Paris (the Symphony That Never Ends)

Paris is the nerve center of France, and the home of the King, all the government bureaus, and most of the large corporations. With 19 million people in its metropolitan area, it is by far the largest city in France and, in fact, the largest in Europe. It is still the mmost important cultural center in the world and the most international of the great cities. Putting the headquarters of the CEM anywhere else was scarcely considered.
Unfortunately, the "City of Light" does not really deserve its reputation for beauty on this timeline; apart from a few areas maintained as enclaves for tourists or the wealthy, the city is a typically grimy 21st-century agglomeration. The city center was renovated tourismin the last century at enormous expense, but urban pollution and street crime reach even here and much of the effect of ancient buildings like Notre Dame or the Palais is lost in the looming presence of the arcology complex to the northeast.
Category:Cities
Category:Europe
Category:France
Category:The Symphony That Never Ends