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Arc de Triomphe

Here every Armistice Day (11 November) the President of the Republic lays a wreath. On 14 July - the French National Day (refered to as Bastille Day everywhere except in France) - a military parade down the Champs Elysées begins here. For important occasions of state, and national holidays, a huge French tricolor is unfurled and hung from the vaulted ceiling inside of the Arch [More ...]

Bastille

The Colonne de Juillet dominates la Place de la Bastille. It marks the site of the prison known as the Bastille which was stormed by the Mob in 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. In the subway station beneath the square, stones from the Bastille's foundation can still be seen. This square is also home to the Opéra Bastille completed in 1990. [More ...]

Bastille, Opera

The Opéra Bastille, the work of Carlos Ott, inaugurated in 1989, is a building characterised by the transparency of its façades and the use of the same materials inside and out. Discovery of the public areas, the main auditorium and the stage areas. [More ...]

Champs Elysees

No street in Paris is more well known than the Champs-Elysees. This famed thoroughfare bustling with shops, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and car showrooms. The tree lined avenue is 1.2 miles long and runs from the Arc de Trimophe to the Egyptian obelisk at the place de la Concorde. [More ...]

Eiffel Tower

About 1 km away from the Musée d'Orsay, you will see the world most visited site - the Eiffel Tower. This towering edifice standing 320m high was built for the Universal Exposition of 1889, held to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. The world's tallest structure until 1930, it is named after its designer, Gustave EIFFEL. To think that the Tour Eiffel, incontestably one of the most astonishing realisation of industrial technique was nearly demolished due to severe criticism as being inaesthetic during that time!! [More ...]

Invalides museum

Les Invalides comprises the largest single collection/complex of monuments in Paris, including:
* Musée de l'Armée
* Musée des Plans-Reliefs
* Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
* L'Eglise de St-Louis-des-Invalides [More ...]

Latin district, Conciergerie

In addition to this sublime chef-d'œuvre of Gothic genius, which includes two sanctuaries, one atop the other, we see on the north the medieval towers of the Conciergerie, where Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned. Behind these towers are hidden vast and magnificent halls, vaulted with ogival arches. [More ...]

Latin district, Luxembourg Park

This quarter is named for the Jardins de Luxembourg, a large and sumptuous park that is a must to visit during any season. With its statuary, benches and formal gravel paths, this is the quint essential Paris park. Right in the middle of the park, the Italianate-style Palais du Luxembourg has served many functions in its 360-year history. Today it houses the French Senate. While you're there, don't miss the dramatic Fontaine des Médicis. [More ...]

Latin district, NOTRE DAME Cathedral of Paris

It is perhaps the most solemn, the most awe-inspiring of all Gothic cathedrals. A gothic masterpiece. Notre Dame de Paris, conceived by Maurice de Sully, was built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries (1163-1345). Road distances in France are calculated on the basis of the "0 km" marked on the square in front of the cathedral. [More ...]

Latin district, the fountain of St Michel

The fountain in Place St. Michel, realised by Davioud in 1860 is decorated with the group of bronzes which includes St Michael slaughtering the dragon. In this square, in August 1944, bitter fighting took place between the students of the Resistance and the Germans. [More ...]

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