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The document describes 6 unique attractions in Paris: 1. Musee Dupuytren is a medical museum that houses preserved brains, fetuses and wax anatomical models from centuries past. 2. Deyrolle is a 170-year old taxidermy shop filled with stuffed animals and insects displayed in an unorganized but awe-inspiring way. 3. Paris Point Zero is a small plaque in the ground that marks the official center of Paris, and people often visit to feel the surreal experience of standing at the heart of the city.

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Tourist Spots in Paris

The document describes 6 unique attractions in Paris: 1. Musee Dupuytren is a medical museum that houses preserved brains, fetuses and wax anatomical models from centuries past. 2. Deyrolle is a 170-year old taxidermy shop filled with stuffed animals and insects displayed in an unorganized but awe-inspiring way. 3. Paris Point Zero is a small plaque in the ground that marks the official center of Paris, and people often visit to feel the surreal experience of standing at the heart of the city.

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1.

MUSÉE DUPUYTREN
( Viện bảo tàng trưng bày các bộ phận, mẫu vật di dạng trong y học )

Brains, fetuses, anatomical wax models, and various specimens preserved for hundreds of
years, Musee Dupuytren is a delicacy for the curious, bizarre minds out there. The
museum was established by Mathieu Orfila in 1835 as the Museum of Pathological
Anatomy of the Medicine Faculty of the University of Paris under the bequest of Baron
Guillaume Dupuytren, an anatomist and celebrated professor of surgery (hence where its
current name came from).

Its very first catalogue ranges between 1836 and 1842, where thousands of specimens
from surgical operations were collected, as well as research on unusual diseases and what
was thought to be “abnormal characteristics” of minority racial groups at that time.
Currently, the museum houses an amazing library along with its thousands of visual
samples of gory specimens collected over the centuries.
2. DEYROLLE
( Nơi trưng bày động vật nhồi bông )

Have you ever been in a shop where you feel like you’ve been taken into the world of a
jungle? Deyrolle, a 170-year old taxidermy shop, looks fairly normal at first, but when
you start to ascend its stairs, your jaw will drop when you see its stuffed animals of all
shapes and sizes, as well as its ancient wooden cases full of insects, shells, botanical
prints, and other curiosities crammed together in an unruly way.

The shop has been open since 1831, and since then, it allows visitors to enjoy the view of
their products even without buying anything. Their generosity is paid back with the
smiles of their awe-struck visitors.
3. PARIS POINT ZERO

( Nơi dùng để đo đạc các yếu tố địa lý của Paris )

You might be thinking what could be surreal about Paris Point Zero. It is just a small
octagonal brass plate set in the ground and labelled as the official center of Paris!
Nevertheless, most people like to stare at the ground here opposite the Notre
Dame Cathedral because of the surreal feeling of being on the landmark considered as the
heart, the starting point of all geographical measurement in Paris.

The Paris Point Zero is the central part of the city. It marks the exact spot from which all
distances throughout France are measured (in relation to Paris).

Honestly, there are weird activities that many people do while standing in this “Point
Zero”, which I, myself find unusual. For instance, some Parisian tourists spin on it on one
foot while making a wish – for good luck. There are couples who kiss while standing
together – for a blessed relationship, and there are some who touch it to celebrate the time
they have conquered Paris (not in the war-like sense of course).

There are other traditions, and most of them radiate the sense of accomplishment and
happiness to reach the heart of Paris even once in their lives.
4. CATACOMBS OF PARIS

( Hầm mộ dưới lòng Paris )

The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the
remains of more than six million people in a small part of a tunnel network built to
consolidate Paris' ancient stone mines. Extending south from the Barrière d'Enfer ("Gate
of Hell") former city gate, this ossuary was created as part of the effort to eliminate the
city's overflowing cemeteries. Preparation work began not long after a 1774 series of
gruesome Saint Innocents-cemetery-quarter basement wall collapses added a sense of
urgency to the cemetery-eliminating measure, and from 1786, nightly processions of
covered wagons transferred remains from most of Paris' cemeteries to a mine shaft
opened near the Rue de la Tombe-Issoire.
The ossuary remained largely forgotten until it became a novelty-place for concerts and
other private events in the early 19th century; after further renovations and the
construction of accesses around Place Denfert-Rochereau, it was open to public visitation
from 1874. Since January 1, 2013, the Catacombs number among the 14 City of Paris
Museums managed by Paris Musées. Although the ossuary comprises only a small
section of the underground "carrières de Paris" ("quarries of Paris"), Parisians presently
often refer to the entire tunnel network as "the catacombs".
5. GRAND MOSQUE OF PARIS
( Nhà thờ Hồi Giáo lớn nhất ở Paris )
The Grande Mosquée de Paris (commonly known as The Paris Mosque or The Great
Mosque of Paris in English), is located in the 5th arrondissement and is one of the
largest mosques in France.

Luxury we can all afford: take a step back in time and enjoy a hammam (a Turkish steam
bath) and a gommage (a good scrubbing) and then a massage at the Mosquée de Paris.
Sip mint tea afterwards and relish your glowing skin.
6. PATRICK ROGER CHOCOLATE
( Cửa hàng chocolate trứ danh của Paris )

You never know what to expect in the windows of Patrick Roger’s chocolate shop in
Paris. This chocolate artist — named Best French Chocolatier in 2000 — never ceases to
surprise and amaze with his life-sized chocolate sculptures and eccentric window
displays.

Giant easter eggs, a life-sized cacao farmer, chocolate astronauts walking on the moon,
chocolate polar bears and huge upside-down chocolate hearts have all delighted and
amused passersby.

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