5 Famous Places in Paris You Should Visit
Dear fellow traveller! Who is not familiar with the exoctic and beautiful city of Paris? Paris as the capital city of France has so many amazing places that people are curious to visit. Their culture and history is also interesting to be known more deep. Here are 5 famous places that you can put in the list of your next destination. Check it out!
1. Seine River
From Seine river, you can take a cruise ship with your family and friends to enjoy the city of Paris along with all the charm. The river Seine flows right through the heart of Paris bordering 10 of the 20 arrondisements. The river is still the chief commercial waterway and half of the water used in Paris still comes form the Seine.
2. Louvre Museum
Not far from the Pont des Arts, you can visit a museum called Louvre Museum which was once known is the royal palace of France. The museum is apparently included in the list of largest museums in the world and certainly the most popular in Paris. With the number of visits that can be more than 8 million every year, it's that this is the most visited museum in the world. It contains about 380 thousand exhibits and 35,000 art works, the most famous is the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The museum also has the reversed pyramid and the Louvre pyramid.
3. Place de la Concorde
Paris has the most extensive square and also the main square known as Place de la Concorde. Designed in 1755 by Jacques Gabriel with an octagonal shape and there is a trench as a barrier. He made this square is to surround the statue of King Louis VX which has built in 1748. There are 8 statues that mark the octagonal shape of this square and there are 8 cities in France that are represented by the statues. Fountains also exist in this square called La Fontaine des Mers and Elevation of the Maritime.
4. Arc de Triomphe
This touristic location is also called the Gate of Victory and the object of this one is in the form of the most popuar monument in the city of Paris. This Monument was also regarded as one of the largest arches in history. The Construction of this gate was once to commemorate Napoleon's victory and his establishment was also on the basis orders from Napoleon while still victorious in the year 1806 after winning in Austerliz war against Austria.
5. Dans le Noir
Travelers who likes to eat, should try to visit Dans le Noir which provide a unique atmosphere in enjoying the dish. As the name implies in the dark, its customers will be placed in the dark after entering this restaurant. So, for those who have a phobia darkness is not recommended to come to this place. The concept of this restaurant is the sensory game where customers are invited not to use their eyes but take an advantage of the sense of hearing, touch, taste and smell only.
Hope this information is helpful. Don't think twice to visit these places! :)