France - tourist attractions (page 3)

	Parc de la Villette	The Parc de la Villette is a park located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, bordering the Boulevard Périphérique - a ring road around Paris, and the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. In years 1860-1974, the park's area was the site of the huge Parisian abattoirs (slaughterhouses) employing over 12...
	Bois de Vincennes	The Bois de Vincennes is a park built in an English style, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. The name of the park is derived from the nearby town of Vincennes. The park became part of the city of Paris in the 19th century. It covers an area of approximately 1000 ha, which makes it almost ...
	Notre Dame de Paris	Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris" in English), also known as the Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité, a small island in the centre of Paris (in the 4th arrondissement). It is one of the most famous cathedrals in the world and, with 13 million visitors eac...
	Château de Vincennes	The Château de Vincennes is a massive 14th and 17th century French royal castle in the town of Vincennes, to the east of Paris, now a suburb of the metropolis. Like other more famous châteaux it had its origins in a hunting lodge, constructed for Louis VII about 1150 in the forest of Vincennes. In ...
	Champ-de-Mars	The Champ de Mars (Field of Mars) is a large stretch of green area in Paris, located in the 7th arrondissement, southeast of the Eiffel Tower and northwest of the École Militaire. The park got its name after an area in Rome known as Campus Martius, which was dedicated to the Roman god of war. The re...
	La Défense	La Défense is a business district belonging to the metropolitan area of Paris called Paris aire urbaine. It is located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine (encompassing the municipalities of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux) and covers an area of 1400 hectares. It has a population of 20,000 inhabita...
	Parc des Buttes Chaumont	The Parc des Buttes Chaumont is a public park located on a rocky hill, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, at the Rue Botzaris. The name of the park is a combination of two words: "buttes", which translates as "hills", and "chaumont", which is believed to be a contraction of the words "chauve" (bal...
	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 ...
	Palais Garnier	The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris, Opéra Garnier, or simply the Paris Opéra, is a large opera house located on the Place de l'Opéra, a square in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The 19th century neo-baroque (or baroque revival) building of the opera, designed by Charles Garnier an...
	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 ...