Interesting places in Paris

I want to talk about some places that are interesting to tourists and important for Parisians. Our tour began bypassing Place Vendome, named after the Duke of Wendome, the guide told us that in the place of the column, Louis XIV once stood in stone on a horse. After the revolution, in its place was a peak, and in 1810. Napoleon Bonaparte ordered to perpetuate the victories of his army by installing a 43.5-meter column with the figure of the emperor on top in the center of the square. This creation was cast from captured Austrian guns and Russian cannons captured on the battlefields. This dumb testimony of victories was destroyed and restored again. But not only the column itself is interesting, but also its surroundings. For example, house number 15 on the square is the RITZ hotel, whose luxurious apartments are worthy of princes. By the way, among the guests of the hotel there are many famous. And Coco Chanel, for whom for 35 years the hotel has become almost a “native home” – is one of them. From Continue reading →