TRAVEL IDEAS - PARIS
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This page will give information about Paris, and give suggestions of places not to miss and more
We hope this will be a comprehensive introduction for you to visit before you travel to Paris!
We plan to add a map of Paris plus more visitor information
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PARIS ATTRACTIONS
Eiffel Tower
Take a look at
GOOGLE Maps Eiffel pictures
Palace of Versailles
Sainte-Chapelle
Musee d'Orsay
Musee du Louvre
Pompidou Centre
Jardin du Luxembourg
Notre Dame
Arc de Triomphe
Bois de Boulogne
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Musee Rodin
Musee Guimet
Musee des Arts Decoratifs
Petit Palais
Musee du Louvre
Pompidou Centre
Musee Picasso
Musee Carnavalet
Musee de Cluny
GARDENS AND SQUARES
Parc Mondeau
Bois de Boulogne
Jardin
des Tuilleries
Esplanade des Invalides
Square du Vert-Galant
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Place des Vosges
Jardin des Plantes
Bois de Vincennes
Jardin du Luxembourg
Pere Lachaise cemetery
CHURCHES
Notre Dame
La Madeleine
Pantheon
Sainte-Chapelle
Dome Church
Sacre Coeur
St Paul St Louis
St Eustache
St Severin
Mosquee de Paris
Buy a "carnet de dix" - a book of 10 Metro Tickets which saves
$8 per book - the Metro will take you anywhere in Paris and there is no zoning
system.
Designed by Gustav Eiffel and built for the 1889 International Exhibition. 9700 tons of iron and 1000 feet high it was then the tallest structure in the world. It is used as a radio, TV and meteorological post
Do you know that the Eiffel Tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building and churches are the oldest intact buildings in the city with Notre Dame cathedral and the church of Sainte-Chapelle
the two most striking buildings in the city?
MUSEE d'ORSAY
Built as a Railway Station and hotel in 1889-1900 and designed by Victor Laloux. Renovated in 1979 to use as a Museum it showcases superb works from the 19th century.
Here is some art from the
MUSEE d'ORSAY
the official
MUSEE d'ORSAY site
LOUVRE MUSEUM
CHAMPES ELYSEES
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considered the most beautiful square in the world with its impressive symmetry - 36 houses, 9 on each side, and still intact after 400 years. The scene of many historic events, Victor Hugo lived here for 16 years.
PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY
Named after Pere Lachaise confessor to King Louis X1V to get there take the
Metro to Gambetta. Interesting graves include those of Oscar Wilde Irish
Poet and Playwright, journalist Victor Nork a famed womanizer. Maps
of the cemetery are sold at the entrance but admittance is free.
PALAIS-BOURBON -
ST GERMAIN DES PRES
PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG
ECOLE MILITAIRE
MAISON VICTOR HUGO:
CONCIERGERIE
LA MADELEINE
1814 is a classical Greek building with 52 Corinthian columns and was dedicated to St Mary Magdalene.
JEANNE d'ARC
the Maid of Orleans 1410-1431 led an army against the English and was burnt at the stake, later being cannonised
DOME DES INVALIDES
has a dome decorated with garlands and a 351 foot spire. Napoleaon's tomb is here and St Louis-des-Invalides church and the Musee del'Armee.
ST GERMAIN-l'AUXERROIS
1220-1439 is built in Gothic style, its bells signalled the massacre of the Protestants on St Batholomew's Day in 1572
ST GERVAIS-ST PROTAIS
1494-1657 is a Gothic church with tripartite facade designed by Clement Metezeau
HOTEL DE VILLE
1874-1882 is the municipal headquarters of the city. Neo-Renaissance with 146 statues its central facade is based on the original town hall commenced in 1533 and destroyed by fire in 1871
THEATRE DES CHAMPS-ELYSES is one of Paris's first reinforced concrete buildings.
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