France - tourist attractions (page 11)

	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...
	Montparnasse Cemetery	The Montparnasse cemetery is located in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, which is part of the 14th arrondissement. It is situated virtually in the shadow of the Tour Montparnasse, the tallest building in Paris. The area of the cemetery was formerly occupied by three farms, which were closed in 182...
	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...
	Avenue des Champs-Elysées	The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, popularly known as Champs-Élysées (Elysian Fields), is an avenue in the city of Paris, which is one of the most famous and most prestigious promenades in the world. It is also the second most expensive streets in Europe (after the Bond Street in London) with annual ren...
	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...
	Canal Saint-Denis	The Canal Saint-Denis is a 6,6-kilometre long canal in Paris located in the 19th arrondissement. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to two municipalities belonging to the department of Seine-Saint-Denis: Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers. The canal's route has seven locks. At one end, it meets the River S...
	Jardin d'Acclimatation	The Jardin d'Acclimatation is a 20-hectare large amusement park for children located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne park, which stretches along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by Davioud and Barillet Deschamps and inaugurated as a zoological park o...
	Orsay Museum	The Orsay Museum (Musée d'Orsay) is a museum located in the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine in the 7th arrondissement, in front of the Tuileries Gardens. It is housed in the former Orsay railway station, which is a huge Beaux-Arts railway station, built for the Universal Exhibition of...