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Sightseeing in Paris (France)

In Paris there are many beautiful places and buildings. Below you will find a list of some beautiful places in Paris. Conciergerie Ile de la Cité Notre Dame The Louvre and its pyramids Place de la Concorde La Défense Place du Tertre (Montmartre) Sacre Coeur (Montmartre) La Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) Jardin des Tuileries Trocadéro Champs de Mars Champs-Élysées Porte Saint-Ouen Arc de Triomphe Ecole millitary Les Invalides Centre Pompidou Stade de France (football stadium) La Gronde Arche Les Quatre Temps Ile de la Cité Péripherique Sights slightly further from the city of Paris: Charles de Gaulle (Airport with) Musée de l'Air (Le Bourget)

First bicycle ever invented

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The forerunner of the bicycle (inventor Count Sivrac) Count Sivrac, who lived in Paris, invented a carriage with two wheels in 1791. This, however, without brakes or pedals, wooden wheels, an uncomfortable seat and no rotating wheel. Extremely uncomfortable, at least if we compare the invention of Sivrac with the modern bicycle like we know today. At that time Sivrac astonished the Parisians when he cycled in the parks of Paris with his invention. He moved forward by take off with his feets from the ground, again and again to move the carriage forward. The Count called it the celerette or celerifère, we also call it the balance bike. The first bike ever invented (inventor Baron Karl Drais) A little later, around 1860, people found the inflatable rubber tires. Engineer Baron Karl von Drais Sauerbronn (1785-1851) came with a number of improvements such as swivel steering, this by connecting the front wheel with a rod. He replaced the hard seat by a saddle with soft ...

From Pére Lachaisse to the Louvre by metro

You take the metro in Pére Lachaise, that goes from Gallieni to Pont de Levallois. Stop 4 stops further on to Arts et Métiers in line with Mairie des Lilas to Châtelet. Then 2 stops furher go to the Hôtel de Ville and take the subway on the way from Château de Vincennes to La Défense and get the second stop on Louvre Rivolti out.