Paris
浪漫之都——法国巴黎

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. It is situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country. Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, the home of the University of Paris, and one of the most influential centers of learning in Europe. In the eighteenth century, it was the centre stage for the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and an important centre of commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
巴黎是法国的首都，也是法国人口最多的城市，位于法国北部塞纳河沿岸。公元前3世纪一个名为巴黎西(Parisii)的凯尔特人部落在此建立城市，并将其命名为巴黎。12世纪时，巴黎已成为西方最大的城市、繁荣的贸易中心和巴黎大学的故乡，也是欧洲影响力最大的知识文化中心。18世纪，巴黎先后成为欧洲启蒙运动和法国大革命的运动中心，是重要的商业、时尚、科学和艺术中心。

Paris in 2013 was the home of the three of the most visited art museums in the world: the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Georges Pompidou. It also is the home of several of the most visited architectural landmarks, including the Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-Paris (12th century), Sainte-Chapelle (13th century), the Eiffel Tower (1889), and the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur on Montmartre. Paris is known for its fashion designers, high-end boutiques, and the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week. It is world-renowned for its haute cuisine, and celebrated three-star restaurants. Most of France's major universities and Grandes Écoles are in Paris or its suburbs, and most of France's major newspapers, including Le Monde , Le Figaro , and Libération , are based in the city.
2013年评选的全球参观人数最多的艺术博物馆中，巴黎独占3个：卢浮宫、奥塞博物馆和蓬皮杜中心。此外，巴黎还拥有世界上极受游客喜爱的建筑，包括12世纪的巴黎圣母院大教堂、13世纪的圣礼拜堂、1889年的埃菲尔铁塔和蒙马特区的圣心堂。时尚品牌、高端精品店和每年两次的巴黎时尚周也是巴黎的特色。巴黎的高级料理和三星级餐厅也是全球有名的。法国主要的大学和高等学院都坐落在巴黎及其郊区，而法国主要的报纸，如《世界报》《费加罗报》《解放报》都设立在巴黎市区。