See the Paris places visited or viewed while
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Paris Photo
Gallery with many famous sights on 15 pages, and Paris map
Arc de
Triomphe commissioned by Napoleon in 1806
Booksellers'
Stalls on the Left Bank near Notre Dame
Bourse
or Paris stock exchange
Cafe de la
Paix -- designed by Charles Garnier who also designed the grand opera house
nearby -- is a famous and elegant place to dine, and Brasserie Mollard
wonderful for seafood and the 1896 decorations
Church of the Madeleine
and more on La Madeleine [in French], a
structure resembling a Greek temple that Napoleon considered using to honor his army's
victories before the Arc de Triomphe was built and La Madeleine became a church, and a
photo of Madeleine
Church honoring Saint Mary Magdelene
Gare
Saint Lazare is the oldest train station in Paris and, remarkably, was the
subject for paintings by Monet, interested in its light, steam and moods
Jardin
des Tuileries stretches from the Louvre to the Place de la Concorde, offering
a pleasing park with trees, flowers, benches, and play areas for children, and more
on this popular area, its history and photos of Jardin des Tuileries
Notre
Dame Cathedral, construction of which began in 1163 on the Ile de la Cite in
the River Seine in the heart of Paris, and more on Notre Dame de Paris, the
world's most famous Gothic cathedral, and a site allowing visual exploration of the famous
Notre Dame and a large
picture of Notre
Dame de Paris
Opera
Garnier designed by Charles Garnier and built 1862-1875, and more:
-- Official Web site of the Opera
Garnier
Place
de la Concorde with the Obelisk of Luxor, and another
view
Pont
Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris, connecting the Right Bank and Left Bank
with the Ile de la Cite, the island that houses Notre Dame and Saint Chapelle, and the favorite bridge
for reaching the Left Bank. Historic photos of Pont Neuf [site in
French], Renoir's painting, Pont Neuf, Paris, 1892
and the history
of the bridge
Sainte Chapelle -- a
beautiful Gothic chapel whose upper level has stained glass windows virtually from floor
to ceiling, built in the 1240s on the Ile de la Cite. And:
-- History & Photos of
Sainte Chapelle including its stained
glass windows filled
with light [in French]
-- History
of Sainte Chapelle and photo of the holy chapel [in English]
-- Photographs
of Sainte Chapelle including its tall stained
glass windows
Tour
Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 International Exhibition of Paris
Museums:
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Musee
du Louvre: home of famous
art pieces such as the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace,
remarkable collections of artifacts from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, and paintings by
French and other European artists, primarily from before 1848. The enormous u-shaped
building housing the museum traces back to a fortress begun by the French king in the year
1200 -- and extended and remodeled by other kings over time. For more, see:
-- Official Web site of the Louvre [in French]
and section in English
-- The History of the Louvre
Musee
d'Orsay: home to French art from 1848 to 1914, including the much loved works
of the Impressionists. A sample of paintings by Manet,
Monet, Degas, Renoir and more illustrate what visitors can enjoy at this museum, once a
handsome train station that opened for the World's Fair in 1900. For more, see:
-- Official Web site of the Musee d'Orsay
[in French, English, Spanish]
-- History
in Brief of the Musee d'Orsay and its famous artists
Musee
de la Mode et du Textile: home to changing exhibits of French
fashion and women's clothing designers
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