Places in Paris
The 18 essential places in the guide. Numbers refer to the map.
1Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France.
Monuments2Louvre
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France.
Museums3Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Churches and chapels4Sainte-Chapelle
The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel located on the Île de la Cité in the middle of the River Seine in Paris.
Churches and chapels5Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, often simply called the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France.
Monuments6Sacré-Cœur
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Churches and chapels7Musée d’Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine.
Museums8Panthéon
The Panthéon (French:, from Ancient Greek πάνθειον ’ to all the gods’) is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Monuments9Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l’Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Shows10Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde, originally the Place Louis XV, and later the Place Louis XVI, is a public square in Paris.
Squares and streets11Jardin du Luxembourg
The Jardin du Luxembourg, known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat, is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Gardens12Les Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides, commonly called Les Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and an old soldiers’ retirement home, the building’s original purpose.
Monuments13Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France.
Museums14Pont Neuf
The Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France.
Monuments15Place des Vosges
The Place des Vosges, originally the Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, just before the Place Dauphine.
Squares and streets16Tuileries Garden
The Tuileries Garden is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
Gardens17Conciergerie
The Conciergerie is a former courthouse and prison in Paris, France located on the west of the Île de la Cité below the Palais de Justice.
Monuments18Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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