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Some Fun Facts about Paris

  • Bonjour! Paris is known as the “City of Light”, which is in reference to the city as a center for education and ideas.
  • The Eiffel Tower is painted every 7 years. It gets covered in 3 shades of brown, with the darkest one at the bottom.
  • In Paris there are more dogs than people.
  • Paris has the most closely spaced subway stations in the world.
  • The highest point of elevation in Paris is Montmartre at 426.5 feet above sea level.