Les 100 plus beaux lieux de Paris = The 100 most beautiful p

The 100 most beautiful places in Paris . « Other cities are cities ; Paris is a world » said Emperor Charles-Quint (1539).. Infinitely diverse and contrasting, Paris Is never dull. Different periods, styles and lifestyles jostle cheerfully. Each lover of the city has their favourite places and monuments : Sainte-Chapelle, Alexandre- III bridge, Pompidou centre... if not the Lutèce arena or the Saint-Martin canal.. How do we choose only 100 ? We can follow famous singers and their songs : Joe Dassin will always be strolling down the Champs-Elysées, Guy Béart will continue to hum at Saint-Germain-des-Prés. We can also accompany writers and the things that fascinated them : Diderot went to Palais Royal every day, Aragon was moved to poetry by the Buttes-Chaumont, Prévert experienced a « short second of eternity » at the Montsouris Park.. « Paris is a world » declared Emperor Charles-Quint. Four centuries later Hemingway replied « Paris is a party » !.