Category: Landmarks

Hittorff\u2019s architectural marvel and the world\u2019s oldest active circusAt 110 rue Amelot in the 11th arrondissement, between Place de la … [Read more...]

A Chinese-inspired music hall that became a legend of Parisian rock historyAt 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement, the Bataclan stands as … [Read more...]

Art Nouveau gateway to the world\u2019s most famous cemeteryAt the entrance to the legendary Père Lachaise Cemetery in the 20th arrondissement, the … [Read more...]

Jacques-Ange Gabriel\u2019s royal military academy where Napoleon studiedCommanding the southeast corner of the Champ de Mars in the 7th … [Read more...]

Servandoni\u2019s baroque masterpiece with mismatched towers and Delacroix frescoesIn the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement, … [Read more...]

De Wailly and Peyre\u2019s neoclassical temple to Apollo and the dramatic artsAt Place de l\u2019Odéon in the 6th arrondissement, the Théâtre de … [Read more...]

Marie de Médicis\u2019 Florentine dream and the heart of French democracyIn the 6th arrondissement, the Palais du Luxembourg stands as both a … [Read more...]

The medieval birthplace of university education transformed by Richelieu\u2019s visionAt 17 rue de la Sorbonne in the 5th arrondissement, La Sorbonne … [Read more...]

Louis XIV\u2019s monumental complex and Napoleon\u2019s eternal resting placeOn the Left Bank of the Seine in the 7th arrondissement, Les Invalides … [Read more...]

Auguste Rodin\u2019s artistic sanctuary in an 18th-century rococo mansionAt 77 rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement, the Musée Rodin occupies the … [Read more...]