Ten Trivia Facts About Paris

1. Paris is named after a Gaulish tribe called the Parisii. They settled on the Ile de la Cité between 250 and 200 B.C.

2. A person from Paris is called a Parisian.

3. Leonardo Da Vinci's the Mona Lisa can be found in the Musee de Louvre in Paris.

4. Though it is not Parisian or French, the oldest monument in Paris is the 3,300 year old Luxor Obelisk. It is originally from Egypt and arrived in France in 1833.

5. The Arc de Triomphe was built to honor the victims of Napoleonic wars. Napoleon died before the Arc was completed.

6. The tallest skyscraper in France is the Maine-Montparnasse Tower (French: Tour Maine-Montparnasse). It was constructed between 1969 and 192 and stands 689 feet (210 meters) tall. It is also the ninth tallestbuilding in the European Union.

7. In 2007, Paris had the seventeenth largest economy in the world.

8. The University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) was founded in the 12th century.

9. The Métro is the most important transportation in Paris. It has 300 stations that make 384 stops and stretches across 133 miles (214 kilometers) of rails.

10. Rome, Italy has been the sister city of Paris, France since 1956. Their slogan is "Only Paris is worthy of Rome; Only Rome is worthy of Paris." It is "Seule Paris est digne de Rome; seule Rome est digne de Paris" in French and "Solo Parigi è degna di Roma; Solo Roma è degna di Parigi" in Italian.