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Musée du Louvre - paris - france

One of the many, and seemingly endless, contrasts that one experiences around Paris. La Pyramide du Louvre provides a lovely backdrop for the people Musée du Louvre from the forecourt. Paris, France.

One of the best things about a visit to Paris has to be the ease at which the city can be explored; Paris is a compact city (only about 10km across) and can easily be walked but, one of the best things about Paris is the Paris Metro (Métro de Paris). The efficiency by which it transports people around the city is the envy of other international cities; not only is it well planned but the beautiful architecture (mostly Art Nouveau) of the stations makes a trip on the Metro a must for any visitor to Paris. The vision for an underground transport system began as early as 1845 but not become a reality until July 1900 that the first line (Porte de Vincennes to Porte Maillot which was later extended La Défense Château de Vincennes). Today there are 16 lines covering 214kms and service 300 stations. Interestingly, the lines follow roads as the method for building the underground system involved a 'cut-and-cover method' whereby the roads were dug up, tracks laid and stations built in the trenches, and then covered up and road replaced.