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TwitterHello and welcome to another New York Habitat video tour ( www.nyhabitat.com ). Today, we will be giving you a tour of Les Grands Boulevards, a fantastic neighborhood of Paris with both amazing day and night life. Les Grands Boulevards (the big boulevards) start at Place de la République and end at the prestigious Grands Magasins. From Charles V, in the 14th century, to Napoleon III's modification of Paris, the Boulevards, famous for their theaters, offer 600 years of Paris' History. From 1853 to 1870, le Baron Haussmann was obsessed with the culture of straight lines and transformed the old Paris of Charles V into the one you can still see today, the Paris of Napoleon III. The magnificent Opera of Charles Garnier (1875) is a good starting point to explore the Boulevard lifestyle of the 19th century. This piece of architecture, easily spotted by its large dome, is a place to go enjoy a ballet or some lyrical singing. Book a seat to admire the ceiling, painted by Marc Chagall in 1964, during your visit. Walk down the Boulevard des Capucines and you will reach the Madeleine Church. The neo-classical building, which is one of Paris' most famous churches, took nearly a century to construct. Le Musée Grévin is a living theatre of wax celebrities, which includes the first man on the moon and Brad Pitt. At the end stop for a drink at the museum's brand new. If you like you can have your Perrier served by the King himself, Elvis! The Porte Saint-Denis and the Porte Saint-Martin ...
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