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At the bottom of the Eiffel Tower

In 1899 Paris city has organised a World’s fair, a true showcase of the French expertise. It represented an opportunity for Gustave Eiffel to imagine and devise the famous tower which became a symbol for the capital.

At the end of the 19th century the Eiffel Tower is an architectural and technological achievement and the engineer pulled off the challenge with brio. From that time it has been part of the Parisian landscape and has contributed to most of events what emphasise the story of the city.

Picking Helzear you take advantage to accommodate in a hotel near to the Eiffel Tower at the heart of Paris. In few minutes on foot you can visit the most popular buildings of the city or have a drink in a convivial bar.

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A walk under the dome of Les Invalides

At the 17th century, Louis XIV king of France felt concerned about giving disabled soldier a roof, he ordered the building of a vast monument to receive them. Actually, he wished mostly clear the capital city’s pavements out, which were full of old soldier who became beggars and even thief. L’Hôtel des Invalides was inaugurated… Read more »

A view inside the Arab World Institute

The French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was behind the project of the Arab World Institute construction at the heart of Paris. Thus, he wanted to lighten the relations between France and Arab countries bringing the two cultures closer. The building was inaugurated in 1987 under the chairmanship of François Mitterrand. The Institute shelters permanent collections… Read more »

Live the Louis Vuitton’s legend

It was on the middle of the 19th century that the young Louis Vuitton decided to begin a briefcase maker and to produce travel chest for the elegant Parisian customers. His creations quickly got a brilliant success especially with Empress Eugenie and the French gentry which enable Louis Vuitton to open his first shop into… Read more »