| With its wealth of museums and art galleries and | | | | Venus de Milo. In recent years the Louvre has |
| a reputation for fine food and wine, it's easy to | | | | also become a popular destination for fans of the |
| see why Paris is the top destination choice for UK | | | | Dan Brown book 'The Da Vinci code' as a large |
| tourists taking a city break or short weekend | | | | portion of the book is set here. |
| away. If you are planning a Paris city break, here | | | | Pompidou Centre |
| are 5 of Paris' top tourist attractions to which you | | | | This enormous futuristic building is home to a vast |
| should consider paying a visit. | | | | public library, a centre for music and acoustic |
| The Eiffel Tower | | | | research and the national museum of modern art, |
| The Eiffel tower is one of the worlds most well | | | | displaying approximately 2000 works of art |
| known monuments and is probably the first place | | | | including pieces by artists such as Kandinsky, |
| most tourists on holiday in Paris will head to upon | | | | Matisse and Picasso. The Beaubourg Plaza in front |
| their arrival in Paris. The 324 metre high tower | | | | of the Pompidou centre is a tourist attraction in |
| was erected in 1889 as the entrance arch for the | | | | its own right as jugglers, mime artists and street |
| Exposition Universelle worlds fair and draws in | | | | performers continually draw crowds of people. |
| excess of 6 million visitors every year. Visitors to | | | | Notre Dame Cathedral |
| the tower can take an elevator to the top level | | | | Completed in 1345, Notre Dame Cathedral was |
| to enjoy a panoramic view over Paris as well as | | | | built upon the site of Paris' first Christian Church |
| various exhibitions about the tower and its | | | | and is considered to be one of the finest |
| creator, Gustave Eiffel. | | | | examples of French gothic architecture. Highilghts |
| The Louvre | | | | for visitors to the Cathedral include the West |
| With approximately 35,000 works of art, the | | | | Rose Window; a beautiful stained glass window |
| Louvre gallery and museum will be a must see for | | | | ten metres in diameter, the Kings Gallery which |
| art lovers. The Louvre is the most visited | | | | features a line of 28 statues of the kings of Israel |
| attraction in Paris and is home to some of the | | | | and Judah, and the Galerie des Chimères |
| world's most famous works of art including | | | | where you will find the cathedrals legendary |
| Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Madonna of the | | | | gargoyles. |
| rocks and Alexandros of Antioch's statue the | | | | |