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What are the famous buildings in Paris?
The first is the Louvre.

Founded in 1204, it was changed into a museum after the French Revolution, and it is called the three major museums in the world together with the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Today, there are as many as 400,000 pieces in the collection, and the exhibits span over 1500 years. The treasures of ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt and other civilizations are presented here. The three must-see treasures in the museum are Leonardo da Vinci's famous paintings Mona Lisa, Brokeback Venus and the Statue of Victory. The Louvre is not only rich and precious in exhibits, but also an outstanding art building. Hundreds of spacious halls for displaying treasures are magnificent, with exquisite murals and exquisite reliefs on the walls and top, and painstaking artistic crystallization everywhere.

Second, the Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel Tower, known as one of the landmark buildings in Paris, is an iron hollow tower located in Ares Square in Paris, France. It is the tallest building in Paris and a cultural symbol of France. The Absolute Landmark Tower was originally built to welcome the World Expo and commemorate the 0/00th anniversary of the French Revolution/KLOC. The tower is named after the designer, a famous French architectural engineer who built a bust bronze statue of the Eiffel Tower in the north of the tower.

Third, the glass pyramid.

I.M. Pei designed and built the glass pyramid. In his design, he did not borrow the pyramid shape of ancient Egypt, but used ordinary geometric shapes. The pyramids not only have a small surface area, but also reflect the ever-changing sky in Paris and provide good lighting for underground facilities. It creatively solved a series of problems in transforming ancient palaces into modern art museums, achieved great success and enjoyed a world reputation. As Bayes said, this building predicts the future, thus making the Louvre perfect.

Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame de Paris is famous for its poetic description in the novel Notre Dame de Paris by the famous French writer victor hugo. This is a Gothic Christian church and a symbol of ancient Paris. Historical changes Notre Dame de Paris stands on the island of Des on the Seine, which is located in the center of the whole city of Paris. The church was built between 1 163 and 1250 years, and experienced the historical changes in Paris. The altar, cloister, doors and windows of the church are beautifully carved, and there are a large number of art treasures from 13 to 17 centuries in the church.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris is one of the four representative buildings in Paris (Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre and Notre Dame) and the largest circular arch on the Champs Elysé es. It was built to commemorate Napoleon's victory in the Battle of Ritz, Austell in 1806. In fact, there is more than one Arc de Triomphe in Paris, but when people talk about the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, they must be talking about the one in the center of Charles de Gaulle Square. On the four inner walls around the Arc de Triomphe, four huge reliefs are carved, representing "going out to war" respectively.

Victory, peace and resistance.