| A | B |
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| l'Ile de la Cité | where Paris was born |
| le Pont Neuf | oldest bridge in Paris |
| la Sainte Chapelle | 13th century jewel of Gothic architecture |
| la Seine | river which flows through Paris |
| le Pont Alexandre III | beautifully ornate bridge in Paris |
| la Rive Gauche | the left bank of the Seine - known as the student area |
| la Rive Droite | the right bank of the Seine - known as the business district and nightlife |
| les 20 arrondissements | the 20 districts of Paris |
| Parisii | earliest settlers in Paris - Paris got its name from this tribe |
| Lutèce | the first name of Paris |
| la Cathédrale Notre-Dame | birthplace of Gothic architecture - 12th century |
| la Joconde | Mona Lisa |
| la Vénus de Milo | armless statue in the Louvre |
| la Victoire de Samothrace | headless statue dating back to 180 B.C. |
| la Pyramide du Louvre | entrance to the Louvre |
| le Musée d'Orsay | a former train station, houses the Impressionist collection |
| l'Hôtel des Invalides | burial place of Napoleon |
| le Quartier Latin | Student area - the main street is Le Boulevard St Michel |
| la Sorbonne | oldest division of the University of Paris |
| la Tour Eiffel | built for the Universal Exposition of 1889 - 324 meters high |
| le Palais de Chaillot | located opposite la Tour Eiffel - it houses several museums. |
| Le Champs de Mars | green grassy area opposite la Tour Eiffel |
| l'Arc de Triomphe | commemorates Napoleon's victories; site of the tomb of the Unknown Uoldier |
| Place de Charles deGaulle = Place de l'Etoile | where the Arc de Triomphe is located - 12 avenues radiate from this beautiful Parisian square |
| la Place de la Concorde | largest square in Paris; L'Obélisque de Louxor is here; site of the guillotine during the French Revolution |
| L'avenue des Champs-Elysées | main tree-lined avenue of Paris; stretches from Place de l'Etoile to Place de la Concorde |
| le Sacré Coeur | white church in Montmartre built in the late 19th century |
| le Funiculaire | mini cable car to take you to the top of Montmartre |
| Montmartre | highest point in Paris; the famous nightclub, Le Moulin Rouge is here |
| la Place du Tertre | the artists' square in Montmartre around the corner from Sacré Coeur |
| le Centre Georges Pompidou | modern art museum; the inside out building - also known asBeaubourg |
| la Défense | Paris business district with high-rise buildings |
| l'Arche de la Défense | the new arch erected in 1989, aligned with the Arc de Triomphe and the Obélisque de Louxor It frames L'Arc de Triomphe in the distance in a beautiful, spectacular perspective |
| la Villette | la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie = a science center - la Géode theater is here |
| les Bateaux Mouches | sightseeing boats on the Seine river |
| les bouquinistes | bookstalls along the Seine river; they sell old books, postcards, stamps, etc. (a permanent flea market along the river) |
| le Palais des Congrès | Paris convention center |
| le Bois de Boulogne | largest park in Paris |
| Versailles | Palace of Louis XIV, known as "le Roi Soleil" (the Sun King) |
| le Panthéon | burial place of famous French people - Victor Hugo is buried here |
