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Le Pont Neuf | Oldest bridge in Paris |
La Sainte Chapelle | 13th Century jewel of Gothic architecture |
Le Pont Alexandre III | Beautifully ornate bridge in Paris |
La Cathédrale de Notre Dame | Birthplace of Gothic architecture-12th century |
Le Musée d'Orsay | A former train station; houses the Impressionist collection, etc. |
L'Hôtel des Invalides | Burial place of Napoleon |
Le Quartier Latin | Student area-Main street is Le Boul-Mich |
La Tour Eiffel | Built for the World's fair of 1889-1,050 feet tall |
Le Palais de Chaillot | Located opposite la Tour Eiffel-It houses several museums and is where the United Nations meets |
L'Arc de Triomphe | Commemorates Napoleon's victories; site of the tomb of the unknown soldier |
La Place de la Concorde | Largest and most beautiful square in Paris; L'Obélisque 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 Charles de Gaulle to Place de la Concorde |
Le Sacré Coeur | White church in Montmartre built in the late 19th century |
Montmartre | Highest point in Paris; the famous nightclub, Le Moulin Rouge is here |
Le Centre Georges Pompidou | Modern art museum; the inside out building; Beaubourg |
L'Arche de la Défense | The new arch erected in 1989. It frames L'Arc de Triomphe in the distance in a beautiful, spectacular perspective |
La Villette | La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie; Incredible science center; La Géode theater is here |
Le Palais des Congrès | Paris convention center |
Le Bois de Boulogne | Largest park in Paris |
Versailles | Palace of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil |
Le Panthéon | Burial place of famous Frenchmen; Victor Hugo is buried here |
Le Bois de Vincennes | Biggest park in Paris; has a zoo |
Les Catacombes | Underground ossuary |
Le Cimitière du Père Lachaise | Most visited cemetery in the world; burial place of Jim Morrison |
La Concièrgerie | Prison used during Revolution |
Disneyland Paris | Amusement park built in 1992 |
Le forum des Halles | Mall built on site of food market |
Le Grand Palais/Le Petit Palais | Museums built for the 1900 universal exposition |
Les Jardins des Tuileries | Garden between Louvre & Place de la Concorde |
Jardin du Luxembourg | Garden designed for Marie de Medici |
La Madeleine | Church that looks like a Greek temple |
L'Opera | Legend that it was built on a lake |
La Place de la Bastille | Site of prison; now has opera house |
La Place des Vosges | Oldest planned square in Paris |
La Tour Montparnasse | Tall building opened 1973 |
Les Trianons | Small palaces on the grounds of Versailles |