On the wave of water and centuries past, swayed by the Moselle and Seille, Metz today is a city of communication and new technologies set at the crossroads of major motorways and served by the TGV. A garden city with flourishes of flowers by day, a brilliant city with gleaming lights by night. Other attractions include Saint-Etienne Cathedral (one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France), Cour d'Or Museum, the esplanade, Place Saint-Jacques, pedestrian streets, monumental train station (listed historical monument), the birthplace of Paul Verlaine and coming soon, the Pompidou-Metz Centre in the new Amphitheatre district.