Paris is a city that amazes and fascinates, arouses interest and remains in the soul for life. No wonder they say: "See Paris and die." Indeed, many people on our planet dream of visiting this magical and fabulous city. And if they managed to do this, it means that they lived their lives not in vain, saw all its charms. The river crossing Paris is no less delightful. The magnificent Seine is the central artery of the French capital. For hundreds of years of its existence, it has played many roles. She happened to be a water tap, a washtub, a trade route, and even a gutter.
Hay in terms of geography
What are the rivers in Paris? There is only one, but it is beautiful, like the city itself. Seine flows through the territory of the French capital - charming and mysterious, majestic and powerful. It stretches for a length of seven hundred seventy-six kilometers. The water artery originates in a province in the east of the country called Burgundy. Seine wriggles around Paris, making sharp turns. As you know, the river flows into the English Channel, dividing France and Great Britain. This happens near the city of Le Havre.
The river flowing in Paris has the following tributaries: on the left - Yonne, on the right - Marne, Oise and Ob. In addition, the Seine has channels of non-natural origin. They connect it with other rivers.
Poetic river
The Seine, like a sharp sword of a musketeer, cuts Paris into two banks: left and right. Once, when France was ruled by kings and cardinals, on the left bank of the capital of the state led its boisterous life. The right bank served as a refuge for the aristocracy. But years passed, centuries passed, and the boundaries between social strata blurred.
At the foot of the magnificent community of stone, which belongs to Notre Dame, on the island of Cité, a bronze plate is built into the pavement. It shows a compass. It is from this point, called by the French point zéro, which means “zero point”, that counts down all the distances from the capital of France. According to one famous researcher, the river crossing Paris (Seine) is a kind of compass for the French. After all, you can navigate through it in space.
The hay changes in exactly the same way as the seasons. It is not the same throughout the day. The rivers in Paris (tributaries of the Seine) absorb fragments of death and life. Children’s toys, balloons stolen by the wind, cigarette butts, bottles and much more are regularly pulled out of the reservoir. But sometimes even the most terrible finds - dead human bodies - are taken out. The water of the Seine tirelessly runs forward, and is framed by its monumental, eternal and never aging architecture of the city.
Monumental structures on the right side of the Seine
Every schoolchild knows what river Paris is on. Of course, on the Seine. And on the right bank are world-famous historical sites. It is here that the Louvre is located, there was a haven of the Arc de Triomphe. She was not destined to see Napoleon, but he wanted to do so. The Grand Opera, the Moulin Rouge cabaret and the ancient Egyptian obelisk were located exactly on the right bank of the Seine. And the highest hill of this coast took on its expanses the poetry of Sacre Coeur, sung by the poets, of a snow-white color.
And what about the left bank?
From the banks of the river in Paris, the most magical sights of the world are decorously following the course of history and time. So, it is on the left bank of the immortal Seine is the Eiffel Tower, whose length reaches three hundred meters. The remains of the self-proclaimed emperor Napoleon Bonaparte found their peace in the House of Disabled. The Palace of Maria Medici is also built on the left coast of the Seine, which became the witness of the Queen’s ascension to the throne. The Sorbonne and other higher education institutions are located on the same side of the water surface.
Seine and its bridges
The fame of the Seine brought and bridges erected over it. So, there are a total of nine structures that connect the islands of Saint-Louis and Cité. This is the bridge of San Michel, Pont au Double, Pont d'Arcole, Pont Saint-Louis and Pont de l'Archeveche. In addition, this includes the Notre Dame bridge, the New Bridge, the Small Bridge and the Menial Bridge.
Whatever the season, outside the window, the rivers in Paris (the Seine and its tributaries) receive numerous sightseeing large and small ships on their waters. They ply the river and give everyone the opportunity to enjoy its mesmerizing landscapes. From these ships both banks of the capital of France are wonderfully visible. Sailing along the Seine, you can see the whole of Paris in a short time and for a very reasonable amount.
Many impressionists, imitating alchemists, conjured with the color of the waters of the Seine. They turned them into silver-white mercury. On the canvases of artists not only the main river of France flows, but its whole life. Claude Monet and Henri Matisse set up studios on the banks of the Seine, which exudes pride. And this, of course, says a lot ...