Paris - tourist attractions (page 7)

markerA Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil The Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil is a botanical garden set within a major greenhouse complex located at the southern edge of the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement, with entry at 1 avenue Gordon-Bennett, Paris, France. The site first served as a botanical garden in 1761 under Louis XV. Today... Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil - photo
markerB Cité de la Musique The Cité de la Musique (English: City of Music) is a group of institutions dedicated to music and situated in the La Villette quarter, 19th arrondissement, Paris, France. It was designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc and opened in 1995. It consists of an amphitheater; a concert hall tha... Cité de la Musique - photo
markerC Pont des Arts The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River. It links the Institut de France and the central square (cour carrée) of the palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First Empire). Between 1802 and 1804, a nine-ar... Pont des Arts - photo
markerD Canal Saint-Martin The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4,5-kilometre long canal in Paris, located in the 10th arrondissement between Gare du Nord and République in Northeastern Paris. It functions as a bridge connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq in the north to the river Seine in the south. On each side, there are two streets whi... Canal Saint-Martin - photo
markerE Les Invalides Les Invalides, also known as the L'Hôtel national des Invalides, is a complex of buildings located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, south of the River Seine, which is made up of several museums dedicated to the French army: the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the ... Les Invalides - photo
markerF Promenade Plantée The Promenade Plantée, also known as the Coulée verte is an alley built in 1994 on a former 19th century railway viaduct of the Bastille Railway Line connecting Paris with Strasbourg called the Viaduc de la Bastille. The railroad was located in the 12th arrodissement of Paris and was several kilomet... Promenade Plantée - photo
markerG Park Bagatelle Park Bagatelle (Parc de Bagatelle) is an Anglo-Chinese park located in western Paris. It was constructed in 1775 by François-Joseph Bélanger and during the XIX century the design was modified by Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier, a French landscape architect, who designed most of Paris' famous parks and... Park Bagatelle  - photo
markerH Parc de Bercy The Parc de Bercy is located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, on the former site of the wine storerooms that in the 19th century was the largest centre of wine trade in the world. However, with the improvement in the wine storage technology and the beginning of bottling of wine at the place of p... Parc de Bercy - photo
markerI Paris-Plages The Paris-Plages (Paris Beaches) are artificial beaches created each summer on the banks of the river Seine in the centre of Paris. They are opened to the public throughout the months of July and August. The programme was initiated in 2002 by Bertrand Delanoë, the Socialist Party mayor, who wanted t... Paris-Plages - photo
markerJ Trocadéro The Trocadéro is an area in Paris situated in the 16th arrondissement, on the other side of the Seine than the Eiffel Tower. The hill of the Trocadéro is called the hill of Chaillot. The Palais du Trocadero was the first building erected on the top of the Chaillot hill. It was designed by Gabriel Da... Trocadéro - photo
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