关于巴黎的作文

Paris, the capital of France, lies on both banks of the Seine (塞纳河). Paris is small: it has a total area of 105 square kilometres (平方公里); but it is wonderful: Paris is a city with love, a great cuisine (烹饪), and famous architecture. The city has fascinated (迷住) writers, poets, and painters. Thomas Appleton (1812-84), a U.S. author, once said, “Good Americans, when they die, go to Paris.”

Known as the City of Light, Paris has been a major tourist destination for centuries. The city is famous not only for the beauty of its architecture and avenues (街道), but also for its museums.

Paris is divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and Left Bank to the south. It is the heart of the French- speaking world.

The Eiffel Tower is the most popular attraction in France and a landmark (标志性建筑) of the country.

Two million people visited it the first year it was built, and almost 6 million people a year today.

The Eiffel Tower was designed by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition (巴黎博览会) of 1889. People spent 2 years, 2 months and 5 days (1887 to 1889) building it. It was the highest building in the world at that time.

The Eiffel tower has been painted 17 times since it was built. 50 tons of dark brown paint are needed to cover the tower every 7 years. The names of the 72 French scientists are written on the sides of the tower.

Around 400 people have fallen from the tower, mostly to kill themselves.

The Arc of Triumph, is the largest triumphal (庆祝胜利的) arch (拱门) in the world.

Napoleon Bonaparte (拿破仑) ordered people to build it to commemorate (纪念) his victory in 1806, but he was ousted (驱逐) before the arch was finished in I836. The Arc of Triumph is 50 meters high. It can be seen from nearly every part of Paris.

The Arc of Triumph is engraved (雕刻) with names of generals (将军) of French army during Napoleon's time.