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Welcome to Paris Pictures.
Here you can find royalty-free
images of
Paris, one of the most
romantic cities of the world. These photos are available in
various sizes for your convenience.
Each picture also has a brief
description.
Paris, France is best known
because of the iconic Eiffel Tower.
Going to Paris is a dream of
many, and why not? Just seeing it in
pictures is enough for anyone to
wish to be there.
If you have an inclination to
visual arts, then Paris is a
definite
must-see.
Louvre
Museum is
perhaps the best known, which even
has a collection of Egyptian and Far
Eastern art.
Guimet Museum is
dedicated to Asian art.
Musee d'
Orsay has some of the best impressionist
paintings.
Palais de Tokyo collects
contemporary art.
Musee Jacquemart-Andre is a
public museum of the affluent
Edouard Andre.
Petit Palais is home to the
City
Museum of Fine Arts.
Fountains in Paris can also be
considered works of art as they
feature
majestic sculptures.
Acis
and Galatea can be seen at the
Medicis Fountain.
The Fountain of Four Bishops is a
majestic fountain at
Saint-Sulpice Square.
The fountains in Tuileries Gardens at
Place de la Concorde are also
popular.
Paris also has beautiful parks
and greens.
Bois de Vincennes is a park even
larger than Hyde Park.
Gardens of Luxembourg is the
largest Park in all of France.
Parc de la
Villete is a modern park
combining nature and entertainment.
A family trip would be happier
with a visit to Disneyland Resort
Paris.
More than just an amusement park,
it has hotels, restaurants and even
a
lake of its own called
Lake Disney.
Other places where you can spend
your leisure time are places like
Canal Saint Martin and
Champs Elysees. These are places
where there are plenty
of shops,
restaurants, bars and cafes.
Entertainment venues are
everywhere in Paris.
Moulin Rouge's
famous cancan
dance would never fail to delight
any tourist.
Garnier Opera is a place to
watch art performances.
Shopaholics would probably stop
over at
La Samartaine and
Printemps.
La Defense is one of Paris'
business areas.
Getting around Paris, anyone
would marvel the intricately
designed
buildings around. Among the
beautiful historic churches are:
Notre Dame Cathedral,
Les Invalides Church,
Eglise Saint-Eustache Church,
Pantheon,
and
Sacre Coeur Basilica . Royal
buildings like
Palais de Justice, cheateaus
like
Chantilly and castles like
Vaux le Vicomte are all pride of
the city.
Seine River is also a tourist
attraction of the city.
Invalides Bridge and
Pont Neuf are historic bridges
across Seine.
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