Paris is more than twenty centuries old. And for the last seventeen centuries it has been and remains the capital of the state, which has played and continues to play one of the most important roles in the history of world culture and politics.
It is not surprising that there are so many old functioning architectural structures preserved here that it is simply impossible to imagine in any other city.
In the very center of Paris there are three castles of the XV century, and at a distance of only seven kilometers from the Louvre preserved castle XII-XVII centuries.
What to speak of cathedrals! – Famous to everyone Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris, the construction of which began in the XII century, is not the oldest cathedral in the city! In Paris there are many churches of XI, XII and XIII centuries.
In the XVII century begins the golden age of French palace architecture, and this century will last for centuries, it will only briefly interrupted by the French Revolution.
We invite you to join this amazing world of history, architecture and culture, a world that is still alive today.
