According to Wikipedia, The viceroy of Egypt, Mehmet Ali, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk to France in 1831. The obelisk arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833.

A beautiful day walking around a magical Paris under a blanket of fresh snow.

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alti > Jardin de Tuileries, located just south of the Louvre.

alti > Having visited Paris primarily in the spring and summer, this was my first time seeing Paris in the snow!

alti > A walk through the Jardin de Tuileries takes you from the Louvre and Rue de Rivoli west to the Place de la Concorde and the adjacent ferris wheel.

alti > Most of the water in the fountains throughout Paris was frozen.

alti > Place de la Concorde and the famous obelisk.

alti > According to Wikipedia, The viceroy of Egypt, Mehmet Ali, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk to France in 1831. The obelisk arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833.

alti > Bateau Mouche cruising in the Seine.

alti > Snow and ice were prevalent on both banks of the Seine.

According to Wikipedia, The viceroy of Egypt, Mehmet Ali, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk to France in 1831. The obelisk arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833.

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