France - tourist attractions (page 10)

	Place Charles-de-Gaulle	The Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly known as the Place de l'Étoile (Square of the Star), is a large junction in Paris where twelve avenues, including the Champs-Élysées, meet together. For years, the square was called Place de l'Étoile due to the many-pointed star pattern in the stones paving the ...
	Place de la Bastille	The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris located at the meeting point of the 4th, 11th and 12th arrondissements. The square and its neighbourhood are popularly known as the Bastille. Until the late 18th century, in the place of the square stood the Bastille prison, which, however, was entirely ...
	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...
	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 ...
	Disneyland Paris	The Disneyland Paris is a recreation complex in Marne-la-Vallée, situated in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The resort is located 32 kilometres from the centre of Paris and most of its area belongs to the commune of Chessy.Disneyland Paris encompasses 1900 hectares and consists of two theme parks, a ...
	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...
	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...
	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...
	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...
	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 ...