| A | B |
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| Lutèce | ancient name of Paris |
| l'île de la Cité | the oldest part referred to as "the cradle of Paris" |
| la rive droite | the right bank (business; commercial area; theaters, etc.) |
| la rive gauche | the left bank (student section) |
| un arrondissement | one of the twenty administrative sections of Paris |
| Le Quartier Latin | the student quarter |
| Montmartre | section of Paris known for its artists and bohemians |
| le Pont-Neuf | the oldest bridge in Paris |
| le musée du Louvre | a former palace that houses ancient treasures (la Joconde) |
| L'Hôtel des Invalides | military museum that houses Napoleon's red marble tomb |
| le musée d'Orsay | a restored train station that is now an Impressionist museum |
| Notre-Dame de Paris | majestic gothic cathedral made famous by Victor Hugo |
| la Madeleine | an elegant church built in the form of a Greek temple |
| le Sacré-Coeur | a mosque-like temple in Montmartre that overlooks the whole city |
| le jardin des Tuileries | once the private garden of the kings of France |
| le jardin du Luxembourg | a favorite meeting place for students |
| la place de la Concorde | the largest, most beautiful square in Paris that has in its center the Egyptian obelisk |
| la place de Charles de Gaulle | formally called "place de l'Etoile" because twelve avenues form a star and radiate in all directions |
| l'Arc de Triomphe | the arch built by Napoleon to commemorate his victories |
| le tombeau du Soldat Inconnu | the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located under the Arc de Triomphe |
| la Marseillaise | the French national anthem |
| l'Opéra | designed by Charles Garnier in 1875 |
| la place de la Bastille | the place of an old prison that was captured and destroyed on July 14, 1789 |
| la tour Eiffel | built in 1889 by Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition |
| la Sorbonne | the oldest part of the Université de Paris |
| la Conciergerie | an old prison located on l'île de la Cité |
| le Forum des Halles | a large shopping center located where the central markets of Paris used to be |
| les Galeries Lafayette | a major department store |
| Versailles | a palace built by Louis XIV |
| Fontainebleau | a favorite retreat of Napoleon |
| l'avenue des Champs-Elysées | the famous avenue that stretches from la Place de la Concorde to la Place de Charles de Gaulle |
| la rue de Rivoli | street on which many elegant boutiques are located |
| un bouquiniste | merchants who sell their books and wares in stalls along the banks of la Seine |
| le métro | the subway |
| le R.E.R. | network of train lines that crosses the city and its suburbs |
| un bateau-mouche | an excursion boat that offers tours of Paris via la Seine |
| la Ville Lumière | the City of Light |
| la Seine | the river that flows through Paris |
| Sainte Geneviève | the patron saint of Paris |
