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:''For the human of the same name, see [[Paris (The Myth Makers)]]. For the American town of the same name, see [[Paris, New Mexico]].''
:''For the human of the same name, see [[Paris (The Myth Makers)]]. For the American town of the same name, see [[Paris, New Mexico]].''
[[file:Cybermen_in_France.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] in Paris. ([[DW]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'')]]
[[file:Cybermen_in_France.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] in Paris. ([[DW]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'')]]
'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. Paris, along with [[Poosh]], was one of the two places [[the Doctor]] would consider retiring. ([[TDL]]: ''[[The Vampire of Paris]]'')
'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] considered it "the only place in the [[universe]] where one can relax entirely" ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') and along with [[Poosh]], it was one of the two places he would consider retiring to. ([[TDL]]: ''[[The Vampire of Paris]]'')


==History==
==History==
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*During the [[Second World War]], Paris was occupied by the [[Nazi]]s. The Doctor aided a group of the [[France|French]] Resistance foil the [[Germany|Germans]]' plans to invade [[Britain]]. ([[TVA]]: [[Who is the Stranger|''Who is the Stranger'']])
*During the [[Second World War]], Paris was occupied by the [[Nazi]]s. The Doctor aided a group of the [[France|French]] Resistance foil the [[Germany|Germans]]' plans to invade [[Britain]]. ([[TVA]]: [[Who is the Stranger|''Who is the Stranger'']])
*The Doctor shared a drink with [[John Lucarotti]] in a Parisian inn. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Meeting]]'')
*The Doctor shared a drink with [[John Lucarotti]] in a Parisian inn. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Meeting]]'')
*Paris was, the [[Fourth Doctor]], said, "the one place in the [[universe]] where one can truly relax." The [[Louvre]], one of the best art galleries in the universe, was located in Paris and in it, the only known copy of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' (though [[Scaroth]] of the [[Jagaroth]] had had more comissioned.) It was noted for the location of the [[Eiffel Tower]], a well-known landmark of the country. ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'')
*The [[Louvre]], one of the best art galleries in the universe, was located in Paris and in it was the only known copy of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' (though [[Scaroth]] of the [[Jagaroth]] had had more comissioned.) It was noted for the location of the [[Eiffel Tower]], a well-known landmark of the country. ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'')
*By [[1997]], Paris had its own branch of [[UNIT]] called [[NUIT]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'')
*By [[1997]], Paris had its own branch of [[UNIT]] called [[NUIT]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'')
*A mime was acting in Paris at the turn of the millenium, transporting passers-by through time and space, to a series of underground catacombs, where a [[Minotaur]] was held, allowing those taken captive to go free if they could correctly answer his riddle. ([[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'')
*A mime was acting in Paris at the turn of the millenium, transporting passers-by through time and space, to a series of underground catacombs, where a [[Minotaur]] was held, allowing those taken captive to go free if they could correctly answer his riddle. ([[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'')

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For the human of the same name, see Paris (The Myth Makers). For the American town of the same name, see Paris, New Mexico.

Paris is the capital of France. The Fourth Doctor considered it "the only place in the universe where one can relax entirely" (DW: City of Death) and along with Poosh, it was one of the two places he would consider retiring to. (TDL: The Vampire of Paris)

History

16th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Behind the scenes

  • City of Death was filmed in Paris in 1979, marking the first that shooting for Doctor Who had occurred outside the United Kingdom, though at that time France was one of the few European countries that had yet to import the series.
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