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"Monuments d'Exception" Culture Espaces,
153 bd Haussmann 75008 Paris
Tel. +33 1 53 77 66 00 Fax +33 1
42 56 04 09.
"Monuments d'exception" is a collection
of six historic monuments and museums which make
a particular effort to offer visitors an excellent
reception along with a high level of cultural and
educational facilities to ensure an exemplary visit.
The Musée Jacquemart-André in
Paris, a splendid mansion which was the abode of great
collectors at the end of the 19th century, presents some
exceptional works of the Italian Renaissance, Flemish
painting and the French school...
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
The Château Royal de Blois, a
prestigious testimony to the Renaissance, is a must-see
for all those wishing to complete their understanding of
the Val-de-Loire.
The Château de Valençay, in the
Indre, a magnificent Renaissance and 17th century
building, has retained all the original furnishings of
its illustrious host, Talleyrand.
The Popes' Palace in Avignon, the
greatest Gothic palace in Europe and a symbol of the
influence that the Church brought to bear on the western
world in the 14th century, is today the most
visited monument in the South of France.
The Château des Baux dominates the
celebrated village of Les Baux-de-Provence, offering
many centres of interest: dungeon, museum, war machines,
audio-visual display, exhibits...
The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, offering all the splendour of
the Riviera during the "Belle Epoque", with its art
collections and gardens overlooking the sea: truly one
of the jewels of the Côte d'Azur.
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Arc de
Triomphe
Place Charles de Gaulle/Toile, 75008 Paris. Tel: 01 43
80 31 31.
RER: line A Charles-de-Gaulle/Etoile-Metro:
Charles-de-Gaulle/Etoile.
Summer: 10am-5:30pm. Winter: 10am-5pm. Closed on public
holidays.
Chalgrin's work (1806-1836). Situated on one of the most
beautiful views in the world, half-way between the
Tuileries Gardens and the Arche de la Défense, the Arc
de Triomphe is the highest point of the Triumphal Route.
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
Centre
National D'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou
75191 PARIS CEDEX 04. Tel: 01 44 78 12 33.
RER: lines A-B-D Châtelet-Les-Halles. Metro: Hôtel de
Ville, Rambuteau.
Open 12 noon-10pm. Saturdays, Sundays, and
Public-Holidays: 10am-10pm. Closed on Tuesdays. The
Georges Pompidou Center houses: The Musée National d'Art
Moderne, the Bibliothèque Publique d'Information, the
IRCAM - the Institut de Recherche et de Coordination
Acoustique-Musique, the Centre de Création Industrielle
(architecture, design, visual communication), the Salle
Garance and Studio 5. Contemporary architecture (1977)
with metallic structures and glass tubes. (Architects:
R. Piano-Rogers).
Conciergerie
1, quai de l'Horloge, 75001
Paris. RER: lines B-C Saint-Michel, Notre Dame Metro:
Cité, Saint-Michel, Châtelet Summer: 9:30am-6:30pm.
Winter: 10am-4pm. Closed on Public Holidays. First
prison in Paris and remains of the Palais des Capétiens,
the Conciergerie is linked to memories of the
Revolution.
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
Ecole
Militaire
Avenue de la Motte-Picquet, 75007 Paris. Metro:
Ecole Militaire.
The facade of the Military College is one of the most
beautiful architectural works of the 18th century.
(Architect: J.A. Gabriel) No visits allowed.
Invalides
Avenue de Tourville, 75007 Paris. RER: Line C
Invalides-Metro: Latour-Maubourg, Invalides. The
Invalides is one of the most prestigious historic
complexes in Paris: Hôtel des Invalides: Musée de
l'Armée and Musée des Plans et Reliefs. Eglise du Dôme
des Invalides: a masterpiece of French religious
architecture, Houses the ashes of the Emperor Napoléon
I. Eglise Saint-Louis des Invalides: "The Soldiers'
Church".
Eglise de la Madeleine
Place de la Madeleine, 75008
Tel: 01 42 65 52 17. Metro: Madeleine
The church of the Madeleine is the focal point of the
magnificent perspective Madeleine-Concorde-Palais
Bourbon. A Greek temple from the 18th to the 19th
centuries.
Obelisque
Place de la Concorde 75008
Paris. Metro: Concorde. Covered with hieroglyphics, it
is the oldest monument in Paris (33 centuries).
Marais Houses -Included
in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more info
Hôtel d'Albret
31, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75003 Paris.Metro:Saint-Paul
Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil
47, rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris. Metro: Rambuteau
Hôtel d'Aumont
7, rue de Jouy, 75004 Paris. Metro:Saint-Paul
Hôtel de Beauvais
68, rue François Miron, 75004 Paris. Metro:Saint-Paul
Hôtel Donon
Musée Cognacq-Jay Tel: 01 40 27 07 21. 8, rue Elzévir,
75003 Paris. Metro: Saint-Paul, Rambuteau. 10am-5:40pm.
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Grand Carnavalet
Musée Historique de la Ville de Paris 23, rue de
Sévigné, 75003 Paris. Metro: Chemin Vert, Saint-Paul.
Combination of the Hôtel Carnavalet and the Hôtel Le
Peletier-Saint-Fargeau.
Hôtel de Guénégaud des
Brosses Musée de la chasse et Nature.
Tel: 01 42 72 86 43.
60, rue des Archives, 75003 Paris. Metro: Rambuteau.
Hôtel de Juigné-Salé Musée
Picasso 5, rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris.
Metro: Saint Paul, Chemin Vert.
Hôtel de Lamoignon,
Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris.
Tel: 01 44 59 29 40 -
24, rue Pavée, 75004 Paris. Metro: Saint-Paul.
9:30am-6pm from Monday to Saturday.
Hôtel de Soubise
Archives de France. Tel: 01 40 27 60 00.
60, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75003 Paris. Metro:
Rambuteau.
Hôtel de Sens
Bibliothèque Forney. Tel: 01 42 78 14 60. 1, rue Figuier,
75004 Paris. Metro: Pont Marie, Saint-Paul 1:30pm-8:30pm
from Tuesday to Friday. 10am-8:30pm on Saturdays.
Hôtel de Sully
Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques et
des Sites.
Tel: 01 44 61 21 50 -
62, rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris. Metro: Saint-Paul.
9am-7pm.
Marais houses included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass;
click for more info
Place des Vosges
The oldest royal square in
Paris. In the 17th century it was the meeting place of
the elegant people and the Middle Classes.
Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral
Parvis de Notre Dame, 75004
Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 07 39.
RER: lines B-C Saint-Michel, Notre-Dame. Metro:Cité.
Am-7pm. A Gothic masterpiece, Notre Dame was designed by
Maurice de Sully and was built between the 12th and 14th
centuries (1163-1345). Road distances in France
are calculated from the "0 km" point on the square.
*Towers
Notre-Dame de Paris. Tel: 01 43 29 50 40.
Summer: 9:30am-6:30pm. Winter: 9:30am-5:30pm. Closed on
Public Holidays.
*Crypte
archéologique-Notre Dame de Paris. Tel: 01 43 29 83 51.
Summer: 10am-5:30pm. Winter: 10am-4:30pm.
Closed on Public Holidays. Interesting archeological
discoveries are to be seen in the crypt (Gallo-Roman
period to the 19th century).
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
Opera de Paris - Garnier
Place de l'Opéra, 75009
Paris. Tel: 01 40 01 17 89.
RER: line A Auber. Metro: Opéra. 10am-5pm. Designed by
Charles Garnier, the Opéra de Paris is the most
beautiful monument of the Second Empire.
Opera National de Paris-Bastille
Place de la Bastille, 75004
Paris. Tel: 01 40 01 17 89.
Metro: Bastille. Designed by Carlos Ott (1989).
Palais de Chaillot
Place du Trocadéro, 75016
Paris. Metro: Trocadéro. The Palais de Chaillot was
built in 1937 for the Universal Exhibition. Perspective
of the garden and fountains of the Trocadéro, the Seine
and the Eiffel Tower. It combines: Musée du Cinéma,
Théâtre National de Chaillot, Musée National des
Monuments Français, Musée de la Marine, Musée de l'Homme.
Pantheon
Place du Panthéon, 75005
Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 34 51.
RER: line B Luxembourg. Metro: Cardinal Lemoine, Jussieu.
Summer: 10am-6pm. Winter: 10am-5:30pm. Closed on public
holidays.
Previously a church, the Panthéon has become the "great
men's necropolis": the tombs of Mirabeau, Voltaire,
Rousseau, Hugo, Zola are there. Visit possible
only to the upper parts and the crypt.
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
Sacre Coeur Basilica
Parvis du Sacré Coeur, 75018
Paris.
Tel: 01 42 51 17 02.
Metro: Anver, Abbesses. Basilica: 6:45am-11pm. Crypt and
Dome: Summer: 9am-7pm. Winter: 9am-6pm.
The Basilica was
built following a national vow after France's defeat in
the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. An exceptional view
over Paris. One can get to the Basilica by using the
Funiculaire (funicular railway) leaving from
the Marché Saint-Pierre (Metro: Anvers).
Sainte-Chapelle
4, boulevard du Palais,
75001 Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 30 09.
RER: lines B-C Saint-Michel, Notre Dame. Metro: Cité.
Summer: 9:30am-6:pm. Winter: 10am-4:30pm. Closed on
public holidays. Built in 33 months (1246-1248),
apparently designed by Pierre de Montreuil, the Sainte-Chapelle
is a masterpiece of Gothic art.
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars, 75007, Paris.
Tel: 01 44 11 23 45.
RER: line C Champ-de-Mars-Tour Eiffel.
Metro: Bir Hakeim,
Trocadéro.
9:30am-11:30am. July/August: 9am-midnight.
The Eiffel Tower
(307meters) which symbolizes Paris for the whole world,
was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1889 and is
considered a masterpiece of its kind. From the third
floor there is panoramic view of Paris and Ile de France
to a radius of 70 km.
Tour Montparnasse
33, avenue du Maine, 75015
Paris. Tel: 01 45 38 52 56
Metro: Montparnasse-Bienvenue.
Summer: 9am-11:30pm.
Winter: 10am-10pm.
Panoramic view from the 56th and 59th stories - 209
meters.
La Grande
Arche - Paris La Defense
1, parvis de la Défense, 92040 Paris-Défense. Tel: 01 49
07 27 57.
RER line A La Défense exit "La Grande Arche".
Metro: Grande Arche
de la Défense. Summer: 9am-7pm. Saturdays, Sundays and
Public Holidays: 9am-8pm. Winter: 9am -6pm.
Panorama with a view
of the historic route: Arc de Triomphe- Cour Carrée du
Louvre. (Architect: Otto von Spreckelsen)
Villa Savoye
Poissy - Tel. +33 (0) 1 39 65 01 06.
Included in Paris Museum & Monument Pass; click for more
info
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Ruines
d'Oradour-sur-Glane - Tel. +33 (0) 5 55 03 12 41
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