The word Paris is come from early inhabitants, the Celtic Parisii tribe. Paris is often mentioned as The City of Light because it was one fo the first larger Europian city whitch use gas street lighting. By 1860s, the boulevards and streets of paris were illuminated by 56,000 gas lamp. Since the late 19th centuy , Paris has also been know as Panam in French slang.
Paris has a typical Wester European climate. The summer days are usually warm, the temperatures between 15 and 25 C°. In winter sunshine is scarce, days are cool, the temperapure around 3 C°.
Paris is especially know for its museums and architectual landmarks: the Louvre the most visited art museum in the world with 10.5 m visitors. Popular landmarks in the center of the city the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris , the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Palais stb.
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