Tourist attractions in France. Достопримечательности Франции

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Tourist attractions in France
– Достопримечательности
Франции

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Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is named
after the engineer Gustave
Eiffel, whose company
designed and built the tower.
The tower is 324 metres tall. It
is the tallest structure in Paris.
The tower has three levels for
visitors, with restaurants on
the first and second levels.
The top level's upper platform
is 276 m above the ground –
the highest observation deck
accessible to the public in the
European Union.

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Louvre
The Louvre, or the Louvre
Museum, is the world's
largest art museum and a
historic monument in Paris,
France. In 2019, the Louvre
received 9.6 million visitors.
The Mona Lisa is on
permanent display at the
Louvre Museum since 1797.

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NotreDame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris is a
medieval Catholic cathedral. It
is the most famous of the
Gothic cathedrals of the
Middle Ages.
The cathedral's construction
began in 1160 and was largely
complete by 1260, though it
was modified frequently in the
following centuries.
While undergoing renovation
and restoration, the roof of
Notre-Dame caught fire on the
evening of 15 April 2019.
Burning for around 15 hours,
the cathedral sustained
serious damage.

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Palace of
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was
the principal royal residence of
France from 1682, under Louis
XIV, until the start of the French
Revolution in 1789, under
Louis XVI.
It is located in the city of
Versailles, 16 km southwest of
Paris
The palace is now a historical
monument, notable especially
for the Hall of Mirrors and the
Royal Opera.

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Mont-Saint Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal
island in France. The MontSaint-Michel Abbey is an
abbey located within the
city and island of MontSaint-Michel. The abbey is
among the most visited
cultural sites in France.

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Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou, also
known as the Pompidou
Centre in English, houses
a vast public library; the
Musée National d'Art
Moderne, which is the
largest museum for
modern art in Europe; and
IRCAM, a centre for music
and acoustic research.
It is named after Georges
Pompidou, the President of
France from 1969 to 1974.