10 Interesting Facts about Paris which no one will tell you

Although the French capital attracts millions of visitors every year, the city also has some well-kept stories, secrets, and facts that cannot be found in the average guidebook. The streets of Paris overflow with rich art, beauty, culture and history and is worth returning to again, and again and again!

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Ø  Built-in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was only supposed to be a temporary installation, intended to stand for 20 years aimed to demonstrate the superiority of France in modernity and technology during the 1889 World’s Fair.

Ø  The world’s most popular museum, Louvre museum although displays great variety of pieces of art, out of a total of 460,000 pieces, only 35,000 are shown to the public. It is almost impossible to see every artwork, for just 30 seconds each. It would take you 35 days to complete the entire art gallery.

Ø  Although there are about 400 metro stations, no less than 14 stations are listed as abandoned”, no longer in use or never used. The Paris metro’s network keeps a few secrets and most of them are now used as a garage for the storage and maintenance of the underground trains.

Ø  A flat in Paris was left unoccupied for 70 years although the rent was paid every month. When the renter passed away, a painting by Boldini was found inside which was worth more than $2 million.

Ø  The main bell of the Notre Dame Cathedral is named Emmanuel and weighs over 13 tonnes and is one the heaviest in France, but it’s clear and light sound is acknowledged worldwide.

Ø  There are around 6,100 rues in Paris, Rue des Degrés, being the shortest one of 5.75 meters long and can be found in the 2nd arrondissement.

Ø  Camouflage was first used by the French army in 1915 during World War I.

Ø  Paris also has an obelisk erected at Place de la Concorde, which apart from its symbolic function in marking the Franco-Egyptian friendship was also used as a sundial.

Ø  Paris holds a record for the fewest amount of stop signs. The only signage you can come across in Paris is the traffic lights, but there’s one exception, on the Saint Exupéry dock, at the exit of a construction company, was the one and only “STOP” sign which was finally replaced by a “no left turn” sign in 2012.

Ø  Arrondissements or district, the French capital is divided into 20 different arrondissements where the very heart of the city is known as the 1st arrondissement.