Paris has earned the title "City of Lights" so many times that not even Las Vegas dares plagiarize the nickname. The lights of Paris are not gaudy or showy for the most part. They simply give it a look and splendor that daytime sunshine cannot. The nuanced shadows, famous silhouettes, and spectacularly lit monuments raise the "glam" level a notch at night. You feel inspired, free to express yourself in a way not possible in the work-a-day bustle of daytime Paris.
It was not always so in this most important European city. Not until the advent of electricity did the "City of Lights" fully live up to its name. Medieval Paris was a rough place. Even the gaslit, 19th century Paris of Haussmann (as portrayed by Renoir and others) had its dark side. Today's Paris is by most measures fully gentrified. Crime is low, commerce and tourism is booming and the indomitable pessimism of the Parisian is just as charming as ever.
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