Paris is not only a city-trendsetter, but also a real Citadel of culture and spirituality in France and even Europe. Here you can find entertainment for every taste, as well as visit the most beautiful and famous cultural places in the world.
The most visited part of Paris is the Right Bank, where tourists can find many theaters, hotels, shops and other places where they can relax and spend time to their advantage.
Naturally, one cannot ignore the world's most famous museum - the Louvre, where there are many exclusive paintings and other cultural monuments that have come to us from antiquity and made in modern times. Its history began in the 13th century, when the then French king ordered to build an indestructible fortress on the Right Bank to protect one of the most important parts of France - the Ile de la Cité. For many centuries this building served as a royal residence, and it was only during the era of the Revolution that it turned into a museum.
Napoleon 3 did a lot to ensure that this architectural miracle was not abandoned, but had a majestic appearance and retained its purpose. He added several more new buildings, but they were destroyed by fire during the Paris Commune, and only one Louvre remained from all its splendor and inaccessibility, which was then restored and brought into the form that it has to this day.
However, after a while, the French government noticed that it was very difficult for visitors to this museum to view all of its riches in one visit, and it was decided to "turn the building 180 degrees," making the main entrance underground. The entrance was crowned with a glass pyramid, which was installed by the world famous architect Io Min Pei.
Monuments of Paris
One of the most famous cultural monuments in Paris is the Place de la Bastille. Unfortunately, this is all that remains of the once famous prison, which was destroyed by the rebels in the late 18th century. Today, this square is home to the Teatro Bastille, built in the 20th century.
In Paris, monuments are literally on every corner, on every piece of land where a person steps. Although these structures are considered monuments of art of past centuries, modern architects and urban planners are already drawing plans to change the design of these monuments in order to bring them as close as possible to the appearance of modern cultural buildings.
What catches the eye of a person who arrives in Paris for the first time is that there are no high-rise buildings in the city. This was the idea of the architects, and the only tall building in the capital is a skyscraper located in the so-called "periphery" area.
