La Seine, Discover the Heartbeat of Paris on the Seine
Island of the City
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Introduction
The Seine River is the second longest river in France, with a length of 780 kilometers and a basin area of 78,000 square kilometers. It flows through the center of Paris. In the central section of Paris, the river is constrained by artificial stone embankments, which were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991. The French refer to the north bank of the Seine as the right bank, and the south bank as the left bank.
There are several bridges on the Seine River in the center of Paris, among which the most famous is the Alexander III Bridge, named after Tsar Alexander III of Russia who donated it. Many important cultural landmarks in France are scattered along the banks of the Seine, including the Louvre Museum, Les Invalides, the Panthéon, the Orsay Museum, the Palace of Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, and the Arc de Triomphe. The Seine River has also nurtured many world-renowned cultural figures, making it the Mother River of Paris, the City of Culture. 
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