Metroji clue #74

Paris in five emoji

France

The most visited city in the world, and one that has been rebuilt to a plan twice. The clue avoids the obvious postcard for four of its five symbols.

What each emoji refers to

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 exposition and was meant to come down after twenty years.
The craft of making a baguette is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list.
The Louvre was a palace before it was a museum.
The ComΓ©die-FranΓ§aise is the oldest active theatre company in the world.
The cancan started in the dance halls of Montmartre.

Paris at a glance

Country
France
Coordinates
48.86Β° N, 2.35Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Paris.

City Distance Direction
BrusselsBelgium 260 km
BrugesBelgium 270 km
LuxembourgLuxembourg 290 km
AntwerpBelgium 300 km
LondonUnited Kingdom 340 km
RotterdamNetherlands 370 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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