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France receives the highest number of tourists per year, largely thanks to the numerous cultural establishments and historical buildings implanted all over the territory. It counts 1,200 museums welcoming more than 50 million people annually. The most important cultural sites are run by the government, for example through the public agency Centre des monuments nationaux, which have around a hundred national nationaux, historical monuments at charge

The end of the Hundred Years' War marked an important stage in the evolution of French architecture. It was the time of the French Renaissance and several artists from Italy and Spain were invited to the French court; many residential palaces, inspired by the Italians, were built. and the end of the Middle Ages, Baroque Architecture replaced the traditional Gothic style. However, in France, baroque architecture found a greater success in the secular domain than in a religious one.

When discussing French architecture, it is impossible not to review Eiffel Tower which , has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited mostpaid monument in the world;

THE Eiffel Tower.


the Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 100th year of the French freedom.. At first, the Eiffel Tower was to be made in Barcelona, Spain, but the people of Barcelona did not want it When the tower was built, it was only meant to be kept for 20 years. People did not like the Eiffel Tower and wanted it taken down. After the 20 years , the tower became the property of Paris again. By this time, the city had learned that the tower could be used to help with communications. The military used the tower to communicate during battle. When the tower was used in the capture of the spy, "Mata Hari", nobody wanted it taken apart

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Thanks for your attention. We hope, by this presentation we worked so hard on, you got a little more to know about this really beautiful country called France, with its great amount of remarkable monuments and sights.

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