Standing atop the Eifel Tower, one can see the cole Militaire, one of the French military academies. Boat and barge traffic is still heavy on the Seine River, the waterway that bisects the city.
Cadets plan their next move amidst the bustle of downtown Paris.
The Louvre is one of the world's most famous art museums and is the home of the Mona Lisa. 2 A s the capital of France, Paris played a key role during the Second World War. After the capitulation of France in 1940, the French moved their capital to Vichy, leaving the Germans to administer the occupied regions from Paris. For four years, Parisians lived under German rule, and it was not until August 1944 and their liberation by the Allies that they were once again citizens of France's capital.