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=The City of Light=

Paris
The City of Light is just a old running nickname for Paris, France. Paris is the capital and most popular city in France. It was founded by the Parisii people between 250 BC and 225 BC. Parisii people are Celtic Iron Age people who lived on the banks of the river Seine. It was known that, even thousands of years before the Parisii people founded Paris, that hunter-gatherers were living on the land. During the middle ages Paris was the largest city in Europe. In January of 2014 about 18.2% of the French population belonged to Paris. The City of Light was an enormous trading center and is the home of the University of Paris, which happened to be one of the first in Europe.

There were many events that happened in Paris that can be recognized all over the world. The first thing that came to mind was the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris went into effect on May 12, 1784 and was signed in the city of Paris. The treaty ended the American Revolutionary war and helped America become independent as we are today. France gave us support throughout the war and gave us the resources we needed to win. Another event with great importance that took place in Paris was the Peace of Paris. It was part of the treaties that ended the American Revolutionary war. It included the Treaty of Paris and two treaties from Versailles.

The city of light got its nickname because "the city never sleeps". It has lights all around the town that glow up through the night. Paris now is beautiful and has many visitors from all over the world that admire its sculpture like buildings that are covered colorful, bright lights. . It has many attractions such as the Louvre, Moulin Rouge, and the Eiffel tower.