Why is Paris called the City of Lights?

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Paris is called the "city of ligths' because it is the most- lit city in the world and there are so many lights. In 1828, Paris began lighting the Champs De Elysees with gas lamps. It was the first city in Europe to do so, and so earned the nickname ?La Ville Lumiere??The City of Lights.

It is not only city of lights but it is the elegance capital of some country too.

It is actually called the city of light, not lights.

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