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Bastille Quarter & Bastille Opera
Landmark of the French Revolution better known
today as a hip district hosting the new opéra.
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Place des Vosges/Le Marais
A famous early 17th century
square with some of the most beautiful parisian apartments
in the middle of a middle-age district.
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Saint Sulpice Church
The Church of Saint Sulpice, the famous location of the Da Vinci Code.
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Montmartre/Sacre Coeur
Basilica built to the glory
of the "Holy Heart of Jesus" to redeem the Nation's
sins after the 1870 bloodshed of the Commune of Paris overlooks
Paris from the Montmartre hill.
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Latin Quarter - Saint Germain des Pres
The "Intellectual" and new fashion district !
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Notre Dame
The major french
religious building, masterpiece of gothic architecture.
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Eiffel Tower
The Paris' landmark : in 1889
Gustave Eiffel gave the French flag a 300 m (984 ft.) pole
to commemorate the revolution centenary.
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Arc de Triomphe
This arch was built in memory
of Napoléon's Great Army at the top of the Champs-Elysées.
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Champs Elysees
The triumphal avenue aiming
toward the Arc de Triomphe.
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La Concorde
This vast and elegant symbol
of reconciliation after the revolution displays the 3000
years old Luxor's obelisk.
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La Madeleine
Neo-Greek temple ordered by
Napoleon in homage to its Great Army, today a rich catholic
parish.
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Invalides
The major dome of Paris hosting
Napoleon's ashes is part of a majestic hospital ordered
by the Sun-king.
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Opera
Two
operas : the original one built by Garnier in 1875 &
Opera Bastille from 1989.
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La Defense
The 21 st century skyscrapers
business district erected outside the western city-limits
of Paris was recently enriched by the spectacular Grande
Arche.
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Disneyland Paris
The first leisure/theme park
of Europe.
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Versailles
The Sun-king palace in Versailles
is half an hour by train from Paris.
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