'Bobbing for Apples - the Halloween show' 2-4 Oct 2019, Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol UK
It's Halloween. There will be weird.
'Bobbing for Apples - the Halloween show'.
This Autumn 2019, Soul Cake Theatre brings you four tasty tales of love and revenge laced with dark humour and unpleasantness. If you like your theatre funny, unsettling, and a tad absurd, then this is for you.
If you don’t, then God bless you.
8pm
2-4 October 2019
Alma Tavern Theatre
18-20 Alma Vale Road
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 2HY
UK
Tickets:
(T) 0117 973 5171
info@almatavernandtheatre.co.uk
Music by Agnes Obel: 'Under giant trees'.
Live Tango Music/Dancing @ The Alma Tavern & Theatre
Recorded at The Alma Tavern & Theatre on Sunday 5th March 2017, Bristol - England.
Mirek Salmon (Bandoneon)
Raymundo 'Nene' Fernandez (Piano)
Indira Roman (Vocals)
UWE Drama's Cannibal The Musical Trailer
At the end of spring 2010 the Drama Society of the University of the West of England put on a remarkable adaptation of Cannibal! The Musical at the Alma Tavern Theatre in Clifton, Bristol. The DVD is now released featuring a full director's commentary track.
This trailer is obviously taken out of context (a la 'Brokeback To The Future') for comedic purposes. The DVD can be purchased by contacting uwedrama@hotmail.co.uk
Vlog 3: 12 Days of Kissmass
Here's a fun little song I made for ukulele cabaret last week.
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Too Pretty To Punch performance dates:
APRIL
20th Salisbury Arts Centre
22nd Alma Tavern, Bristol
2nd Rondo Theatre, Bath
3rd Avenue Theatre, Ipswich
4th Wandsworth Fringe - location TBC
5th Wandsworth Fringe - location TBC
Super Hamlet 64 Performance dates:
July
5th: Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
6th: Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
8th: London Anime and Gaming convention
September
20th: National videogame arcade, Nottingham
21st: Artrix, Bromsgrove
28th: Garage, Norwich
Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked
Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked
The celebrated 5-star production of Rob Hayes' one-man tragi-comedy is touring the UK this Autumn
Oxford
24 - 25 September - the Burton Taylor Studio - Oxford Playhouse
Bristol
30 - September - 1 October - The Alma Tavern and Theatre
Birmingham
4-5 October - Old Joint Stock Theatre
Newcastle
8-12 October - Alphabetti Theatre
Manchester
15-16 October - King's Arms
Brighton
25 October - Marlbrough Theatre
Follow the show @awkwardprods
“Funny and unsettling” – Mark Gatiss
“Strangely moving” – Edgar Wright
“A Fringe hit” – Time Out
“A sensitive and nuanced performance” – The Stage
“Hilarious” – Gay Times
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ – London Theatre 1
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ – Everything Theatre
And 14 more ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reviews
Videography Dave Bird
Edited by Frederick Zennor
Have You Been a Victim of Police Brutality?
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The police have, to put it lightly, f**ked up.
MONDAY 18TH-THURSDAY 21ST APRIL
Show starts 20:00
Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Vale Road
£7/8
An anarchist, falsely accused of terrorism has fallen to his death out of a window on the fourth floor of a Milan police station. The official line is that his death was ‘accidental.’
Fortunately a maniac, arrested on impersonation charges, is there to see justice done. By assuming a variety of disguises he leads the police to the brink of insanity to trick them to confessing their crimes.
Bristol Dramsoc is thrilled to offer this brand new adaptation of the Dario Fo masterpiece, bringing this raucous farce crashing into the threats and dangers of the modern world.
Directed by Teja Boocock
Produced by Niall Potter
MONARCHY by David Starkey, feat. GERARD COOKE as George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
The story of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence. Starring Gerard Cooke as George Plantagenet, Martin Nigel Davey as Richard III and Jeremy Harvey as Edward IV. Directed by Steven Clarke.
For more info go to
channel4.com/history/microsites/M/monarchy and
gerardcooke.com
Monarchy is also available to watch on Channel 4's TV & Film on demand service - 4oD
***Gerard Cooke will be playing the role of George, Duke of Clarence in William Shakespeare's 'Richard III'.
24th November - 5th December 2009 at the Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol UK
More information can be found at gerardcooke.com***
'Unearthed' Development Process 2014 - Folio Theatre Company
Playwright Alys Metcalf and members of Folio Theatre Company talk about 'Unearthed,' a touching new comedy drama set in Somerset. Supported by Proteus Theatre Company and Arts Council England.
“This is slightly irregular, isn't it? Some of these tasks seem really weird. Number 7 looks like it’s written in code and I’m pretty sure number 5 is illegal...”
On their 18th birthday, twins Ben and Eliza bury a time capsule in the Quantock Hills to mark the occasion and cement their bond. Some years later, the two siblings, now estranged and living far apart, are forced back together on a quest to honour the unusual wishes in their late father's will. They find themselves thrown into absurd and ludicrous situations and forced to confront a few home truths, on an enlightening mission that will reignite past memories and dig up some well-buried secrets...
Folio Theatre is a West-Country-based touring company, born from a desire to create exciting stories set in the region and promote emerging local writers. Folio is the sister company of London-based Viscera Theatre, whose last show ‘Let’s Get Visceral’ enjoyed a sell-out run at the Old Vic Tunnels.
Unearthed Tour Dates:
Arcola Theatre London/3rd May
New Wimbledon Studio/5th-6th May
Trowbridge Arts/7th May
Pound Arts Corsham/8th May
Victoria Hall Radstock/9th May
Bikeshed Theatre Exeter/11th May
Brewhouse Theatre Taunton/13th - 16th May
Alma Tavern Bristol/19th May
Swindon Arts/20th May
South Hill Park Arts Bracknell/21st/22nd May
Rondo Theatre Bath/23rd May
Thanks to Hannah Joss, Edward Mitchell, Shaun Mckee, Daisy May, Freddie Mills, Dan Stables, Jessica Greshoff and Matt Tait.
Bristol | Wikipedia audio article
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Bristol ( (listen)) is a city and county in South West England with a population of 459,300. The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England. The urban area population of 724,000 is the 8th-largest in the UK. The city borders North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with the cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east, respectively. South Wales lies across the Severn estuary.
Iron Age hill forts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon, and around the beginning of the 11th century the settlement was known as Brycgstow (Old English the place at the bridge). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373, when it became a county of itself. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities after London in tax receipts. Bristol was surpassed by the rapid rise of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in the Industrial Revolution.
Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497 John Cabot, a Venetian, became the first European since the Vikings to land on mainland North America. In 1499 William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. At the height of the Bristol slave trade, from 1700 to 1807, more than 2,000 slave ships carried an estimated 500,000 people from Africa to slavery in the Americas. The Port of Bristol has since moved from Bristol Harbour in the city centre to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock.
Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries, and the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. The city has the largest circulating community currency in the U.K.—the Bristol pound, which is pegged to the Pound sterling. The city has two universities, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, and a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues including the Royal West of England Academy, the Arnolfini, Spike Island, Ashton Gate and the Memorial Stadium. It is connected to London and other major UK cities by road and rail, and to the world by sea and air: road, by the M5 and M4 (which connect to the city centre by the Portway and M32); rail, via Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway mainline rail stations; and Bristol Airport.
One of the UK's most popular tourist destinations, Bristol was selected in 2009 as one of the world's top ten cities by international travel publishers Dorling Kindersley in their Eyewitness series of travel guides. The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live in 2014 and 2017, and Bristol also won the EU's European Green Capital Award in 2015.
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Liam Ward Band 'Go On Fool' at the Old Duke Bristol (24/01/2019)
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Blues harmonica player Liam Ward performs 'Go On Fool' by Gary Primich with his band at the Old Duke in Bristol on Thursday 24th January 2019.
Bristol | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:04 1 Etymology
00:04:26 2 History
00:05:15 2.1 Middle Ages
00:07:08 2.2 15th and 16th centuries
00:09:06 2.3 17th and 18th centuries
00:11:29 2.4 19th century
00:14:01 2.5 20th century
00:17:12 3 Government
00:21:30 3.1 Former county of Avon
00:22:25 3.2 West of England Combined Authority
00:23:08 4 Geography and environment
00:23:18 4.1 Boundaries
00:24:07 4.2 Geography
00:25:48 4.3 Climate
00:28:33 4.4 Environment
00:29:27 4.5 Green belt
00:30:01 5 Demography
00:32:08 5.1 Bristol conurbation
00:33:16 6 Economy and industry
00:41:10 7 Culture
00:41:19 7.1 Arts
00:46:00 7.2 Architecture
00:50:00 7.3 Sport
00:55:15 7.4 Media
00:57:33 7.5 Dialect
00:59:34 7.6 Religion
01:00:53 7.7 Bars and nightlife
01:02:44 8 Education, science and technology
01:05:27 9 Transport
01:05:36 9.1 Rail
01:07:09 9.2 Roads
01:08:19 9.3 Public transport
01:10:19 9.4 Cycling
01:11:01 9.5 Air
01:11:28 10 Twin cities
01:12:15 11 See also
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SUMMARY
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Bristol ( (listen)) is a city and county in South West England with a population of 459,300. The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England. The urban area population of 724,000 is the 8th-largest in the UK. The city borders North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with the cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east, respectively. South Wales lies across the Severn estuary.
Iron Age hill forts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon, and around the beginning of the 11th century the settlement was known as Brycgstow (Old English the place at the bridge). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373, when it became a county of itself. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities after London in tax receipts. Bristol was surpassed by the rapid rise of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in the Industrial Revolution.
Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497 John Cabot, a Venetian, became the first European since the Vikings to land on mainland North America. In 1499 William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. At the height of the Bristol slave trade, from 1700 to 1807, more than 2,000 slave ships carried an estimated 500,000 people from Africa to slavery in the Americas. The Port of Bristol has since moved from Bristol Harbour in the city centre to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock.
Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries, and the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. The city has the largest circulating community currency in the UK—the Bristol pound, which is pegged to the Pound sterling. The city has two universities, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, and a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues including the Royal West of England Academy, the Arnolfini, Spike Island, Ashton Gate and the Memorial Stadium. It is connected to London and other major UK cities by road and rail, and to the world by sea and air: road, by the M5 and M4 (which connect to the city centre by the Portway and M32); rail, via Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway mainline rail stations; and Bristol Airport.
One of the UK's most popular tourist destinations, Bristol was selected in 2009 as one of the world's top ten cities by international travel publishers Dorling Kindersley in their Eyewitness series of travel guides. The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live in 2014 and 2017, and Bristol al ...
That Face Polly Stenham Quirkey Bird Theatre
Quirky Bird Theatre presents Polly Stenham's searing debut 'That Face' originally produced at the Royal Court in 2007 it received outstanding reviews and was nominated for several awards.
Polly Stenham received both the Charles Wintour Award 2007 and the Critics Circle award 2008 for most Promising Playwright.
'Remarkably confident and exuberantly theatrical. Crammed with ferocious cruelty and pitch-black humour' The Times.
Quirky Bird previously presented Stenham's second play 'Tusk Tusk' which won seven awards at the All England Theatre Festival 2016. Awards included Best Young Actor, Best Director and Best Play. Their work has been described as 'flawless, innovative and full of creativity'. 'That Face' opens at The Alma in February before touring throughout the region and transferring to Edinburgh Fringe in August.
Mia is at boarding school. She has access to drugs. They are Martha's. Henry is preparing for art college. He has access to alcohol. From Martha. Martha controls their lives. Martha is their mother.
Cuisine of Paris | Wikipedia audio article
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Cuisine of Paris
00:03:34 1 Etymology
00:04:29 2 History
00:04:38 2.1 Origins
00:06:53 2.2 Middle Ages to Louis XIV
00:10:41 2.3 18th and 19th centuries
00:15:14 2.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:21:31 2.4.1 Terrorist attacks
00:23:09 3 Geography
00:25:27 3.1 Climate
00:27:33 4 Administration
00:27:42 4.1 City government
00:30:22 4.2 Métropole du Grand Paris
00:31:52 4.3 Regional government
00:32:44 4.4 National government
00:35:05 4.5 Police force
00:37:04 5 Cityscape
00:37:13 5.1 Urbanism and architecture
00:40:36 5.2 Housing
00:43:06 5.3 Paris and its suburbs
00:46:14 6 Demographics
00:50:02 6.1 Migration
00:52:58 6.2 Religion
00:54:31 7 Economy
00:59:32 7.1 Employment
01:02:49 7.2 Unemployment
01:03:20 7.3 Incomes
01:05:00 8 Tourism
01:06:09 8.1 Monuments and attractions
01:08:15 8.2 Hotels
01:09:41 9 Culture
01:09:49 9.1 Painting and sculpture
01:12:43 9.2 Photography
01:14:02 9.3 Museums
01:16:39 9.4 Theatre
01:19:16 9.5 Literature
01:22:19 9.6 Music
01:27:11 9.7 Cinema
01:28:40 9.8 Restaurants and cuisine
01:32:10 9.9 Fashion
01:33:12 9.10 Holidays and festivals
01:34:16 10 Education
01:36:59 10.1 Libraries
01:38:47 11 Sports
01:41:44 12 Infrastructure
01:41:53 12.1 Transport
01:42:41 12.1.1 Railways
01:43:12 12.1.2 Métro, RER and tramway
01:45:01 12.1.3 Air
01:47:26 12.1.4 Motorways
01:48:01 12.1.5 Waterways
01:48:30 12.1.6 Cycling
01:49:24 12.2 Electricity
01:50:19 12.3 Water and sanitation
01:51:51 12.4 Parks and gardens
01:53:29 12.5 Cemeteries
01:55:21 13 Healthcare
01:56:33 14 Media
01:58:14 15 International relations
01:58:24 15.1 Twin towns and partner cities
01:58:59 15.2 Other relationships
01:59:12 16 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Paris (French pronunciation: [paʁi] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a population of 2,206,488. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2018 population of 12,246,234 people, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 percent of the GDP of France. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers in 2017) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, with 262 million passengers in 2015.Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre. Paris recei ...
Paris | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:42 1 Etymology
00:04:50 2 History
00:04:58 2.1 Origins
00:07:14 2.2 Middle Ages to Louis XIV
00:11:02 2.3 18th and 19th centuries
00:15:35 2.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:21:52 2.4.1 Terrorist attacks
00:23:30 3 Geography
00:25:48 3.1 Climate
00:27:54 4 Administration
00:28:03 4.1 City government
00:30:43 4.2 Métropole du Grand Paris
00:32:13 4.3 Regional government
00:33:05 4.4 National government
00:35:26 4.5 Police force
00:37:25 5 Cityscape
00:37:34 5.1 Urbanism and architecture
00:40:57 5.2 Housing
00:43:27 5.3 Paris and its suburbs
00:46:35 6 Demographics
00:50:23 6.1 Migration
00:53:19 6.2 Religion
00:54:52 7 Economy
00:59:53 7.1 Employment
01:03:10 7.2 Unemployment
01:03:41 7.3 Incomes
01:05:21 8 Tourism
01:06:29 8.1 Monuments and attractions
01:08:36 8.2 Hotels
01:10:02 9 Culture
01:10:10 9.1 Painting and sculpture
01:13:04 9.2 Photography
01:14:23 9.3 Museums
01:17:00 9.4 Theatre
01:19:37 9.5 Literature
01:22:40 9.6 Music
01:27:32 9.7 Cinema
01:29:01 9.8 Restaurants and cuisine
01:32:31 9.9 Fashion
01:33:33 9.10 Holidays and festivals
01:34:36 10 Education
01:37:19 10.1 Libraries
01:39:08 11 Sports
01:42:05 12 Infrastructure
01:42:14 12.1 Transport
01:43:02 12.1.1 Railways
01:43:32 12.1.2 Métro, RER and tramway
01:45:21 12.1.3 Air
01:47:47 12.1.4 Motorways
01:48:22 12.1.5 Waterways
01:48:51 12.1.6 Cycling
01:49:45 12.2 Electricity
01:50:40 12.3 Water and sanitation
01:52:12 12.4 Parks and gardens
01:53:50 12.5 Cemeteries
01:55:42 13 Healthcare
01:56:54 14 Media
01:58:35 15 International relations
01:58:45 15.1 Twin towns and partner cities
01:59:20 15.2 Other relationships
01:59:32 16 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Paris (French pronunciation: [paʁi] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a population of 2,206,488. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2018 population of 12,246,234, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. Besides this,the Paris metropolitan area had a population of 12,532,901 in 2015.The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 percent of the GDP of France. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers in 2017) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, with 262 million passengers in 2015.Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand P ...
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Paris
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SUMMARY
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Paris (French pronunciation: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a population of 2,206,488. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
The City of Paris is the center and seat of government of the Ile-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2018 population of 12,246,234 persons, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 per cent of the GDP of France. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers in 2017) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Paris's Gare du Nord is one of the ten busiest railway stations in the world, with 262 million passengers in 2015.Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre. Paris received 23 million visitors in 2017, measured by hotel stays, with the largest numbers of foreign visitors coming from the United States, the UK, Germany and China. It was ranked as the third most visited travel destination in the world in 2017, after Bangkok and London.The football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français are based in Paris. The 80,000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900, 1924 and will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and the 1960, 1984, and 2016 UEFA European Championships were also held in the city and, every July, the Tour de France bicycle race finishes there.
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Paris (French pronunciation: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a population of 2,206,488. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
The City of Paris is the center and seat of government of the Ile-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2018 population of 12,246,234 persons, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €681 billion (US$850 billion) in 2016, accounting for 31 per cent of the GDP of France. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second-most expensive city in the world, behind Singapore and ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva.The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow Airport with 69.5 million passengers in 2017) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily, and is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro. Paris's Gare du Nord is one of the ten busiest railway stations in the world, with 262 million passengers in 2015.Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2017, with 8.1 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, and the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Popular landmarks in the centre of the city include the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris and the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre. Paris received 23 million visitors in 2017, measured by hotel stays, with the largest numbers of foreign visitors coming from the United States, the UK, Germany and China. It was ranked as the third most visited travel destination in the world in 2017, after Bangkok and London.The football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français are based in Paris. The 80,000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900, 1924 and will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and the 1960, 1984, and 2016 UEFA European Championships were also held in the city and, every July, the Tour de France bicycle race finishes there.