| A | B |
| 11 million | population |
| Ile de la Cité | oldest section of Paris |
| La Ville Lumière | City of Light |
| rive droite | right bank |
| rive gauche | left bank |
| Seine | river of Paris |
| Montmartre | artists' section of Paris |
| Sacré Coeur | Sacred Heart Church (white-domed Church at Montmartre) |
| Quartier latin | schools' section of Paris |
| Sorbonne | University of Paris |
| Pont Neuf | oldest bridge in Paris |
| Louvre | famous museum with the Mona Lisa |
| Joconde | Mona Lisa |
| Winged Victory | famous headless sculpture of the Louvre |
| Glass Pyramid | modern entrance to the Louvre |
| Hôtel des Invalides | military museum that contains Napoleon's tomb |
| Centre Pompidou | modern art museum |
| Musée d'Orsay | Impressionist art museum |
| Notre Dame | Gothic Cathedral on the Ile de La Cité |
| Sainte Chapelle | small Church famous for its stained glass |
| Place de la Concorde | largest square where the guillotines took place during the Revolution |
| Place Charles de Gaulle | square where twelve streets merge; Arc de Triomphe located here |
| Arc de Triomphe | Arch built by Napoleon to commemorate his war victories; tomb of the unknown soldier found underneath it |
| Tour Eiffel | monument built by Eiffel in 1889 for the World's Fair |
| Champs-Elysées | famous street of Paris |
| métro | subway of Paris |
| bateaux-mouche | tour boats of Paris |
| Giverny | home of Monet |
| Musée d'Orsay | Impressionist museum |
| Versailles | Louis XIV's palace |
| gothic | style using stained glass & pointed arches |
| Venus de Milo | armless statue in the Louvre |