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Centre Pompidou |
Centre Georges Pompidou (the Pompidou Centre), also known as le centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, is a cultural centre in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, home to institutions dedicated to modern art. The building of the centre is in the high-tech architectural style. The complex... |
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Opéra Bastille |
The Opéra Bastille (Opéra de la Bastille), located at the Place de la Bastille, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, was designed by the Canadian-Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, who in November 1983 won an international competition in which some 1,700 architects presented their projects. The new ope... |
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La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel) |
La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel) is a chapel located on the Île de la Cité in the centre of Paris which was part of the Capetian royal palace. The construction of the chapel, was commissioned by King Louis IX in 1239 to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns and a ... |
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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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Musée du Quai Branly |
The Musée du quai Branly, known in English as the Quai Branly Museum, nicknamed MQB, is a museum in Paris, France that features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
The museum is located at 37, quai Branly situated close to the Eiffel Tower. The n... |
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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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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... |
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Jardin des Halles |
The Garden of Les Halles (Jardin Les Halles) was built in 1988 in the place of the former central market of Paris, near the 13th century cathedral of St. Eustache. Today, it is a beautiful park full of sculptures, fountains and alleyways designed by Louis Arretche and François-Xavier Lalanne. It is ... |
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Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie |
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe.
It is located in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of Science, Technology and Industry (CCSTI), a center promoting science and science culture. About five million people vi... |
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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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