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Contents of https://www.visitparisregion.com/en:
Welcome to the **official website of the Paris Region destination**. Discover the best of Paris and its region: **[monuments](/en/what-to-see-and-do/visiting/monuments)**, **[shows](/en/events/shows-special-events)**, **[exhibitions](/en/events/exhibitions)** and **[sport events](/en/events/sports-events)**, **[gastronomy and art of living](/en/what-to-see-and-do/local-specialities)**, **[parks](/en/what-to-see-and-do/breath-fresh-air/parks)**, **[gardens](/en/what-to-see-and-do/breath-fresh-air/gardens)** and **[forests](/en/what-to-see-and-do/breath-fresh-air/nature-spots-forests)**, **[shopping spots](/en/what-to-see-and-do/shopping)**, and our selection of **[themed tours](/en/inspiration/themed-guides)** to discover Paris Region as you wish.

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Contents of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Paris:
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A [grotesque](/wiki/Grotesque_(architecture) "Grotesque (architecture)") of [Notre-Dame](/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris "Notre-Dame de Paris")

**Tourism in Paris** is a major income source. Paris received 12.6 million visitors in 2020, measured by hotel stays, a drop of 73 percent from 2019, due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"). The number of foreign visitors declined by 80.7 percent.[[1]](#cite_note-1) Museums re-opened in 2021, with limitations on the number of visitors at a time and a requirement that visitors wear masks.

In 2018, 17.95 million international, overnighting tourists visited the city, mainly for sightseeing and shopping (and estimated to be well over double if including domestic overnighting visitors). Top sights include [Notre Dame](/wiki/Notre_Dame_(Paris) "Notre Dame (Paris)") (12 million visitors in 2017), [Disneyland Paris](/wiki/Disneyland_Paris "Disneyland Paris") (11), [Sacre Cœur](/wiki/Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris "Sacré-Cœur, Paris") (10), the [Versailles Palace](/wiki/Versailles_Palace "Versailles Palace") (7.7), the [Louvre Museum](/wiki/Louvre_Museum "Louvre Museum") (6.9), the [Eiffel Tower](/wiki/Eiffel_Tower "Eiffel Tower") (5.9), [Centre Pompidou](/wiki/Centre_Pompidou "Centre Pompidou") (3.33), and the [Musée d'Orsay](/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay "Musée d'Orsay") (3 million).[[2]](#cite_note-ParisDigest-2) The largest numbers of foreign tourists who come to the Paris region are British, American, German, Italian, Chinese, Indian and Canadian.[[3]](#cite_note-3)

In 2012, 263,212 salaried workers in Paris, or 18.4 percent of the total number of workers, were engaged in tourism-related sectors; hotels, catering, transport, and leisure.[[4]](#cite_note-4) In 2014 visitors to Paris spent 17 billion dollars (13.58 billion Euros), the third highest sum globally after [London](/wiki/London "London") and [New York](/wiki/New_York_City "New York City").[[5]](#cite_note-5)

## Tourist attractions

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### The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel)

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The Eiffel Tower from the [Place du Trocadéro](/wiki/Place_du_Trocad%C3%A9ro "Place du Trocadéro")

The [Eiffel Tower](/wiki/Eiffel_Tower "Eiffel Tower") is acknowledged as the universal symbol of both Paris and France. It was originally designed by [Émile Nouguier](/wiki/%C3%89mile_Nouguier "Émile Nouguier") and [Maurice Koechlin](/wiki/Maurice_Koechlin "Maurice Koechlin"). In March 1885, [Gustave Eiffel](/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel "Gustave Eiffel"), known primarily as a successful iron engineer, submitted a plan for a tower to the French Ministre du Commerce et de l'Industrie.[[6]](#cite_note-Eiffel_Tower-6) He entered a competition for students studying at the university. The winning proposal would stand as the centerpiece of the 1889 Exposition. Eiffel's was one of over 100 submissions. Eiffel's proposal was finally chosen in June 1886. Even before its construction, the Tower's uniqueness was noticed. The Eiffel Tower was finally inaugurated on March 31, 1889.[[6]](#cite_note-Eiffel_Tower-6) Currently, about 6.9 million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year.[[7]](#cite_note-7)

### Centre Georges Pompidou

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[Centre Georges Pompidou](/wiki/Centre_Georges_Pompidou "Centre Georges Pompidou") was officially opened on January 31, 1977, by President [Valéry Giscard d'Estaing](/wiki/Val%C3%A9ry_Giscard_d%27Estaing "Valéry Giscard d'Estaing").[[8]](#cite_note-Pompidou-8) The designers of Pompidou are [Renzo Piano](/wiki/Renzo_Piano "Renzo Piano"), [Richard Rogers](/wiki/Richard_Rogers "Richard Rogers"), and [Peter Rice](/wiki/Peter_Rice_(structural_engineer) "Peter Rice (structural engineer)").[[9]](#cite_note-9) The Centre Pompidou has had over 150 million visitors since 1977.[[8]](#cite_note-Pompidou-8) [Centre Georges Pompidou](/wiki/Centre_Georges_Pompidou "Centre Georges Pompidou") is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais. In 1997 renovations had begun to drastically change the interior spaces of the Centre Pompidou. The renovations were still preserving the celebrated and original tubular design[[8]](#cite_note-Pompidou-8) The internal refurbishment was mainly done to enable the bu

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