known as Sacré Coeur, is a Roman Catholic church & the prominent landmark of Paris. After the Franco-Prussian War 1870, France decided to construct a church honoring the Sacred Heart in Paris on the butte Montmartre. Paul Abadie is the designer of The Sacre Coeur Basilica who chose to make it in Romanesque-Byzantine architecture style. Talking about its size, the Sacre Coeur is 279 feet long and 115 feet wide with a length of 83 meters.

Tourist Attractions

• Place du Tertre (the famed Montmartrois square now occupied by tourist-oriented landscape artists
• Au Lapin Agile Cabaret
• Montmartre Cemetery
• Espace Dali Museum

Interesting Facts about Sacre Coeur

• Sacré Coeur is one of the alluring attractions in Paris that possess beautiful paintings painted in different styles like the modern style, caricaturist, and watercolors. 
• The place where Sacré Coeur is located is at the peak of the butte Montmartre.
• The construction of this Catholic Church took 39 years, with its construction starting in 1875 and ending in 1914. The place was considered only after the end of World War I in the year 1919.
• The architectural design of this church is built having similar designs of the churches: Saint Sofia in Constantinople and San Marco in Venice.
• Belltower, close to the church, houses Savoyarde whose weight is around 19 tonnes.This Majestic bell is one of the heaviest bells in the world.