Paris
capitalofFrance.
ParisisthecapitalcityofFrance.SituatedonthebanksoftheriverSeineinnorth-centralFrance.TheCityofParisisoneofthemostpopulatedmetropolitanareasinEurope.
ThecitywasthesiteoftheParisPeaceConference,whichendedWorldWarI.DuringWorldWarIIPariswasoccupiedbyGermantroops.Itisnowthefinancial,commercial,transportation,artistic,andintellectualcentreofFrance.
Thecity,whichisrenownedforitsdefiningneo-classicalarchitecture,hostsmanymuseumsandgalleriesaswellasboulevards,publicparks,andgardens.
ThemostrecognisablesymbolofParisisthe324metreEiffelToweronthebanksoftheSeine.Dubbed"theCityofLight"sincethe19thcentury,Parishasareputationasa"romantic"cityandhasanactivenightlife.Itisthemostvisitedcityintheworld,withmorethan30millionvisitorsperyear.