9 Curious Facts about Paris
AUTHOR: Travel Curious
DATE: 2020
Curious Fact 1:
Paris is often referred to as the ‘City of Light’ (La Ville Lumière), because of its leading role during the Age of Enlightenment. Paris was one of the first large European cities to use gas street lighting on a grand scale on its boulevards and monuments.
Curious Fact 2:
Paris has a population of approximately 2 million but the Catacombs are home to between 6 – 7 million bodies.
Curious Fact 3:
Tucked away in Montmartre, Clos Montmartre is a small vineyard that has been producing wine since the 1930s. It’s one of Paris’s best-kept secrets!
Curious Fact 4:
Home to La Sorbonne, the Latin Quarter has been a gathering place for intellectuals and artists for centuries.
Curious Fact 5:
Sartre, Orwell, Hemingway, and Camus are only a few of the notable artists who called this quarter home.
Curious Fact 6:
There is still a guillotine hidden in the Latin Quarter.
Curious Fact 7:
The Eiffel Tower was meant to be a temporary installation, intended to stand for only 20 years after being built for the 1889 World Fair.
Curious Fact 8:
Paris was originally a Roman City called “Lutetia.”
Curious Fact 9:
It’s believed that Paris only has one stop sign in the whole city.
