Short summery

Geography:

Paris is situated on the river Seina, in the north of the country, at the heart of the lle- de-France region. The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is one of the world’s largest museums and a historic monument. The EiffelTower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. I recommend to visit a Louvre and eat in French restaurants, because French cuisine it is one on the best in Europe. In Paris you can buy fashion clothes.

History:

Paris was founded around the end of the 3rd century BC by the Gauls who were called Parisii. In 52 BC Julius Caesar's legions conquered the territory, founding the Roman city, Lutetia on the earlier settlement. Christianity was introduced in the second century AD, while the Roman domination ended in the 5th century with the arrival of the Franks. In 508 Clovis I established Paris as the capital of the kingdom. The Middle Ages was a period of great prosperity for the city of Paris: construction was started on the cathedral of Notre Dame in the 12th century (the work would continue for almost 200 years), while the swampy area of the Marais was drained to become the area now called the Right Bank. Sainte Chapelle (which contained the remains of the True Cross) was completed in 1248 and the Sorbonne opened its doors in 1253.The Hundred Years' War broke out between Norman England and the Capetians of France in the 14th century, which ended with the defeat of France in 1415 and English rule over Paris. It was only thanks to Joan of Arc that around the middle of the 1400's the English were driven out and Paris was reconquered.

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