Comparison Paragraph In spite of these differences, the similarities are striding. First, two cities are the political centers of their countries. The president of France lives in the heart of Paris, in the Elysees Palace. Likewise, the president of the United States has its meeting place in uppercase, in the Capitol. Second, the two cities look similar. LEnfant, the French engineer who designed Washington, was greatly influenced by the layout of the capital of France. For this reason, m all of the buildings and monuments in Washington are symmetrically located in pecks of one another, just as they are in Paris. Both cities are to a fault the sites of magnificent monuments, important historical landmarks, fine museums, beautiful parks, and board, treelined avenues. Finally, touristry is as important for Washington as it is for Paris every year millions of tourists from all parts of the world visit these cities to view their attractions. Contrast Paragraph Paris is much older than Washington. The French city is over2000 years old. Washington, in contrast, is very young. It is less than 250 years old. The population of Paris is also much larger than Washingtons Paris has more than 2,500,000 people. Washington has just over 700,000.