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Built in 1889, it has become a global symbol of France.It is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world.

The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most visited monument in the world.

It is named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel.The architect was Stephen Sauvestre.

The tower height is 324 metres.

Consisting of 3 floors,the walk from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps (as well as the walk from the first to the second level) .The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator.

Both the first and second levels have restaurants.

The tower has 72 names listed in all four sides of it. (North-East /South-East/

North-West/ South-West).

There are over 2400 fountains at the Versailles Palace.

The Bastille was made a prison under the reign of Louis XIII.

Yes. It was constructed in 1763.

First it was called Place Louis XV with a statue of Louis XV placed on it. During the revolution, the French tore down the statue and renamed the Place de la Concorde to Place de la Revolution. Facing the former statue of Louis XV, the French also placed a guillotine on the Place de la Revolution and thousands of people died there during the revolution. Nowadays it is called the Place de la Concorde and on the spot where the guillotine used to be, there is now an obelisk (the Obelix de Luxor). It was placed there in 1836.

The Euro was first available in non-physical form (traveler's checks, digital transactions, and so forth) on January 1st, 1999, but the first Euro currency wasn't issued until January 1st, 2002.

Because they are never happy with anything and to them there is always something better out there, when really there isn't !

It took a while to find this one but it was approx. 2.3 billion.

Paris has 20 different zip codes because the 20 neighborhoods.

The 3 firs digits are always 750 and then the neighborhood. That means if you want to send a letter to send a letter to the 8th neighborhood you will put in 75008.

Paris has a number of postcodes all beginning by 75.

75001 is the postcode for the first arrondissement (district) and 75020 for the 20TH and last.

In addition, businesses receiving large amounts of mail are often assigned a cedex number. (the address becomes: business X, 75001 cedex 35, Paris)

Paris is the capital of France, which is a republic.

the latest official figures for Paris are :

- 2 193 030 inhabitants on the 1st of January, 2007 (ranking 5th in the European Union), density 20 807 inhabitants per square Km.

- in 2006 the urban area had 11 769 433 inhabitants, ranking 23th in the world.

Notre Dame de Paris is considered by many people to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world. It also has many beautiful features, not the least of which are the famous stained-glass "rose windows," which were built in the 13th century. According to Wikipedia, The North and West windows still contain much original glass. I recommend visiting the Wikipedia cite for more architectural and historical information that would be of interest to a visitor and provides ample reason to go there should you have the opportunity to visit Paris.

London, England, the capital of the United Kingdom, is centered near 51.5° N on the Prime Meridian.

An example of infrared radiation is the heat emitted by a fire pit. An example of UV radiation is the light produced by the sun that can cause skin damage.

The Eiffel tower was built as the symbol for Exposition Universelle of 1889, a World Fair marking the 100th anniversary of the storming of Bastille, the beginning of the famous French Revolution. In a twisted, yet upright way, it stands for France's freedom from Tyranny!

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It decorates the west side of Paris quite nicely and attracts zillions of tourists. I believe there are broadcasting antennae on top as well. It's also a great place to see the rest of the city. Bit crowded though.

Wikipedia offers good articles about the Eiffel tower. The French pages are the most extensive, with detailed articles about the construction, numbers of visitors, etc..

The Tower's official (in link) can also be useful, especialy if you plan to visit.

At the foot of the stairs which lead up to the Eurostar terminal, there is a delightful and well-signposted chocolate stall. Any body told to look for Eurostar and then chocolate can't miss it. Take a look at the fourth photograph on

http://www.franceinpictures.com/transport.htm

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Saint Louis (Louis IX), while on crusade, bought from Baudouin II, Emperor of Constantinople, the Crown of Thorns reputed to have been worn by Jesus on the cross. Actually, the Crown was in Venice as Baudouin, strapped for cash, had pawned it. Louis, however, redeemed the relic and built the Sainte-Chapelle to house it. The crown is now at Notre-Dame, but consist only of a few plaited rushed; Saint Louis and succeeding Kings detached the 70 or so thorns and gave them to a number of different churches

Probally not the best place for kids. If you mean by kids 11 and up they will probally be fine, unless they arent responsible or immature. Mostly girls are more mature, and accept the beauty of Paris.

Oh, dude, that's a tricky one! So, technically, Paris doesn't have a zip code of 59605 because that zip code belongs to a different city in France called Maubeuge. So, if you're sending a letter to Paris with that zip code, it might end up taking a little detour through Maubeuge before getting to the City of Light. Like, oops!

You may call them Parisians, or one person would be a Parisian. If you meant something about telephoning, please ask again but phrase it differently.