Suicide has always been a great problem not only in Europe but all over the world. What makes people kill themselves? Hardly any of us can answer this question because even the age, social status or sex do not define a reason for committing a suicide. Every year about 1,000,000 suicides happen worldwide and Europe, east and west, has 163,000 of those. Most people decide to end their lives at home or work and some of them chose a special place to visit before death.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe has the world’s highest suicide rate and if it used to be the over-75 age group, today the cases are rising among young people. Women attempt suicide 3 times more than men, though men 3 times more actually commit it. It is known that women are more likely to chose “romantic” ways of killing themselves like poisoning or jumping off high buildings and bridges while men use much more violent methods such as gunshot to head and mouth or crush injury. All the scientists and researchers firmly insist that Europe needs to lose its shameful record of 17.5 suicides per 100,000 population. Talking about most suicidal countries the UK, Sweden, Germany, France, Hungary and Belgium are on top-10.

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Ask 100 different people what reminds them of Paris and you will definitely hear – Eiffel Tower. We all know that this «Iron Lady» has always been the symbol of Paris. We also know why – this huge 1,063 ft high tower (which is equal to 81-level building) can be seen from almost any point of the city and the city, too, is spread before the eyes from the top of Eiffel Tower. More than 200,000,000 people have visited the tower since its construction in 1889, making it the most visited paid monument in the world, and on March, 31st this year this incredible structure has turned 120 years old.

But ask yourself what interesting facts you know about Eiffel Tower and it will make you thoughtful for a while.

To begin with this tower should not have even be there back in 1889. When French engineer Gustave Eiffel first decided to raise this structure in 1887 he met with much criticism from the public. Most famous cultural workers of that time even signed the document which said: «And during next years we shall see, stretching over the entire city, still thrilling with the genius of so many centuries, we shall see stretching out like a black blot the odious shadow of the odious column built up of riveted iron plates.»

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Well, 7th district is known by even those people who have never been to France. It is exactly Eiffel Tower that brings such a big popularity to this area.

But, unfortunately, only less of tourists really know that this district is full of other historical buildings and sights. For example, the Trocadero panorama with beautiful gardens and a long pool that decorated with stone statues and unique illuminated fountains. Also former train station that was rebuilt into a big impressionist gallery named Musée d’Orsay where you can see the artworks of modern painters and also masters such as Degas, Lautrec and Van Gogh. L’Hotel des Invalides that now is a Napoleon’s burial site and museum shelter placed here as well. And finally, let’s finish with the French National Assembly, and the Palais de Chaillot which figures in such films as “28 Weeks Later” and “Rush Hour 3”.