The hometown of Charles Perrault is actually, a cinematic city – the most romantic films are being shot here. Among them, “Amelie” (Café des Deux Moulins, Rue Montmartre, Sacré-Cœur), “Angel-A” (Pont Alexandre III, Pont des Arts), “Midnight in Paris” (restaurant Le Grand Véfour, Versailles, Musée de l'Orangerie). It is believed that some romance emits from Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise. Many famous personalities like Elite Piaf, Isadora Duncan, Oscar Wilde, are buried here. There are also sections where the victims of the Second World War, in particular, the Holocaust, are buried. Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise is a quiet and atmospheric place. It is for this reason that it is loved by many connoisseurs of “sad romance”.
Without Palais Garnier and the legend associated with it, Gaston Leroux would perhaps never have written “The Phantom of the Opera”. The fact is that the story is based on a real legend that existed at that time. Some people believe that a ghost lives in the opera house up until now, which gives it some sort of mysticism. The building on its own deserves a visit owing to the fact that it is considered a recognized standard of eclectic architecture of Beaux-Arts style. It was open in the year 1875. Place de la Bastille is yet another place from which the unsettled wind of history blows. In place of the former fortress which was built in 1381, you can now see only places as Colonne de Juillet, Bassin de l'Arsenal and Opéra Bastille. The fortress was destroyed in the year 1791, and the state holiday of July 14th is celebrated to recall precisely these events.
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