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The French capital has taken a long and tumultuous journey through history, gifting the world with its finest art, food, literature and music, along the way.

This towering arch is where France comes to celebrate its victories, remember its dead, and enjoy spectacular views down the Champs-Élysées.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

Gaze up at the country’s most iconic basilica standing atop this hilly region of art stalls in northern Paris.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

This elevated quarter to the north of Paris is home to the architectural masterpiece that sits at the highest point in the city on the top of the hill.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

Walk past markets, parks and elegant townhouses in this suburban sector for a glimpse into the lives of the bourgeois Parisians.

Walk past markets, parks and elegant townhouses in this suburban sector for a glimpse into the lives of the bourgeois Parisians.

This towering arch is where France comes to celebrate its victories, remember its dead, and enjoy spectacular views down the Champs-Élysées.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

A wide green square in the Latin Quarter, popular with students and government workers, and where Parisians have come to relax for the past four hundred years.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

The bold design vision of the Pompidou Centre may draw the crowds, but the National Museum of Modern Art keeps them challenged and inspired once inside.

Paris offers different experiences on two sides of the city’s river. Meander along the left side with its cultural attractions revealing the soul of the city. 

Gaze up at the country’s most iconic basilica standing atop this hilly region of art stalls in northern Paris.

Gaze up at the country’s most iconic basilica standing atop this hilly region of art stalls in northern Paris.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

Gaze up at the country’s most iconic basilica standing atop this hilly region of art stalls in northern Paris.

Walk past markets, parks and elegant townhouses in this suburban sector for a glimpse into the lives of the bourgeois Parisians.

Gaze up at the country’s most iconic basilica standing atop this hilly region of art stalls in northern Paris.

This elevated quarter to the north of Paris is home to the architectural masterpiece that sits at the highest point in the city on the top of the hill.