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| Notre Dame | the cathedral in Paris |
| Sacré Coeur | white church on a hill in Montmartre |
| Les Invalides | a domed building; where Napoleon's tomb is located |
| rive gauche | the left bank (southern) |
| rive droite | the right bank (northern) |
| Ile-de-la-Cité | "cradle of Paris" (larger island) where Notre Dame is located |
| Ile-St-Louis | smaller island, residental |
| Conciergerie | former prison, where Marie-Antoinette was kept |
| Place de la Concorde | large square where the guillotine once stood, there is an Egyptian obelisk there now |
| Tour Eiffel | monument built to commemorate the French Revolution |
| Louvre | museum that houses La Joconde (Mona Lisa) |
| Musée d'Orsay | a museum that was once a train station, for Impressionist art |
| Quartier Latin | the neighborhood surrounding the Sorbonne, on the left bank |
| Quartier de St-Germain-des-Prés | neighborhood where you could find antique stores |
| Quartier Montparnasse | a paradox; a modern office/apartment building and music halls, cafés |
| Seine | the river that runs through Paris |
| Centre Pompidou | known as the Beaubourg, this museum houses modern art |
| Arc de Triomphe | the tomb of France's unknown soldier lies under this arch |
| Champs-Elysées | the most famous avenue in Paris; the Tour de France ends here, and there is a parade (défilé) on le 14 juillet |
| Boul'Mich | the boulevard St-Michel, in the Quartier Latin |
| Panthéon | a domed building where famous people are buried |
| Madeleine | a church that looks like a Greek temple |
| Opéra-Garnier | the former opera house build by Charles Garnier, ballets are presented here now |
| Opéra de la Bastille | the new modern opera house, located where the Bastille prison once stood |
| Défense | a modern suburb to the west of Paris, there is gigantic white arch there |
| Tuileries | this park takes its name from the tiles ("tuiles") that were once made there |
| Luxembourg | this park is a popular place for families to take a stroll on Sundays; it is also the site of the French Senate |
| Palais de Chaillot | this "palace" is actually two curved buildings and contains several museums |
| Géode | this mirrored sphere is an Imax theater located in le parc de la Villette |
| Pont Neuf | although it's name means "new" this is the oldest bridge in Paris |
| La Villette | the museum of science and industry |
| Sainte-Chapelle | a gothic "jewel" of a church, built by St. Louis to house the crown of thorns |
| Place Charles DeGaulle | twelve avenues radiate from this place, where the Arc de Triomphe is located |
| Sorbonne | the university of Paris |
