Friday, December 21, 2012

Etymology And Info


  The name Paris derives from that of its earliest inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii.The city was called Lutetia (more fully,Lutetia Parisiorum,"Lutetia of the Parisii") during the Roman era of the 1st to the 6th century, but during the reign of Julian the Apostate (360–363), the city was renamed Paris.Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is "La Ville-Lumière" "The City of Light"

   Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. The city of Paris, within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements), has a population of about 2,200,000.Its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe, with more than 12 million inhabitants.


An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris had become, by the 12th century, one of Europe's foremost centres of learning and the arts and the largest city in the Western world until the 18th century.Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.

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