The monumental building of Paris erflect the passing of the centuries, from the great medieval cathedral Notre -Dame and the royal palace of the Louvre, ti today's grands projects, such as the Centre Georges Pompidou and the new Bibliothèque Nationale. Besides all the grandeur everyday life goes on, represented here by terrace cafés and the Métro, while respite is offered by the parls and the gardens, with their very Parisian combinaison of Nature with man-made formality.