Paris | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-25

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris


00:03:42 1 Etymology
00:04:50 2 History
00:04:58 2.1 Origins
00:07:14 2.2 Middle Ages to Louis XIV
00:11:02 2.3 18th and 19th centuries
00:15:35 2.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:21:52 2.4.1 Terrorist attacks
00:23:30 3 Geography
00:25:48 3.1 Climate
00:27:54 4 Administration
00:28:03 4.1 City government
00:30:43 4.2 Métropole du Grand Paris
00:32:13 4.3 Regional government
00:33:05 4.4 National government
00:35:26 4.5 Police force
00:37:25 5 Cityscape
00:37:34 5.1 Urbanism and architecture
00:40:57 5.2 Housing
00:43:27 5.3 Paris and its suburbs
00:46:35 6 Demographics
00:50:23 6.1 Migration
00:53:19 6.2 Religion
00:54:52 7 Economy
00:59:53 7.1 Employment
01:03:10 7.2 Unemployment
01:03:41 7.3 Incomes
01:05:21 8 Tourism
01:06:29 8.1 Monuments and attractions
01:08:36 8.2 Hotels
01:10:02 9 Culture
01:10:10 9.1 Painting and sculpture
01:13:04 9.2 Photography
01:14:23 9.3 Museums
01:17:00 9.4 Theatre
01:19:37 9.5 Literature
01:22:40 9.6 Music
01:27:32 9.7 Cinema
01:29:01 9.8 Restaurants and cuisine
01:32:31 9.9 Fashion
01:33:33 9.10 Holidays and festivals
01:34:36 10 Education
01:37:19 10.1 Libraries
01:39:08 11 Sports
01:42:05 12 Infrastructure
01:42:14 12.1 Transport
01:43:02 12.1.1 Railways
01:43:32 12.1.2 Métro, RER and tramway
01:45:21 12.1.3 Air
01:47:47 12.1.4 Motorways
01:48:22 12.1.5 Waterways
01:48:51 12.1.6 Cycling
01:49:45 12.2 Electricity
01:50:40 12.3 Water and sanitation
01:52:12 12.4 Parks and gardens
01:53:50 12.5 Cemeteries
01:55:42 13 Healthcare
01:56:54 14 Media
01:58:35 15 International relations
01:58:45 15.1 Twin towns and partner cities
01:59:20 15.2 Other relationships
01:59:32 16 See also



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Paris (French pronunciation: ​[paʁi] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a population of 2,206,488.   Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.  
The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2018 population of 12,246,234, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. Besides this,the Paris metropolitan area had a population of 12,532,901 in 2015.The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 percent of the GDP of France.  According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers in 2017) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, with 262 million passengers in 2015.Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand P ...