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Architecture
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
A church preserving the history of the ancient Saint-Germain-des-Prés abbey.
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History
Arc de Triomphe
A monumental arch on Place Charles de Gaulle and a place of national remembrance.
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Views
Canal Saint-Martin
A canal with locks and bridges; the walking stop is by Pont Bernadette-Lafont.
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Culture
Centre Pompidou
A building with its services displayed on the exterior. Closed for renovation, with reopening planned for 2030.
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History
Conciergerie
A medieval royal palace later used as a prison during the French Revolution.
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Architecture
Eiffel Tower
The iron tower of the 1889 Universal Exhibition and a symbol of engineering in Paris.
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Architecture
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Paris City Hall, with its neo-Renaissance façade and history of municipal government.
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Parks
Jardin des plantes
A botanical garden and scientific campus of the National Museum of Natural History.
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Parks
Jardin du Luxembourg
A historic garden beside the Luxembourg Palace, home of the French Senate.
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Architecture
La Madeleine, Paris
A church shaped like an ancient temple, whose purpose changed with French politics.
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Culture
Moulin Rouge
The red-windmill cabaret associated with French cancan and Parisian nightlife.
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Culture
Musée de Cluny
A museum of the Middle Ages combining a fifteenth-century mansion with ancient Roman baths.
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Culture
Musée de l'Orangerie
A museum beside the Tuileries, home to Claude Monet’s Water Lilies panels.
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Culture
Musée d'Orsay
Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century art in a former railway station.
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Architecture
Notre-Dame de Paris
A Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, with sculpture, stained glass and a history of restoration.
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Architecture
Palais-Royal
A palace complex with a quiet garden and courtyards featuring contemporary art.
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History
Panthéon
A former church transformed into a monument honouring distinguished figures of France.
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Parks
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
A landscaped park with an artificial lake and cliff on a former quarry site.
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