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Arc de Triomphe Information

At the tip of the Champs-Élysées is napoleon's triumphant antique arch. Commissioned in 1806 to..

Eiffel Tower Information

This is undoubtedly one of the most famous monuments in the world. Gustave Eiffel designed the..

Notre Dame Information

Immortalized in Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the cathedral is a Gothic..

Champs Elysees Information

Between Concorde and Étoile is the emblematic section of a perspective that extends from the..

Luxembourg Gardens Information

The Luxembourg Gardens (Jardin du Luxembourg) are in the grounds of the Luxembourg Palace, which..

Catacombs of Paris Information

The Catacombs of Paris are a series of tunnels and disused quarries used to store the bones of the..

Centre Pompidou Information

“This will cause a stir” President Pompidou is rumoured to have said about the contemporary..

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Louvre Information

The biggest museum in Paris, and home of the Mona Lisa, The Raft of the Medusa, and Venus de Milo was, first and foremost, the jewel in the crown of the kings, emperors and republics of France. From the sombre late-12th- century fortress to Peï’s glass pyramid, inaugurated in 1989, many have reigned here and practically everyone has left their mark – Renaissance, Classic, First and Second Empire, contemporary... The Louvre, a museum since 1793, houses collections of Western art from the Middle Ages to 1848, and collections of ancient oriental, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilizations which preceded and influenced them, as well as graphic arts and Islamic arts.

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