. A complete geography. h of the wine made from them is consumedat home, for in France even the day laborer drinks wine at hismeals in place of or mixed witli water. An enormous amount ofwme IS also shipped abroad. The manufacture of steel goods isimportant in some places, but to no such extent as in Great ^ kinds of manufacturing are mentioned under the cities. 2c 386 EUROPE Paris. — Paris, the capital of France, is the largest city on thecontinent of Europe and the third largest in the world. It numbersmore than 2,500,000 inhabitants. Locatio7i (Fig. 400). —There is a definite r
. A complete geography. h of the wine made from them is consumedat home, for in France even the day laborer drinks wine at hismeals in place of or mixed witli water. An enormous amount ofwme IS also shipped abroad. The manufacture of steel goods isimportant in some places, but to no such extent as in Great ^ kinds of manufacturing are mentioned under the cities. 2c 386 EUROPE Paris. — Paris, the capital of France, is the largest city on thecontinent of Europe and the third largest in the world. It numbersmore than 2,500,000 inhabitants. Locatio7i (Fig. 400). —There is a definite reason for the exactsite ; for an island in the Seine at that point made the river easierto bridge over, while at the same time it aided in defence. Asidefrom that, the Seine, having a slower current than the Rhone, andbeing less subject to overflows than the Loire, is more easily navi-gable than any other river in France. Its upper tributaries bring itinto close touch with eastern France ; and, by the aid of canals,. Fig. view looking over Paris, with the Seine in the centre of tlie picture. there is water connection with the Loire and Saone, and with theRhine in Germany. Furthermore, Paris is situated on the maintrade route from the Mediterranean to northern and central France,which follows the Rhone, the Saone, and the Seine. In addition,Paris is located in the midst of the most feitile portion of the coun-try, and not very far from several other densely populated these several reasons it has always been the principal Frenchcity. Paris as an Art Centre. — Reference has already been made tothe appreciation of grace and elegance characteristic of the Frenchpeople. Napoleon and other rulers collected art treasures from FRANCE 387 various nations, and founded collections and schools which have madeParis famous. The superiority of this city in that respect is recognizedin America by the large number of men and women who go there everyyear for the study of
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