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The mindboggling skills of a street performer plying his craft with a soccer ball in front of the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur (Basilique du Sacré-Cœur) Montmartre Paris France.

One of the more prominent natural features of Paris is the 130 metre high Montmartre and it is the site of one of the more recognisable symbols of the city, Sacré Cœur. These two iconic features of Paris are a must for any visitor to the ‘City of Lights’; they are located on the Right Bank just north of the city in the 18th arrondissement.

The name Montmartre is believed to have originated from ‘Mons Martis’ (Merovingian 5th century) which later became Montmartre (Mountain of the Martyr). The reference to martyrdom is for Saint Denis who was the Bishop of Paris and is the Patron Saint of Paris. (St Denis was decapitated at the site of Montmartre in 250 AD.