35 PARIS CURIOSITIES

A city with a history as extensive as Paris necessarily has to hide lots of interesting and anecdotal data. In this article we will tell you 35 curiosities of Paris, hope you like them!

1. The Eiffel Tower, the quintessential Paris symbol, change size constantly: in summer, thanks to thermal expansion, it measures 8 cm more than normal! By the way, do you know that you can walk up to the Eiffel Tower? Mind you, get ready for the 1,665 steps.

2. Le Point Zéror, the zero km of Paris, is in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral, it is from here that the distance of all the French roads is calculated.

3. The New bridge It is actually very old: it was the first built in stone (the previous ones were made of wood).

4. In the beautiful Basilica of Sacré Coeur is the Bell largest in France: known as “La Savoyarde”And weighs 26 tons!

5. But she is not the only one who is “overweight” in the city: there is a giant thumb (“le pouce”) In the area of ​​La Defense, 14 meters high and weighs 18 tons.

6. Louis Renault he bet with his friends that he was able to create a vehicle A motor capable of climbing the slopes of Montmartre ... and he succeeded! And yes, we talk about the creator of one of the most famous car brands in the world.

7. The Latin Quarter it is called that way because being a neighborhood of students and close to the university, it was often heard between its streets Latin.

8. The Pyramid The Louvre Museum has the same proportions as the Cheops pyramid in Egypt.

9. On June 21 in Paris the Music's day with free concerts throughout the city.

10. In the Montmartre love wall The word "I love you" is written in more than 300 languages.

11. Paris is called the City of Light but do you know why Thanks to thefts: since they were very frequent the mayor was the first in the world who decided to illuminate the streets at night with gas lamps. Curious, right?

12. The “Paris syndrome”Is the one that suffer those who are disappointed when they reach the city that they had idealized so much. Has it happened to you?

13. The Eiffel Tower it took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build and it was for 41 years the building more top of the world until in 1930 the Chrysler building in New York (319 meters) was finished. Today this title is taken by the Burj Khalifa with its 828 meters high.

14. There were more than 25 people who tried commit suicide from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

15. Paris has no sea but it does have Beach: in summer, on the banks of the Seine, a few tons of sand are discharged where the Parisians are going to lie down to the bartola.

16. The Montparnasse tower 210 meters is the second highest in Paris and make it one of the best places to watch the sunset.

17. The 20% of the French They live in Paris and its periphery: the metropolitan area of ​​the city is huge.

18. Most of museums from Paris are free The first Sunday of the month.

19. The most visited place France is not the Eiffel Tower contrary to what most people think… it’s Disney Land Paris, with more than twice as many visitors a year.

20. Everyone knows that France gave the United States the famous Statue of Liberty to celebrate 100 years of independence. But few know that The United States gave France a copy (4 times smaller) to celebrate 100 years of the French Revolution! It is located on the "Swan Island" and is positioned as if it were facing New York.

21. There is a man who for more than 30 years welcomes travelers to dine at home: you just have to contact him on his website: www.jim-haynes.com

22. In 1992 Valencia and Paris they were the two finalist cities for the construction of Eurodisney... we know how the "fight" ended.

23. If you want to see live and direct how it was a guillotine Go to “La Guillotine Pub” at 52, Rue Galande… don't worry it doesn't work anymore! (although just in case you pay when you leave).

24. In Montmartre there is a vineyard: She is the only survivor in the city of Paris and produces about 300 bottles of wine a year.

25. We continue in Montmartrehere was 15 mills of those who only have two left today: the Radet (also called Galette) and the mill (that of the Mouline Rouge, obviously, it is only a facade!).

26. France is the most visited country in the world: it receives approximately 80 million tourists of which the city of Paris receives 40 million.

27. During World War II, the Paris mosque He helped save hundreds of Jews by giving them false Muslim "identities."

28. Hitler, shortly before liberation and in a last act of hate, he gave the order to destroy the main monuments of Paris. Luckily, Dietrich von Choltitz, the general manager decided to ignore the Führer.

29. The second Olympic Games of the Modern Era were celebrated in Paris in the year 1900.

30. The Avenue of the Champs Elysees It is the largest in Paris: it measures 1880 meters and goes from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.

31. This is the tongue twister more difficult in French: “Si six scies scient six cyprès, six cent six scies scient six cent six cyprès" What does it mean "If six saws saw six cypresses, six hundred and six saws saw six hundred and six cypresses" Maybe if you say it perfectly to a waiter in Paris before paying, he invites you 🙂

32. Although the part open to the public is much smaller, the catacombs from Paris have a network of more than 300km!

33. In France it is illegal to call your pork “Napoleon”.

34. The Street performer France's most famous is “Invade"That" invades "Paris (and many more cities in the world with their space mosaics, in the form of pixelated aliens).

35. The Cathedral of Notre Dame is surrounded by mysteries and many of them revolve around their famous gargoyles… Although in reality they only have one function: to evacuate the water from the roof during the rains.

Sure there are many more curiosities of Paris. Do you know any

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