France: Paris

This is the 200th post in my blog! Thank You all of you for sending me all this nice postcards and covers with so many nice stamps!

On Thursday I got two cards from France.

One of the cards shows Paris. Paris is the capital city and and the most populous city of France. The metropolitan area of Paris is one of the largest population centres in Europe and has more than 12000000 inhabitants. Paris is also a global city. Paris is located on the River Seine in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Paris was regarded as the capital of arts and is also regarded as the capital of style. France's major newspapers Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération are also based in the city. Paris hosted the Olympic Summer Games in 1900 and 1924.

The card shows the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre-Dame de Paris, the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower.

The Arc de Triomphe is 50 metres high and stands at the Place Charles de Gaulle. The names of all victories and generals fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars are inscribed on the Arc the Triomphe. It was was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806.

The Notre-Dame de Paris is a Catholic cathedral and houses many first-class relics. The novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" written by Victor Hugo is centred in the Notre-Dame de Paris.

The Basilique du Sacré-Cœur is a Catholic church and was built between 1875 and 1914.

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair held in Paris and was designed and built by Gustav Eiffel. It is 324 metres tall. It has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. Today it is the most visited paid monument in the world.

With great stamps:
New Marianne 0,05€ and 0,01€
Baccarat (from set of two) (issued 08-01-2014)
Baccarat produces crystal glass since 1764. The stamp shows a lustre.

Thank You very much William!