A collection of interesting Paris facts
Here is a collection of interesting facts on Paris which are bound to challenge your knowledge.
1. Open terraces
If you were to spend each day of your life in Paris visiting a different open terrace (of a bar, cafe, or restaurant), then it would take you 29.8 years to see all places (and who knows how many new ones will open in that time!). Cause there are 9,057 of them.
2. Birthplace of Paris
Not many of us know the fact that Île de la Cité is the birthplace of Paris. When you’re wandering around the Île de la Cité admiring Notre-Dame Cathedral or crossing Pont Neuf, take a look around and try to imagine what it must have been like in 53 BC when Roman troops first joined the Celtic settlers living on the tiny island.
3. Plaster of Paris
Plaster of Paris, used to make a cast if you break a bone, was invented in Paris. It comes from a powdered rock called gypsum and sculptors such as Auguste Rodin used the powder, which was plentiful in the hills around Paris, mixed with water, to create miniature sculptures before casting their masterpieces in bronze.
4. Only one stop sign
In the whole of Paris, there is only one stop sign, situated at the exit of a building company in the rich 16th arrondissement. The traffic system in Paris is mainly based on giving way to those coming from the right.
5. The most beautiful city in the world
The city is most preferred for light, love and culture. The city with the long list of beauty is at the heart of the France. The city is known for the latest fashion and gastronomy. When we think about Paris, Eiffel tower is the famous site that will strikes in our mind. Charming streets, romantic restaurants, cafes, the monumental squares, attracting structures helps the city become one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
6. More dogs than children
There are more dogs in Paris than there are children, around 300,000 dogs. Dogs are truly man’s best friends, but in Paris best friend is taken to a whole other level. In Paris, we all know that the Parisians are truly caring towards their pets, spending nearly half a million dollars just to make sure their dogs are groomed and cared for.
7. Baguette’s world
If you like baguettes then you're in the right city because there are 1,784 bakeries in Paris. It is considered as baguette’s world for this reason.
8. Longest street
The longest street in Paris is the rue Vaugirard in the 15th arrondissement. It is 4,360 meters long.
9. Shortest street
The shortest street of Paris is the rue des Degrés in the 2nd arrondissement. It is 6 meters long.
10. Paris plants
All the trees in Paris are referenced and measured. And there are about 470,000 of them, they counted.
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