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Paradise in Paris
It's little wonder that so many wistful songs have been penned over the years about France's capital, Paris . Few cities leave the visitor with such vivid impressions, whether it's the drifting cherry blossoms in the tranquil gardens of Notre-Dame, the riverside quais on a summer evening, the sound of blues in atmospheric cellar bars, or the ancient alleyways and cobbled lanes of the historic Latin Quarter and villagey Montmartre. Paris has no problem living up to the painted images and movie myths with which we're all familiar. Indeed, the whole city is something of a work of art. Two thousand years of shaping and reshaping have resulted in monumental building, sweeping avenues, grand esplanades and celebrated bridges. Many of its older buildings have survived intact, having been spared the ravages of flood and fire and saved from Hitler's intended destruction. Moreover, they survive with a sense of continuity and homogeneity, as new sits comfortably against a backdrop of old - the glass Pyramid against the grand fortress of the Louvre, the Column of Liberty against the Opéra Bastille. Time has acted as judge, as buildings once surrounded in controversy - the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Coeur, the Pompidou Centre - have in their turn become well-known symbols of the city. Yet for all the tremendous pomp and magnificence of its monuments, the city operates on a very human scale, with exquisite, secretive little nooks tucked away off the Grands Boulevards and very definite little communities revolving around games of boules and the local boulangerie and café.
PARIS ENTERTAINMENT Movie-goers have a choice of around three hundred films showing in Paris in any one week, covering every place and period. Moreover, new works, with the exception of British movies, arrive here long before they reach London and New York. The city also has a vibrant theatre scene and several superstar directors have chosen to base themselves here, including Peter Brook and Ariane Mnouchkine, known for their highly visual and explosive productions. In addition, there are numerous venues given over to the exciting developments in dance and multi-genre stage performances, some of it incorporating mime .
The strength of the Paris music scene is its diversity, largely a result of its absorption of immigrant and exile populations. The city has no rivals in Europe for the variety of world music to be found: African, Caribbean and Latin American sounds are represented in force both by city-based groups and touring bands. Jazz fans, too, are in for a treat. Paris has long been home to new jazz styles and old-time musicians. Standards are high and the line-ups varied, and the ancient cellars housing many of the clubs make for great acoustics and atmosphere.
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