asIN aTfeI julfeI 2004 nUM nIAUbrI pfrk qoN itAUb PV ky vftrlU stysLn qy apVy. iek tirp df cfa qy dUjI son-sunihrI grmfiesL vflI Duwp nfl mn mcl irhf sI. bwicaF dI KusLI dI qF koeI sImF hI nhIN sI. Auh CVwpy mfrdy aYskylytrF qy nwcdy-twpdy jf rhy sn. ijs qrHF df rOxkIlf qy suhjIlf vfqfvrn eyarport qy huMdf hY, Ausy qrHF df vfqfvrx, vftrlU stysLn qy iKiVaf vyiKaf. ies rUt dy keI itAUb stysLn nvIN idwK vfly bx gey hn ijMnHF nUM vyK ky mn JUm AuwTdf hY. stysLn qy puwjidaF hI asIN iemIgrysLn vfilaf dI kqfr ivc jf KVy hoey. iemIgrysLn vfilaF ny pfsport afid vyKy. asIN qyjI nfl tryn vl nUM ho qury. nvIn suivDfvF vflI sfPL-suQrI qy suMdr idwK vflI tryn dyK ky mn ivsmfd ivc af iga. sPLr ieMnF suhfvxf bIiqaf ik cfvF nUM vI KMB lg gey aqy klpnf rmxIk asQfnF ivc ivcrdI rhI. tryn dI spIz BfvyN ijLafdf sI pr lgdf sI ik ijvyN ieh bhuq hI DIvIN gqI nfl cl rhI hovy. kuJ dyr bfad hI tryn KulHy-zulHy cOigrdy ivcoN lMG rhI sI.

ikqy KyqF ivclIaF lih lhfAuNdIaF PslF. ikqy vfhy hoey KyqF dI bdfmI rMgI imwtI aqy JUMmdy drwKq qy PulF nfl lwdIaF tfhxIaF pRikrqk pRBfv nUM isrjdIaF qy kudrq dy alOikk njLfiraF nUM pRgtfAuNdIaF sn. ieAuN jfpdf sI ijvyN asIN BfrqI pMjfb dy iksy pyNzU ielfky coN gujLr rhy hoeIey. XUrpIn mulk BfvyN muwK qOr qy snwaqI qy ivAupfrk DMdy vfly hn pr qF vI aMisLk mfqr KyqI dI pRDfnqf vI hY. vIh ku imMnt 'tnl' df sPr sI. AuprMq Pyr KulHf zulHf vfqfvrx mn nUM iKVfAu ivc ilaf irhf sI. ZfeI ku GMty bfad tryn pYirs dy stysLn Gare-Du-Nord qy jf puwjI qy AuQoN asIN stysLn dI cihl pihl df afnMd mfxidaF lYzrU roiln (Ledru Rollin) stysLn qy apWV ky lfgy hI buwk kIqy hotl ivc jf pDfry, ijwQoN asIN kuJ dyr arfm krky pYirs sLihr dI suMdrqf qy ies dy ajUibaF nUM dyKx-mfnx leI pVfvF nUM qYa kridaF rvfnf hoxf sI. pYirs sLihr dI KUbsUrqI Bvn inrmfx klf krky vI hY, suMdr sMg mrmrI buwqF krky vI hY aqy ieiqhfsk XfdgfrI asQfnF krky vI jfxI jFdI hY. hotl KUbsUrq qy sfPL-suQrf sI. kmry BfvyN drimafny ijhy sn pr slIky nfl sjfey hoey sn. eyar kMzIsLn dI shUlq vI kfiem sI. pYirs puwjidaF qpsL kfPI vwD geI sI aqy Qkfvt nfl byarfmI vI ho geI sI. do GMty hotl qy susqf ilaf qy imwQy hoey pRogrfm anusfr pYirs siQq Marne De Vallce ivKy afeIPl tfvr dyKx leI cl pey.

afeIPl tfvr ijMnf dUroN afkrsLq krdf hY, ieh aMdroN vI aYnf purkisLsL, suMdr qy rOxkIlf hovygf, asIN ikafs vI nhIN kr skdy. afeIPl tfvr df iek aYsf munfrf hY jo cfr vwzy ipwlrF qy KVf kIqf igaf hY. ieh lgpg 300 mItr AuWcf hY.hjLfrF tn lohf ligaf hoieaf hY. ieh 1889 ivc afeIPl vloN bxfieaf igaf sI. AuproN jf ky ieh qIr vrgf ho jFdf hY. Aupr jfx leI pOVIaF vI hn jo do pVfvF qk jFdIaF hn. ilPtF vI hn jo Duwr AuWpr qwk phuMcdIaF hn. ijLMdgI ivwc ijLafdf pOVIaF Auqrn-cVHn df anuBv jF qF bAulI sfihb (goieMdvfl sfihb gurdvfry) aqy jF afnMdpur dy ikly df hY ijwQy kfPI zUMGIaF pAuVIaF hn. ilPtF leI kfPI lMmI lfeINn lwgI hoeI sI. ies leI asIN pAuVIaF cVHn df mn bxfieaf. sfzy nfl cfry dohqIaF, myrf lVkf, donoN dfmfd aqy nfl hI sfzI poqrI aMimRq sfhskfrI nfl af rlI. sfry jxy, bwicaF smyq, hwsidaF KyzidaF cVHdy gey. asIN iqMn cfr dPLf afrfm kridaF pihly pVfa qwk puwjy. pRMqU bwcy dono pVfvF qwk cVHy 'qy aKIrlI mMijLl 'qy ilPLt rfhIN jf puwjy. bfkI sfiraF dI gwl qF hYrfnIjnk nhIN pRMqU sfzI poqrI jo kyvl pMjF sflF dI hY, Auh donoN hI pVfvF qwk ieksfr cVHdI geI. mn bVf hulfs ivwc sI. pihlI PyjL qy qF gihmf gihmI sI. iewQy stor vI hY aqy hor loVINdIaF shUlqF vI ivdmfn hn. lok mMnorMjn vI kr rhy sn, Kf pI vI rhy sn aqy afly duafly df njLfrf dyKdy Poto afidk vI lY rhy sn. AuWproN iemfrqF, drKLq, pfrk qy GuMmdy iPrdy lok ivlwKx njLfrf pysL krdy sn. inrsMdyh bVy hI luBfxy idRsL kYmry rfhIN qusIN Aqfr skdy ho. afeIPl tfvr ijMnf inwgr hY, AuQy ies dy kIqy hoey kMm dI ivAuNqbMdI, qknIk qy isLlp-prbInqf vI dMg krn vflI hY. isLlpkfrI qy qF msqk Juwkdf hI hY.

ies idn df afKrI pRogrfm qF diraf sIn (Seine) ivc iksLqI dy tirp df sI. ies idn Duwp vI afpxy pUry jobn 'qy sI. DupeI rOsLnI dIaF ikrnF pfxI ivc pY rhIaF sn qy adBuwq njLfrf pysL kr rhIaF sn. iksLqI ivc aMgryjI aqy PrFsIsI BfsLf ivc irkfrz kIqI hoeI typ lwgI hoeI sI jo iksLqI rfhIN sYr kridaF afly-duafly dy idRsLF nUM sfkfr kr rhI sI aqy ieh ieiqhfsk iemfrqF bfry vI Jlkfrf pfAuNdI sI. bwcy Duwp df vI afnMd mfx rhy sn qy iklkfrIaF mfrdy idrsLF nUM inhfr vI rhy sn. XfqrI by-prvfh qy mOj ivc sn qy afnMdmeI hulfry lY rhy sn. inr-sMdyh bot-tirWp df afpxf hI alOikk njLfrf hY.

dUjy idn izjLnI lYNz dyKx df progrfm bixaf. ieh pYirs df iek hor ajUbf hY jo nvF hI isrijaf igaf hY. ies qy kroVF pONzF df Krcf hoieaf hY. izjLnI lYNz ivc byaMq rmxIk QfvF hn, KUbsUrq pfrk, rYstorYNt aqy BFq BFq dIaF dukfnF vI hn. ieh sfrIaF cIjLF Xfqrf dIaF loVF dI BuwK pUrqI krdIaF hn. ies pfrk ivc sB qoN luBfAuxI cIjL jo mYNnUM lwgI Auh tryn hY jo vIh ku imMtF ivc pfrk ivc sQfpq purfqn rvfieqI qy nvIn dunIaF dy drsLn krvfAuNdI hY. tryn leI lMmIaF lfeInF lwgIaF rihMdIaF hn. gwzI qy cVH ky qusIN BFq BFq dy njLfry vyK skdy ho. purfqn KyqIbfVI dy sfjLo-sfmfn, sMd aqy KyqIkrn vfly psLU vI vyKy jf skdy hn. jMgl dI pRikrqI qy nvIn sMsikRqI dy sLihr dIaF JfkIaF vI vyK skdy ho. ieh gwzI do iqMn stfpF qy KVdI vI hY qf ik qusIN Auqr ky afly-duafly dIaF luBfxIaF vsqF nUM mfx sko. asIN gwzI ivc bYTy bYTy qrHF qrHF dy isrjy vfqfvrx nUM mfixaf qy susqfieaf vI. ies pfrk ivc bwicaF leI gfeIzjL vI hn. XfqrIaF dy mMnorMjn leI trYmF vI hn, purfqn-numf kfrF vI hn qy GoiVaF vflIaF bwGIaF vI. bwicaF ny gfeIzjL df afnMd mfixaf. asIN tryn dy do cwkr lgfey qy trYmF/kfrF ivc bYTky smyN nUM husIn bxf ilaf. ieMJ lwgdf sI ijvyN DrqI qy hI svrg AuqpMn ho igaf hovy. BfvyN DrqI qy iensfn nUM Gor ibpqfvF df sfhmxf krnf pYNdf hY pr iPr vI nflo nfl hI iensfn mnuwK leI shUlqF dI vI AuplWBdI kr irhf hY.

qIjy idn asIN vrislIjL (Versaille) vyKx gey. ieh pYirs df bhuq vwzf iklHf-numf mhwl hY. ieh rfijaF mhfrfijaF dI rfjDfnI irhf hY. ieh sO sfl qwk sLfhI adflq vjoN kfrjsLIl vI irhf hY. ies asQfn nUM lueIs cODvyN ny afpxy ipqf dy isLkfrgfh nUM iek mhwl ivc qbdIl kIqf hY. ies mhwl dy vwzy vwzy hfl hn. KUbsUrq icwqrkfrI qy mInfkfrI dI kmfl rKdy sOx kmry hn qy KUbsUrq pfrkF hn. ies mhwl dI KUbsUrqI, icwqrkfrI, mInfkfrI, islLpkfrI aqy buwq-qrfsLI vI klfkfrI dI hfmI Brdy hn. gwl kI hr iek kMm pUrI inPfsq qy amIrI nfl kIqf igaf hY. ieh mhwl ieiqhfsk GtnfvF nUM vI afpxy ivc smoeI bYTf hY. 1789 ivc ienklfbI toly ny sLfhI mhwl dy gfrz nUM kql krky iPr lUeIs solHvyN nUM mfr mukfieaf. ieiqhfsk mhwqqf kfrx hI lwKF lokIN ies mhwl nUM dyKx leI pDfrdy hn. ies dI amIrI aqy sLfnosLOkq dy ipwCy lUeIs cODvyN dy jfqIgq mfx qy vizafeI df Jlkfrf idRsLtIgocr huMdf hY. ies mhwl df psfrf kfPI lMmyrf hY. dyKidaF dyKidaF Qkfvt vI kfPI ho geI qy BuwK vI cmk peI. pYils dy bfhr inklky asIN lfan ivc afrfm krn leI bYT gey. GmuMx iPrn qoN bfad ivc afrfm dI muwdrf ivc bYT ky iek anoKf hI afnMd pRfpq huMdf hY qy iekwTy bYT ky Kfxf pIxf hor vI rOck bx jFdf hY. sYNzivc bxfey qy mck mck KFidaF sfiraF ny BrpUr mjLf ilaf qy hwsidaF KyzidaF gwpsLp mfridaF vfps hotl ivc prq afey. bwcy sfry bIc dyKx cly gey qy asIN Qkfvt nfl cUr hoey rwjky ivsLrfm kIqf qy qIjy idn leI qroqfjLf ho gey.

cOQy idn sfzI afAux dI vfpsI sI. asIN sLfm nUM koeI swq ku vjy dy lgpg lMzn leI rvfnf hoxf sI. pRMqU ies leI hI pUry idn nUM lfhy vjoN vrqxf cfhuMdy sF. ies leI hotl qoN nfsLqf krky sfeIt (cite) qy jf awpVy ijwQy nOtryzym (Notredame) crc hY jo ik kYQOilk Drm df bhuq vwzf crc hY. ies dI nINh pop alYgjLFzr qIjy ny 1163 ivc rwKI sI ijs nUM cODvIN sdI ivc sMpUrn kIqf igaf. ies crc df aMdrlf ihwsf 130 mItr lMmf qy 48 mItr cOVf hY qy ieh 35 mItr AuWcf hY. ies ivc qkrIbn 6000 ivakqI smf skdy hn. ieh crc goiQk stfeIl ivc bxfieaf igaf hY aqy ieh Bvn inrmfx klf dI KUbsUrqI, isLlpkfrI krky vI hY aqy CwqF qy kIqI mInfkfrI krky vI. icwqrkfrI qF afcMBq krn vflI hY. ijwQy ies DrqI Auqy rwbI brkqF df aQfh BMzfrf mOjUd hY, AuQy iensfn dI bOiDkqf ny aqy ies dy ikrqkfrI hwQF ny vI kmfl kr ivKfieaf hY. hfl dy drimafn ivc eIsf jI df ivsLfl buwq hY ijwQy lokIN afpxy msqk nUM JukFdy aqy Poto vI iKwcHdy hn. QF QF qy mombwqIaF jgdIaF hn qy sLrDfvfn lokIN nmsLkfr krdy qy sLrDf vjoN kuJ nf kuJ dfn golkF ivc vI pfAuNdy hn. kuJ QfvF qy pfdrI lok bYTy hn qf ik ijhVy lokIN gunfhF df iekbfl krnf cfhuMdy hox, kr skx. pRfrQnf krn leI inwjI koxy bxy hoey hn. dUr dUr qoN aqy iBMn iBMn mulkF qoN lokIN KulHy drsLn dIdfry krn leI afAuNdy hn. iesfeI Drm dy crcF dI Xfqrf ibnF iksy ivqkry qy Byd Bfv qoN hr iek leI KulHI hY. ies qoN ielfvf sgoN ienHF sQfnF nUM sYrgfhF vI bxf idwqf igaf hY. ijs krky ienHF mulkF df tUirjLm ivBfg vI amIr aqy ivkisq hoieaf hY.

ies crc dI sLfnosLOkqI pRBfv nUM lY ky asIN Charles De Gaulle Etoille Arc-De-Trianephe jgHf qy cly gey. ieh QF bVI hI suhfvxI qy rOxkIlI hY. iewQy iek bhuq vwzf gyt hY jo Bfrq dy ieMzIaf gyt vrgf lwgdf hY. asIN iewQy ruky, afly duafly dy idRsLF nUM mfixaf aqy Poto vI iKwcHIaF.

hux qwk asIN Qkfvt nfl vI cUr ho cuwky sF qy BuwK vI cmk peI sI. lfgy hI mYkzOnlz qy jf pDfry ijwQy gihmf-gihmI ieMnI sI ijvyN lok myly vFg mOjF luwtx afey hox. XUrpIn mulkF ivc hotlF dI amIrI sLfn vDx qoN iehI pRBfv imldf hY (PrFs ivc qF ieh ijLafdf hI lgdf hY) ik ieh lok GrylU ijLMdgI 'coN inklky bfhr dI dunIaF ivc ijLafdf Kicq ho rhy hn. qdy hI GrF df mhwqv inrMqr Gt irhf hY. asIN loV aqy rucI anusfr Kfxf vI KfDf qy ies bhfny afrfm vI kr ilaf. iPr vfps lMzn leI Gare-Du-Nord qy jf apVy aqy vfps tryn lY ky vftrlU stysLn qy Auqr ky afpxy Gr pYirs-sPLr dy kuJ aimtvyN pRBfv lY ky prq afey.

PrFsIsI lok afpxI BfsLf nUM byhwd ipafr krdy hn aqy iBMn iBMn KyqrF dy kOmI nfiekF df mfx-siqkfr krdy hn. AuhnF pRqI apfr sLrDf rwKdy hn. Auh ieiqhfs ivc vfprIaF GtnfvF pRqI cyqMn hn aqy afpxy rfsLtrI nfiekF dI sdIvI Xfd nUM kfiem rwKx leI AunHF nUM KUbsUrq buwqF dI sLkl ivc GVky ieiqhfs dI Dfrf ivc proNdy hn. qdy hI pYirs ivc byaMq buwq hn jo pYirs dI sLOBf vDfAuNdy hn. pYirs ivc pUrn anusfsLn hY. trynF df afpxf imafr hY. pYirs ivc sPLr kridaF dyiKaf hY ik ieh trynF sfPL suQrIaF, inwgrqf nfl bxfeIaF sPLr leI pUrn afrfm pRdfn krdIaF hn. bYTx leI gwdydfr sItF hn. ieh gwzIaF smyN dI pfbMdI dI pflxf vI krdIaF hn. sPLr ivc XU[ky[ vFg lokI slIky df iKafl rwKdy hn. iewQoN dI adBuwq cIjL gwzIaF ivc gfAux vfly gIqkfrF dI hY. ieh ieMny vwDIaf gIq gfAuNdy hn ik XfqrIaF dy sPLr nUM afnMd-dfiek bxf idMdy hn. sfzy sPLr dOrfn iek XUrpIn kuVI ieMnI idlksL afvfjL ivc gf rhI sI ijvyN Aus dI afvfjL ivc sLihd Guilaf hovy. Aus dy sfh 'coN ijvyN imwTI imwTI KusLbo inklky XfqrIaF nUM suwK-afrfm dy rhI sI. ies qrHF hI vfjy vfilaF df iek gruwp vI imilaf ijs ny eynIaF surIlIaF qy bulMd afvfjLF kwZIaF jo idl nUM cIrdIaF qy hlUxdIaF jf rhIaF sn. Kfs krky ieMnF afvfjLF dIaF DuMnF pMjfbI gIqF vFg hI hulfrf idMdIaF sn. bwicaF dy qF pYr iQrkx lwgy aqy Auh zFs dy mUz ivc af gey. mugD qF AuhnF sBnF nUM hI kr idwqf sI. pYirs df sPLr byhwd KusLnumf sI. jy kr QoVI bhuq PrFsIsI BfsLf nUM pcf ilaf jfvy qF sQfnk lokF nfl vrqoN ivc lckIlfpn af skdf hY qy sMcfr dy vDx krky sPLr hor vI suhfvxf bx jFdf hY.