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 | Arc de TriompheMonument built to the glory of the French army inaugurated on 30th July 1836. Panoramic view from the top, museum linked to the history of the monument. ....... |
 | BEAUX-ARTS MuseumFormer Royal Academies in the 17th century, the "Ecole des Beaux-Arts" (Fine Arts School) has been located since 1816 where the "Petits Augustins" monastery was established... |
 | BOURGET AIR SHOW MUSEUMThis is the oldest aeronautics museum in the world! Initially it was established in Chalais-Meudon in 1921, and then as it grew in size it was transferred elsewhere......... |
 | CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOUThe architecture of the Georges Pompidou Centre, which marked the 1970s with its high tech appearance, provided a daring contrast to the old traditional aspect of the Beaubourg area............. |
 | CHATEAU DE VERSAILLESThe Old Chateau Back in 1623, Louis XIII - father of Louis XIV - built a 'hunting lodge, a little gentleman's chateau' of brick, stone, and slate at Versailles. The king liked it so much that he soon had it enlarged by his 'royal engineer and architect'.............. |
 | CHATEAU FONTAINEBLEAUFontainebleau alone can aspire to such a title. Indeed, no other royal château in France can boast of having welcomed 34 sovereigns, from Louis VI “Le Gros� to Napoleon III....... |
 | Invalide MuseumThe Army museum, created in 1905, is housed in the prestigious setting of the \"Hôtel National des Invalides\". It is a result of the merger of the musée d\'Artillerie(1796/97) and the musée historique de l\'Armée created 100 years later following the World Fair....... |
 | Notre DameProceeded by a Gallo-Roman temple to Jupiter, a Christian basilica, and a Romanesque church, construction of Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163 during the reign of Louis VII. Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone....... |
 | operaLorsque Napoleon demanda à Charles Garnier Mais quel est donc ce style architectural?, larchitecte du tout nouveau et somptueux opera de Paris lui repondit : cest du Napoleon III sire. ...... |
 | Pére-lachaise cemeteryPére-Lachaise cemetery is like a miniature city devastated by a neutron bomb : a great number of dead, seemingly empty houses and temples of every size and style, and exhausted survivors, some congregating aimlessly, some searching persistently. ......... |
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