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Paris: The City Of Lights, Love And Lots More

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, them from invaders until
D.S., Palm Beach Gardens Romans conquered the town
Travel Leaders in 52 B.C. Due to the Latin
Paris lies in the northern language brought by the
quadrant of the hexagon Romans, the name of the
that defines France. The village became Lutetia.
country itself is surrounded Shortly thereafter, the town
by seven countries, which of Lutetia was expanded
perhaps is one of the reasons to the Left Bank. Around
that Paris has become the this same time, Saint Denis
hub of Europe. One-fifth of brought Christianity to
France lives in and around Paris.
Paris in its suburbs. However, the makeup of the city’s In the later part of the
13 million inhabitants has become so diluted with people 10 century, Hugh Capet,
th
from foreign lands and other parts of France that a true King of the Franks, made
Parisian has become a rare beast indeed.
The first known occupants of the area were a group Paris: The City Of Lights,
of Celtic fishermen. Their first village was located on Love And Lots More
what today is the Île de la Cité. The island protected on page 15

Notre Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité

View of the Seine River flowing through Paris from atop Notre Dame Cathedral Exterior of the Louvre along with the glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei

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