by Cristina Nuta -

If you come for the first time in Paris, then you should start your visit with the Beaubourg and Hale districts. From here one can easily manage to reach the most beautiful attractions of the capital of France. The Beaubourg district has become a very important tourist attraction after the Georges Pompidou centre was built in 1977. The building of the centre represents one of the most-known pieces of modern architecture. It was constructed as a multicultural building, hosting the National Art Museum, a cinema with various saloons, a huge library, shops and amazement halls. Another point of interest in the Pompidou centre is the hall called the Brancusi Studio, the place where the works of our Romanian sculptor, Constantin Brancusi, are exhibited.

For the people w ho are crazy about shopping, then the Hale is the perfect place for them. Here one can find a hyper underground mall, where all brands in clothing and footwear are to be found. Before this mall was built, there was a market here, where people could buy fish, meat, fruit and vegetables. But this was many years ago, in the times of King Philipe Auguste.

Moreover, Saint Eustache church is another place a visitor must see after leaving the Hale centre. With its majestic arcades and columns, this church is even more beautiful than Notre-Dame, because it combines harmoniously the gothic styles. Moreover, one should not hesitate to see the naïve sculpture in the Saint Joseph chapel, which belongs to the sculptor Raymond Mason. The scene presents the leaving of fruit and vegetables from the heart of Paris. Once the tourist returns to the Hale he will cross the Market of the Innocents, which has in the middle of it a very old fountain, dating from the XVIII century, during the Renaissance.

Also, near the Hale, the tourist can find the most characteristic attraction in Paris: the merry-go-round. Then, following the Sebastopol boulevard, you can arrive at the most visited sight in Paris: the famous Notre-Dame. For the fame it has, the cathedral is still not so impressive, either in what concerns its measure, and either in its architecture. However, its specific is offered by the great number of tourists we can see there, by the reporters and journalists, the jugglers or the beggars.

Last but not least, the Shakesperean Library is also a very important place to visit. It represents the best point of attraction for the bohemian world of Paris. It is a very rich library, having thousands of books from the literature all over the world.
Paris, the city of the king of Sun written by Cristina Nuta for FamousWhy.com
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Tags: paris, france, travel, discover, pompidou, visit, attraction	[edit tags]

Category: Travel  - ( Travel Archive)

Date Added: 02 May '07

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