194. City of light Hello, everyone,do you know Paris? Do you know Paris has a nickname? Paris has a nickname, the City of light. Many of you may think this is because it's very bright. Actually, Paris was the first European city to have street lights. This may be how it got its nickname. In the 1700s, the name became well known. At that time, Paris had many great writers, artists and thinkers. So, the "light" in the nickname means the "liligt" from knowledge too!