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a city that convinced the world beauty is a civic duty.
means the capital of france, and the reference point every other city gets measured against whether it likes it or not.
from named for the parisii, a celtic tribe fishing the seine centuries before rome noticed; the river settlement became lutetia under roman rule, then quietly reclaimed its older name once the empire lost interest.
street width lawhaussmann widened boulevards partly to stop barricades.
height limitbuildings capped near 37 meters since 1977.
eiffel towerbuilt as a temporary 1889 fair exhibit.
catacombshold more bones than the city has living residents.