The Russian Village Of Paris And Its Eiffel Tower

You've heard of Paris, France? And Paris, Texas. What about Paris, Russia?
The Cossack village of Paris appears after a rough ride through the grass-covered plain along Russia's border with Kazakhstan. It even has its own version of the Eiffel Tower.

In 1815, Cossacks returning from the Napoleonic Wars established a village in what is now the Chelyabinsk oblast of Russia. They named it Paris, and their descendants later erected a miniature Eiffel Tower. At the link, you can view several pictures of the site.

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