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La Défense |
La Défense is a business district belonging to the metropolitan area of Paris called Paris aire urbaine. It is located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine (encompassing the municipalities of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux) and covers an area of 1400 hectares. It has a population of 20,000 inhabita... |
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Paris-Plages |
The Paris-Plages (Paris Beaches) are artificial beaches created each summer on the banks of the river Seine in the centre of Paris. They are opened to the public throughout the months of July and August. The programme was initiated in 2002 by Bertrand Delanoë, the Socialist Party mayor, who wanted t... |
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Buckingham Palace |
Buckingham Palace is a palace located in the London borough of the City of Westminster. Currently the palace works as the first residence of the British monarchy. Nevertheless, the palace is owned by the United Kingdom and doesn't belong to the monarchy.
The palace was initially thought as a small ... |
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Place des Vosges |
The Place des Vosges, located in the Marais district in the 4th arrondissement, is the oldest square in Paris and one of the most beautiful squares in the world. The square was originally named Place Royale, however after the French Revolution it was renamed Place des Vosges to honour the region of ... |
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St. Angel Bridge |
The St. Angel Bridge is a bridge in the centre of the city of Rome, leading to the castle of St. Angel through Tiber.
It was erected by order of Emperor Hadrian to link the centre of the then Rome (on the right side of Tiber) with the Mausoleum built by his order as well. It used to be an eight-spa... |
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Place des Victoires |
The Place des Victoires is a circular square located northeast of the Palais Royal on the boarder of the 1st and 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The square is the meeting place of six streets: Rue de la Feuillade, Rue Vide Gousset, Rue d'Aboukir, Rue Étienne Marcel, Rue Croix des Petits Champs, and Rue... |
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Place Vendôme |
The Place Vendôme is a square situated in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, created to honour the armies of Louis XIV, known as the Sun King. The Place Vendôme was built in 1702 and designed by the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart, known for his work on the Versailles Palace. His task was to create ... |
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Place du Tertre |
The Place du Tertre is a square located in the elevated quarter of Montmarte in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, close to the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile. Each day numerous artists set up their easels here, thus reminding everyone of the role this place used to play in the past w... |
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Place Dauphine |
The Place Dauphine is a triangular square located close to the west side of the Île de la Cité island in the the first arrondissement of Paris. The square is linked through the Rue Henri-Robert street to the oldest bridge in Pairs called the Pont Neuf, which passes over the island connecting the two... |
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Place de la Concorde |
The Place de la Concorde, covering an area of 8 hectares, is the largest square in Paris. It is located in the 8th arrondissement, between the Tuileries and the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. Before the construction of the square in 1772, a big statue of King Louis XV was erected at its site in ... |
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