eiffel tower in night

 

The 1889, Pariss hosted  Exposition  to mark the 100-year anniversary of thisthan      100 artists  forsubmitted competing plans for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars, located in central Paris, and serve as the exposition’s entrance. The commission was granted to Eiffel et Compagnie, a consulting and construction firm owned by the acclaimed bridge builder, architect and metals expert Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. While Eiffel himself often receives full credit for the monument that bears his name, it was one of his employees—a structural engineer named Maurice Koechlin—who came up with and fine-tuned the concept. Several years earlier, the pair had collaborated on the Statue of Liberty’s metal armature.One of to greatest art repositories  world, harbouring artistic pedigree  it likes of Renoir, Rodin, Picasso, Monet and Van Gogh. This magnificent Louvre, exceptional impressionist collections and the Centre Pompidou's modern and contemporary art, a plethora of smaller museums showcasing collections  every genre imaginable. mesmerizing wrought-iron spire of the Eiffel Towerpiercing the skyline, the Arc de Triomphe guarding most glamorous avenue,  Champs-Élysées, this regal  cathedral, lamp lit bridges spanning the Seine and art nouveau cafes spilling on to wicker-chair-lined terraces.thair forefront of international trends, chic designer boutiques, vintage shops, flagship haute couture stores and to markets - redefining style, elegance and class. Exquisite French cuisine, enticing patisseries and  luscious   fragrant wine shops. Bohemian , trendy Marais. Tree lined boulevards, prolific green parks and of course the grand Seine. Wine and cheese. One word to describe all of the above pariss .................................................................................... ..................... ..................... .....................