How did Paris become so beautiful?

Parisians enjoyed the earliest public transportation and street lighting, and Paris became Europe's first great walking city. A century of planned development made Paris both beautiful and exciting. It gave people reasons to be out in public as never before and as nowhere else.



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After Emperor Napoleon III and architect Baron Haussmann's complete overhaul of the city in the 19th century, Paris suddenly was a city full of beautiful façades and wide boulevards.

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Why is Paris considered beautiful? Monumental squares, centuries-old churches, famous boulevards, the Seine and romantic bridges that cross it, magnificent palaces, and Montmartre's cobblestone streets make Paris the most glamorous and elegant of all cities.

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From iconic bucket list attractions like the Eiffel Tower to picture-perfect pleasures like a picnic on the bank of the Seine River, Paris offers something for everyone. Your first visit may feel magical, but even if you return dozens of times, you will never run out of new things to see and do.

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Paris has been voted the most beautiful city in the world in a new ranking. Travel website Flight Network compiled the list of 50 cities by surveying more than 1,000 travel writers and agencies around the world. The French capital came top, followed by New York in second place and London in third.

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Chicago Voted The 2nd Most Beautiful City In The World! - First Western Properties.

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In the 19th Century George-Eugène Haussmann completely redesigned and rebuilt the French capital.

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Paris, like the rest of France, is famous for its gastronomy, high-quality cuisine. It's also the ideal place to stroll through the streets and parks, enjoy the café terraces and appreciate the architecture and French 'good living'. It is romantic and Paris is often called 'the city of lovers'!

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Article Talk. Paris syndrome is a sense of extreme disappointment exhibited by some individuals when visiting Paris, who feel that the city was not what they had expected. The condition is commonly viewed as a severe form of culture shock.

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Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, gastronomy and many areas. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its early and extensive system of street lighting, in the 19th century, it became known as the City of Light.

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Many women want to see how Parisians dress and also wish to shop in Paris, because it is the capital of fashion. Not as many men are lured by that. However, I think that most people, with some knowledge/understanding of what Paris is, really want to see it.

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