Paris
Paris is the county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States.
- Founded: 1844 as Lamar county seat after George W. Wright, who had purchased 1,000 in 1839 acres and opened a general store and postal office called Paris, offered of 50 acres to the county commissioners.
- Major land mark is the Eiffel Tower with a red hat and The First Presbyterian Church
- Area: 44.4 mi²
- Weather: 66°F (19°C), Wind E at 9 mph (14 km/h), 74% Humidity
- Hotels: 3-star averaging $90. View hotels
- Population: 24,912 (2013)
There are fifteen American municipalities named "Paris," and many erected Eiffel Towers to pay homage to the city in Paris, France.
Both Paris of Texas and Paris, Tennessee built Eiffel Tower replicas in 1993. Texas's Eiffel Tower was built by a labor union, the Boilermakers 902, and was 65 feet tall.
Paris, Texas, made the claim of being "The second largest Paris in the World."
Paris is the capital France.
- Founded: in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii and has become a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and French and now Muslim culture.
- Major land mark is the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral.
- Area: 40.7 mi²
- Weather: 67°F (19°C), Wind E at 15 mph (24 km/h), 41% Humidity
- Hotels: 3-star averaging $140, 5-star averaging $440.
- Population: 2.244 million (2010) UNdata
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