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9,467 ha. The Palace of Versailles ( / vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d (ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France . The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has ...
Párizs ( franciául: Paris, IPA: [paʁi] ⓘ, latinul: Lutetia, vagy a későbbi neolatin Lutetia Parisiorum) Franciaország fővárosa. Az ország északi részén, a Szajna folyó partján terül el, az Île-de-France régió (vagy Région Parisienne) szívében. Párizs Európa egyik legnépesebb városa.
Arrondissements. of Paris. ¹ French Land Registry data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km², as well as the estuaries of rivers. The City of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux, administrative districts, more simply referred to as arrondissements ( pronounced [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ ). [1]
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile [a] is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues. The location of the arc and the plaza is shared ...
t. e. The Parsis ( / ˈpɑːrsiː /) or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of the Persian Empire (part of the early Muslim conquests) to escape religious persecution .
An American in Paris is a jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) [1] for orchestra by American composer George Gershwin first performed in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in Paris and evokes the sights and energy of the French capital during the Années folles . Gershwin scored the piece for the standard ...
The Paris Métro ( French: Métro de Paris [metʁo də paʁi]; short for Métropolitain [metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃] ), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens ( RATP ), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ...