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Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris
The Sacré-Cœur Basilica (French: Basilique du
Sacré-Cœur, "Basilica of the Sacred Heart", pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]) is a Roman
Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. The basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre,
the highest point in the city.
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Bonjour Paris
Offers travel information, food, wine and hotel
and cultural information.
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Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977
and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area
of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. It was
designed in the style of high-tech architecture.
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Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is the most
prestigious avenue in Paris. With its cinemas, cafés, and luxury specialty
shops, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the
world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million a year for 1000 square feet (92.9
square meters) of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in
Europe. The name is French for Elysian Fields, the place of the blessed in Greek
mythology.
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City of Paris
Paris is the capital of France and the
country's largest city.
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Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the
Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global
icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
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Eiffel Tower Webcams
Live views of famous landmarks and several
indoor webcams.
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Grand Palais
The Grand Palais ("Grand Palace") is a large
glass exhibition hall that was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900. It is
located in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris, France.
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La Conciergerie
Booking service for excursions, tours,
restaurants, cabarets.
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Les Invalides
Les Invalides in Paris, France, is a complex of
buildings in the city's 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments, all
relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a
retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings
house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée
des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial
site for some of France's war heroes.
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Musée du Louvre
The Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre),
located in Paris, is the world's most visited art museum, a historic monument,
and a national museum of France. It is a central landmark, located on the Right
Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (neighbourhood). Nearly 35,000
objects from the 6th millennium BC to the 19th century AD are exhibited over an
area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet).
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Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France,
on the left bank of the Seine, housed in the former railway station, the Gare
d'Orsay. It holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including
paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography, and is probably best known
for its extensive collection of impressionist masterpieces by such painters such
as Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Cezanne. Many of these works were held at the
Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986.
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Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic cathedral on
the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in Paris, France, with its main entrance
to the west. It is the cathedral of Paris and the seat of the Archbishop of
Paris. Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of
French Gothic architecture. It was restored and saved from destruction by
Viollet-le-Duc, one of France's most famous architects. The name Notre Dame
means "Our Lady" in French. Notre Dame de Paris was one of the first Gothic
cathedrals, and its construction spanned the Gothic period. Its sculptures and
stained glass show the heavy influence of naturalism, unlike that of earlier
Romanesque architecture.
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Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de
Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2,200-seat
opera house in Paris, France. A grand landmark designed by Charles Garnier in
the Neo-Baroque style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces
of its time.
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Parc Astérix
Parc Astérix is a theme amusement park in
France, based on the stories of Asterix (by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny).
Situated approximately 35 km (22 miles) north of Paris and 32km (20 miles) from
Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the département of Oise, it opened in
1989. The park is operated by Compagnie des Alpes.
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Paris Chamber of Commerce
The Paris Chamber of Commerce (Chambre de
commerce et d'industrie de Paris or CCIP) is a Chamber of Commerce of the Paris
region. It defends the interests of 310,000 corporations of the Paris, Hauts-de-Seine,
Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne départements that create 20% of France's
GDP.
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Paris Hotels
Selection based on location, charm, comfort and
hospitality.
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Paris Info.com
Hotels, museums, events, restaurants, shopping,
maps and transportation.
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Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (Métro de Paris) is the rapid
transit system in Paris.
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Paris Vision
Guided tours of the town and further afield in
minibuses and coaches.
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Resto.fr
Search for restaurants by name, area, style or
budget.
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