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Hilton Paris Opéra

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The Hilton Paris Opéra is a historic hotel in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was initially opened as the Hotel Terminus on May 7, 1889 for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the same event the Eiffel Tower was originally built for. It was built by French architect Juste Lisch and originally designed to accommodate transatlantic travelers arriving from Normandy by train. Later, it would change its name to the Concorde Opéra. Read more on Wikipedia

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