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Hôtel de Ville |
The Hôtel de Ville is the City Hall of Paris, housing the city's administration since 1357. It has also been the home of the Mayor of Paris (currently Bertrand Delanoë) since 1977. It is located on the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville (formerly known as the Place de Grève) in the 4th arrondissement, close ... |
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Conciergerie |
La Conciergerie is a building located on the west side of the Île de la Cité in central Paris, close to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, which in the past functioned as a royal palace and also as a prison. It belongs to the large complex of buildings known as the Palais de Justice which houses various c... |
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La Madeleine church |
L'église de la Madeleine, popularly known as La Madeleine, is a Roman Catholic church located at the Place de la Madeleine, north of the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The construction of the church started in 1764 and was led by the architect Pierre Constant d'Ivry wh... |
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Grand Palais |
The Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demoli... |
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Paris Observatory |
The Paris Observatory (in French, Observatoire de Paris or Observatoire de Paris-Meudon) is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, and one of the largest astronomical centres in the world.
Its historic main building is to be found on the Left Bank of the Seine in central Paris. Administra... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 ... |
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National Library of France |
The National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France) is a library located on the Rue de Richelieu in Paris, near the metro station Bibliothèque François Mitterrand.The origins of the library go back to the Middle Ages when the books in private collection of kings started to grow in numb... |
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Musée du Louvre |
The Musée du Louvre (the Louvre Museum), popularly known as the Louvre, is one of the world's largest and most visited art museums in the world. Located on the right bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, it is often considered the landmark of the city. It covers an area of over 60,00... |
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