Paris - France

Paris

  
A bus journey from Lucern to Paris, on next whole day was long and tiring. After landing at hotel in Paris and taking rest at night, next day we had a Paris city tour, covering Arc de Triumph and other landmarks. Afternoon we headed to Eiffel tower.

Arc de triumph is a war memorial.the Arc de Triomphe was inaugurated in 1836 by French king, Louis-Philippe, who dedicated it to the armies of the Revolution and the Empire. He built it for Napolean.

Arc De Triumph

De la Concorde is the biggest city square  constructed between 1757 and 1779 and named after Louis XV. In the center there was an equestrian statue of the King Louis XV, made to celebrate his better health after having suffered a long illness.

In 1792 the statue was torn down and melted and the square was renamed Place de la Révolution (Revolution square). During the French Revolution, this square was the chosen location for the public beheadings of over 1,200 people. Some of the most famous figures guillotined were Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI or Maximilien Robespierre.

When this bloodthirsty period ended in 1795, the square was renamed as Place de la Concorde.

The Place de la Concorde was renovated between 1836 and 1840 when a giant 3,000-years-old Egyptian obelisk from Luxor temple, offered by the Khedive of Egypt, was placed in the center of the square.

De la Concorde - Biggest city square, Obelisk from Egypt

Luvre Museum

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel tower is an engineering marvel, a wrought-iron lattice tower. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. It was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair. The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building.
It was constructed to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution and to demonstrate France's industrial prowess to the world.

There are 3 levels to the tower. On the top,one will get a spectacular view of Paris city.

View from Tower - Sean River

View from Tower

Sean river ride

Sean river flows in Paris and drains in English channel. Many bridges have been built and it is major commercial waterway.  One can see an entire city from boat ride in this river.

Eiffel tower view from Sean river ride

Sean River ride