Seine River Guided Cruise with Kids by Vedettes de Paris

The Eiffel Tower was built by te French engineer Gustave Eiffel, for the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris.This magnificent technical feat was achieved in two years, two months and five days. It stands 324 meters tall, and the metal structure weighs 7,300 tonnes. Parisians vere scandalised by its metallic look and height. It was built to last 20 years. A radio antenna was added to the top in 1903, saving the tower from demolition. It has now become the monument symblic of Paris.

Orsay Museum was first built has a railway station for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. It was turned into a museum in the 1980s to house 19th-century art, including works by the greatest Impressionists and Post-Impressionists such as Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.

The construction of Notre-Dame Cathedral started in 1163 and was completed nearly two centuries later, in 1345.

The Louvre used to be a royal palace. It was turned into a museum in 1793. It is the largest monument in Paris with over four kilometers of façades and nearly 14 kilometers of galleries. The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world, exhibiting 38,000 works, inclufing the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo and of course the Mona Lisa.

Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, the Grand Palais is a great feat of architecture. Its glass roof is considered to be the largest in Europe. It has now become a venue for cultural events and exhibitions, a funfair and the largest skating rink in Europe.