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Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
The Trocadéro ( pronounced [tʁɔkadeʁo] ⓘ ), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 Trocadéro Palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palais de Chaillot. [1] The hill of the Trocadéro is the hill of ...
Pont Saint-Michel (between the Rive Gauche and the Île de la Cité) Pont au Change (between the Île de la Cité and the Rive Droite) Pont Neuf (crossing the west corner of the Île de la Cité, Paris's oldest bridge, built between 1578 and 1607) Passerelle des Arts (pedestrian) Pont du Carrousel. Pont Royal.
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.With an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km 2 (41 sq mi), Paris is the fourth-largest city in the European Union and the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022.
Paris was among the world’s first cities to have a metro system. Its first line opened in 1900 as part of the city’s construction efforts to host the Olympic Games that same year.
Paris metropolitan area. Map showing the extent of the Paris metropolitan area as of 2020, when it included 1,929 communes and covered 18,941 km 2 . The Paris metropolitan area ( French: aire d'attraction de Paris) is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs.
Outline of Paris. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Paris: Paris – capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's ...
Place du Châtelet. Coordinates: 48°51′27.5″N 2°20′50.5″E. / 48.857639°N 2.347361°E / 48.857639; 2.347361. The Place du Châtelet ( French pronunciation: [plas dy ʃɑtlɛ]) is a public square in Paris, on the right bank of the river Seine, on the borderline between the 1st and 4th arrondissements. It lies at the north end ...