Isla de Francia - tourist attractions (page 5)

markerA Montmartre funicular The Montmartre funicular is an automatic funicular railway serving the Montmartre neighbourhood of Paris, in the Eighteenth arrondissement. It is operated by the RATP, the Paris transport authority. It was opened on 13 July 1900 and was entirely rebuilt in 1935 and again in 1991. The funicular carr... Montmartre funicular - photo
markerB Café des 2 Moulins The Café des 2 Moulins (French for "Two Windmills") is a café in the Montmartre area of Paris, located at the junction of Rue Lepic and Rue Cauchois.  It takes its name from the two nearby historical windmills, Moulin Rouge and Moulin de la Galette. The interior consists of a bar area and multiple ... Café des 2 Moulins - photo
markerC Avenue Foch Avenue Foch is a street in Paris, France, named after Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously named Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, and one of the most expensive addresses in the world, home to many grand palaces, including ones belonging to the Ona... Avenue Foch - photo
markerD Moulin de la Galette The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris. Since the 17th century the windmill has been known for more than just its milling capabilities. Nineteenth century owners and millers, the Debray family, made a brown bread... Moulin de la Galette - photo
markerE 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
markerF 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
markerG Château Villette Château Villette is a palace located 40 minutes away from Paris in Condécourt, France. Nowadays is a manor house hotel containing 18 bedrooms. There are numerous outbuildings including a chapel and adjacent reception room, horse stable and greenhouse. More than 185 acres (0.75 km) of garden were de... Château Villette - photo
markerH Musée national de la Marine The Musée national de la Marine (National Navy Museum) is a maritime museum located in the Palais de Chaillot, Trocadéro, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris. The permanent collection originates in a collection that dates back to Louis XV of France. In 1748, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau offered a... Musée national de la Marine - photo
markerI Château de Maisons The Château de Maisons (now Château de Maisons-Laffitte) is a palace in the city of Maisons/Laffitte, near Paris. It was designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture. The château is loca... Château de Maisons - photo
markerJ Pont de l'Alma Pont de l'Alma (Alma Bridge in English) is an arch bridge in Paris, crossing the Seine near Champ-the-Mars. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War, in which the Franco-British alliance achieved victory over the Russian army on September 20, 1854. The initial construct... Pont de l'Alma - photo

Isla de Francia - Tourist attractions

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