http://www.100md.com 2006年9月28日

    “文化之都”、“艺术之都”、“浪漫之都”、“时装之都”……她拥有如此多的美誉；她的多样性、包容性和深刻性每年吸引着成千上万的游客和艺术家。巴黎——法国的首都、欧洲的心脏，唯有她才能展现欧洲历史的精粹所在。让我们放松心情，迈开脚步，走进这座风情万种、充满神秘的魅力之都吧。

    Paris - international city of culture, fashion and romance. And the shopping's not bad either. Home to many famous monuments and museums, Paris is best enjoyed not as a series of tourist sights but as a general experience. Wander through the Latin Quarter, stroll through the Jardin de Luxembourg, take a cruise along the river Seine and drink in the atmosphere of one of the most beautiful, vibrant cities in the world.

    Tour Eiffel

    The Eiffel Tower, undoubtedly the Paris landmark and must-see monument, is 324 metres high and weighs a total of 10,000 tons. Built for the World Fair in 1889, the tower took two years, two months and five days to complete.

    You can take the stairs or the lift up. There are souvenir shops and the Altitude 95 restaurant with its decor reminiscentof an airship on the first level, while the second level offers an opportunity to enjoy a gastronomic menu at the smart Jules Verne restaurant, 125 metres above ground level. Once you get to the third and final platform, you'll be up there among the clouds with an amazing 360-degree view of the city.

    Arc de Triomphe

    The Arc de Triomphe stands in the centre of the Place de l'toile, at the western end of the Champs-lysées. It is the linchpin of the "historic axis" (L'Axe historique) leading from the courtyard of the Louvre Palace, a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route leading out of Paris. The monument stands over 51 metres in height and is 45 metres wide. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence (North Korea built a slightly larger Arch of Triumph in 1982 for the 70th birthday of Kim Il-Sung). It was commissioned in 1806, after the victory at Austerlitz, by Napoleon Bonaparte at the peak of his fortunes.

    Basilique Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

    Sitting at the highest point in the city, the white-domed Sacré Coeur basilica is one of the most visible landmarks in Paris. Making your way up through the winding streets of Montmartre rewards you with not only the spectacular church, built with donations from the public in the 19th century, but also a panoramic view across the city.

    Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

    One of the most famous churches in the world, and a masterpiece of gothic architecture, the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, originally envisioned by Bishop Maurice de Sully, was built between the 12th and the 14th centuries (1163-1345). All French road distances are established from the "0 km" point located on the square in front of the cathedral entrance. Notre Dame de Paris stands on the site of Paris' first Christian church, Saint-tienne Basilica, which was itself built on the site of a Gallo-Roman temple to Jupiter.

    巴黎是一座集文化、时尚和浪漫于一身的国际化都市。而且，这里的购物环境也不错。对于拥有众多著名纪念建筑和博物馆的巴黎，畅游其中的最佳方式并不是去参观一系列的旅游景点而是在整体上去感受这座城市：在拉丁区闲逛，在卢森堡公园漫步，沿塞纳河乘船游览，陶醉在这座位居全球最美和最具活力城市之列的城市之中。

    埃菲尔铁塔

    埃菲尔铁塔有324米之高，重达10000吨，是勿庸置疑的巴黎标志性建筑，绝对不容错过。该塔是为1889年的万国博览会而建，工程历时两年两月零五天。

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