=== Vacation in Paris 1st arrondissement === Anyone who seeks a vacation apartment in an historical section of Paris should consider the 1st arrondissement. The Quartier des Halles neighborhood bears traces of the Middle Ages and is located on the right bank of the Seine. In the Quartier des Halles there were previously numerous market halls and the Parisian wholesale market. Today, tourists who have decided for a Parisian vacation apartment can stroll through the Jardin des Halles or look for bargains at the Forum des Halles shopping center. At the Place Vendôme, one of Paris’ famous royal squares, one is reminded of the city’s glorious past. In the center of the square rises the Vendôme Column, recalling the Trajan Column in Rome. Music lovers can visit the square to see the death house of Frederic Chopin. Anyone who books vacation lodgings in Paris will want to visit the famous Louvre. The museum’s collections in the former French royal palace are admired by more than eight million visitors annually. One enters the exhibitions through an imposing glass pyramid that has become a landmark of the French capital. Anyone who rents a Parisian vacation apartment for several days will have enough time to view the 35,000 exhibits in the Museum des Louvre. Da Vinci‘s Mona Lisa fascinates visitors from around the world. On a tour around the 1st arrondissement one cannot help noticing the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousee. The triumphal arch, not to be confused with the famous Arc de Triomphe at the Place Charles de Gaulle, was built under Napoleon I and commemorates the Grande Armée.