Paris, also known as "the City of Light", is generally considered one of the most beautiful urban areas of the world.
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It is home to many world-famous buildings, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Notre Dame, and the original statue of liberty. The Paris existing today is largely a product of the talents of Baron Haussmann, who had been commissioned by Napoleon III to modernize Paris in 1853; he destroyed most of the medieval city in the process. Modern Paris finds its best expression in La Défense, a gigantic, glittering business centre that is technically outside of the Paris boundaries; much of Paris is proper and the centre of an almost unbroken urban/suburban area is home to about 10 million people.
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