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HOTEL CENTRAL SAINT-GERMAIN |
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Hôtel Central Saint-Germain - hotel Paris
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Notre Dame Cathedral  |
Monument impressing, Notre Dame dominates all the religious architecture of the Ile-de-France. The works of construction begin in 1163 to end 200 years later (in 1345 exactly).
The exhaltation of romantic Victor Hugo, through his novel " Notre Dame de Paris", allowed the whole world to discover the cathedral. |
What strikes generally the guests it is the facade consisted of majestic doors and stained glasses in the form of rosettes, but also these strange statues, among the saints, that we name collectively "gargoyles", and what gives the feeling that they are going to fly away.
To describe facades and the body of the monument would be too exhaustive: meeting on the Island of the Town and contemplate one of the most beautiful cathedrals of France. |
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Pantheon |
The Panthéon was built as a church between 1764 and 1790. Its huge coupole dominates Paris from the top of the Sainte-Geneviève hill on the Seine left bank.
During the 1789 french revolution and shortly after its construction, the Panthéon was turned into a memorial to illustrous frenchmen.
It now houses among others the remains of Pierre and Marie Curie, the physicists who discovered the radioactivity, of Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Victor Hugo.
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Saint Germain des Pés |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is for a long time a district in the particular charm at which the mystery does not stop amazing and inspiring numerous authors.
The suburb develops bit by bit to become from the XVIIth the home of the literary and dramatic world. Already the artists take for custom to meet in the numerous cafes which bloom(prosper) in the district, such Procope which opens its doors in 1689 to the fair Saint Germain. |
| After the Revolution the district is abandoned to return fashionably only after the second World war. Indeed the district takes up with a certain intellectual tradition; it is the time of the cellars of St-Germain-des-Prés associated to famous names such as Vian, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir whom we could see in the cafe of Flora or in Les Deux Magots. |
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The Edges of the Seine |
The edges of the Seine remain an ideal place for walking: besides the charm of the river, occupied by barges, you will meet numerous monuments among which of the magnificent bridges. For the lovers of books, make a stop with these small wooden green boxes which conceal treasures of the literature. It is naturally about bouquinistes.
Pedestrians, rollers, cyclists roam on ways on bank as soon as the beautiful days make their appearance, every on Sunday from 10 am till 5 pm. |
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