The Starlighters Go To Paris 3/19/2023

Did You Know? Paris Has One Of The Most Famous Paintings In The World! The Louvre Museum in Paris houses the most prestigious and most famous painting in the world, the Monalisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

Even though the painting is popular, so many people are always surprised by how small it is when they see it in real life — it is 77 cm x 53 cm (30" x 20") to be exact.

Paris Is Referred To As The City Of Lights One of the nicknames for Paris is the city of light! I am sure almost everyone knows this as one of the facts in Paris. But what most people don't know is how it assumed this nickname.

A number of people assume that it got its name from the impressive lights that come from the major tourist attractions of Paris at night, or the illuminated lights in Paris at Christmas but that's all incorrect.

Paris is called the city of light because it was one of the first European cities to install street lights.

This was commissioned by Louis XIV in the 17th century to put more light on the streets as a way of restoring the city's safety that had deteriorated due to the recently concluded wars.

But up to now, the nickname is so popular making the city even more special. Now that's one Paris fact that I am sure you didn't know about.