Paris operates on Central European Time (CET) during winter months, which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1). During daylight saving time, observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, Paris switches to Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is UTC+2.
Paris is the capital of France and one of Europe's most important cultural and business centers. The city shares its timezone with most of Western and Central Europe, making business coordination across the EU convenient. Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York and 1 hour ahead of London.
The famous Eiffel Tower in Paris was the world's tallest structure when it was completed in 1889. Paris is known as the "City of Light" partly because it was one of the first cities to adopt gas street lighting. The Louvre Museum in Paris is the world's largest art museum and receives over 10 million visitors annually.