List of places of interest in Paris
The article includes a list of places of interest in Paris and the surrounding area:
Museums and galleries (by arrondissement)
(see also complete list of Paris museums )
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1st arrondissement
- Musée des Arts décoratifs
- National Gallery of Jeu de Paume
- Musee du Louvre
- Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly
- Musée de la Mode et du Textile
- Musée de l'Orangerie , in the orangery of the Tuileries Gardens
- Pavilion des Arts
- Musée de la Publicité
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2nd arrondissement
- Cabinet des Médailles et Antiques, in the Old French National Library
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3rd arrondissement
- Musée des Archives Nationales, Hôtel de Soubise ( Archives nationales )
- Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme (Museum of the Art and History of Judaism)
- Musée des arts et métiers , art and trade museum in the former abbey of St-Martin-des-Champs
- Musée Carnavalet Museum of Paris' urban history in the Hôtels Carnavalet and Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau
- Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature , hunting museum in the Hôtel de Guénégaud des Brosses
- Musée Cognacq-Jay, 18th century municipal museum
- Musée Picasso , in the Hôtel Salé
- Musée du Center Culturel Suédois, museum of the Swedish Cultural Center in the Hôtel de Marle
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4th arrondissement
- Musée National d'Art Moderne in the Center Georges Pompidou
- Maison Européenne de la Photographie, European House of Photography
- Maison de Victor Hugo, Victor Hugo House
- Musée de la Curiosité and Académie de la Magie
- Musée Notre-Dame de Paris in the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris
- Archaeological Crypt of Notre-Dame (Crypte archéologique de Notre-Dame)
- Trésor de Notre Dame, treasure trove of Notre-Dame de Paris
- Pavillon de l'Arsenal
- Musée Adam Mickiewicz, Bleslas Biegas, Salon Chopin
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5th arrondissement
- Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris in the Hôtel de Miramion
- Center de la Mer et des Eaux in the Oceanographic Institute
- Musée national du Moyen Age in the Hôtel de Cluny next to the thermal baths of Cluny
- Musée de l ' Institut du Monde Arabe
- Muséum national d'histoire naturelle , natural science museum in the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden) with its Galerie de l'évolution
- Musée de la Police, police museum
- Musée Singer Polignac with works by Paul Gauguin
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6th arrondissement
- Zadkine Museum
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7th arrondissement
- Musée d'Orsay in the former Gare d'Orsay
- Musée du quai Branly
- Musée Rodin in the Hôtel Biron
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8th arrondissement
- Musée des Arts asiatiques de la Ville de Paris - Cernuschi, Museum of Asian Art
- Musée du Petit Palais , municipal museum of fine arts
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9th arrondissement
- Musée de la Vie Romantique in the Hôtel Scheffer-Renan
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14th arrondissement
- Cartier Foundation
- Musée de l'Observatoire (visits only on prior written request)
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15th arrondissement
- Bourdelle Museum
- Mémorial du Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Liberation de Paris
- Jean Moulin Museum
- Pasteur Museum; the Pasteur Museum is the oldest building of the Pasteur Institute in Paris
- Musée Mendjisky - École de Paris (Art)
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16th arrondissement
- Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Maison de Balzac, House of Balzac
- Musée Galliera, municipal fashion museum
- Guimet Museum
- Marmottan Monet Museum
- Musée des Monuments français in the Palais de Chaillot
- Louis Vuitton Foundation - Le Vaisseau de verre (Glass Ship) by Frank Gehry , Bois de Boulogne 2014
Profane buildings
- in Paris (selection, alphabetical)
- Arena of Lutetia , 5th Arrdt.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Site Richelieu-Louvois), 2nd arrondissement
- Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , 14th Arrdt.
- Conciergerie , part of the Palais de la Cité, 1st Arrdt.
- Eiffel Tower , landmark of the city, 7. Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Ville , City Hall , 4th Arrdt.
- Louvre , former royal palace, museum, 1st Arrdt.
- Moulin Rouge , 18th arrdt.
- Opéra Garnier , 9th arrdt.
- Opéra Bastille , 12th arrdt.
- Palais de la Cité , former royal castle, Palais de Justice , 1st Arrdt.
- Palais du Luxembourg , former country palace of the Queen Mother, seat of the Senate , 6th Arrdt.
- Palais Royal , former cardinal and royal residence 1. Arrdt.
- Panthéon , Hall of Fame, 5th Arrdt.
- Cluny thermal baths , 5th Arrdt.
- Triumphal Arch , at the intersection of 8th , 16th and 17th Arrdt.
City Palace (Hôtels particuliers)
see also: Hôtel particulier
- in the Marais district (selection, chronological)
- Hôtel de Sens (1474, 1507-1519), 4th Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Carnavalet (1548–1560), houses the Museum of Paris City History, 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel d'Albret (1550, enlarged in the 18th century), 4th Arrdt.
- Hôtel Lamoignon (1594–1598), houses the library of Paris city history, 4th Arrdt.
- Hôtels der Place des Vosges (1605–1612), 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Mayenne (1613–1617, changed 1709), 4th Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Sully (1624–1630), houses the Monument Preservation Association, 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Saint-Aignan (1644–1650), houses the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme (Museum of the Art and History of Judaism), 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel Gunénégaud (1648–1651?), Houses the Hunting Museum, 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Beauvais (1654), 4th arrdt.
- Hôtel Salé (1656), houses the Picasso Museum, 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel Libéral Bruant (1685), 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Saint-Fargeau (1686), belongs to the Museum of Paris City History, 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel Mansart de Sagonne (1699), private residence, 4th arrdt.
- Hôtel de Soubise (1705–1709), houses the National Archives, 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Rohan Strasbourg (1708), 3rd Arrdt.
- Hôtel d'Hallevyl (early 18th century), 3rd Arrdt.
- on the Ile Saint-Louis (selection)
- Hotel Lambert (1639), 4th arrdt.
- Hôtel de Lauzun (1657–1658), 4th Arrdt.
- in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré (selection)
- Élysée Palace , formerly the Hôtel d'Evreux (1718), residence of the French President (not open to the public), 8th Arrdt.
- in Faubourg Saint-Germain (selection, chronological)
- Hôtel Beauharnais (1713), residence of the German ambassador (not open to the public), 7. Arrdt.
- Palais Bourbon (1722), seat of the National Assembly (visits by appointment only), 7th Arrdt.
- Hôtel Matignon (1721–1723), residence of the French Prime Minister (not open to the public), 7th Arrdt.
- Hôtel de Lassay (1724), residence of the President of the National Assembly (not open to the public), 7th Arrdt.
- Hôtel Biron (1728), houses the Musée Rodin , 7th Arrdt.
Churches and monasteries
Romanesque
- St. Aignan (closed), 4th Arrdt.
- St. Germain-des-Prés (around 1000–1163), heavily changed, 6. Arrdt.
- St-Martin-des-Champs (1125–1250), since 1798 part of the Musée des arts et métiers
- St-Pierre de Montmartre (1134 - 15th century), 18th Arrdt.
- St-Julien-le-Pauvre (1170 - 17th century), 5th Arrdt.
Gothic
- Collège des Bernardins (13th / 14th century), 5th arrondissement
- Notre-Dame de Paris (1163–1345) (closed for several years after a fire), 4th Arrdt.
- Sainte-Chapelle (1244–1248), 1st Arrdt.
- Parish church Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois (1220 - 15th century), 1st arrdt.
- Parish Church of Saint-Séverin (1220 - 15th century), 5th arrdt.
- Saint-Eustache (1492–1626), 4th Arrdt.
- Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais , Parish Church (1494–1621), 4th Arrdt.
- St. Jacques-de-la-Boucherie (Tour St. Jacques, around 1500), tower, 4th Arrdt.
- Parish Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont (1515–1612), 5th Arrdt.
- Parish Church of St. Merry (16th century), 4th Arrdt.
French Classicism (Baroque)
- Port Royal de Paris (around 1620), monastery cloister (no visits) 14th Arrdt.
- St. Paul-Saint-Louis (1627-1641)
- St. Ursule-de-la-Sorbonne (1635), 5th Arrdt.
- St. Louis des Invalides (1671–1679), 7. Arrdt.
- Chapelle Royale des Invalides (1670–1691), 7. Arrdt.
18th century
- Saint-Sulpice (1649 - 18th century), 6th Arrdt.
19th and 20th centuries
- Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (1823–1836), 9th Arrdt.
- La Madeleine (1806–1842), 8. Arrdt.
- St. Vincent-de-Paul (1824–1844), 10. Arrdt.
- La Trinité (Paris) (1861–1867), 9th Arrdt.
- St-Augustin (1860–1871), 8. Arrdt.
- St-Pierre de Montrouge (1863–1872), 14. Arrdt.
- Sacré-Cœur (1875–1920), 18. Arrdt.
- St-Jean de Montmartre (1894–1904), 18th Arrdt.
- Saint-Christophe-de-Javel, (1926–1930) 15th Arrdt.
Other sacred buildings
Squares and streets
- Places, in chronological order:
- Place des Vosges (1605–1611), 3rd / 4th Arrdt.
- Place Dauphine (1607–1612), 1st Arrdt.
- Place des Victoires (1675), 1st / 2nd arrdt.
- Place Vendôme (1690-1720), 1st Arrdt.
- Place de la Concorde (1755, unfinished), in the east of the 8th Arrdt.
- Place de la Bastille (1792), 4th / 11th / 12th arrdt.
- Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre , 16th Arrdt.
- Place Charles-de-Gaulle- Étoile (1853)
- Place du Tertre , 18th Arrdt. - Montmartre
- Streets, in alphabetical order:
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées , 8th Arrdt.
- Ax historique
- Quai d'Orsay
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré , 8th arrdt.
- Rue Saint-Martin (3rd / 4th arrdt.)
- Rue Saint-Jacques (5th arrdt.)
bridges
- Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir (2006)
- Petit Pont (1853)
- Pont Alexandre III (1900)
- Pont des Arts (1804)
- Pont au Change (1860)
- Pont au Double (1881-1883)
- Pont Neuf (1578 - ???)
- Pont Notre-Dame (1910-1914)
- Pont Saint-Michel (1857)
- Pont Mirabeau (1893-1896)
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim (1903-1905)
- See also about the Seine bridges there ...
Districts worth seeing
- Belleville
- Butte aux Cailles
- Quartier des Halles
- Marais
- Montmartre
- Passy
- Pigalle
- Latin Quarter
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés district
- Beaugrenelle, Front de Seine
Miscellaneous
- Street furniture:
- Wallace fountain , spread all over the city
- Colonnes Morris, “Advertising” pillars
- Hector Guimard metro stations
- Worth seeing infrastructure:
- The Égouts , the Parisian sewer system
- graveyards
- Le mur des je t'aime
- Canal Saint-Martin
- Galeries Lafayette
- Institut du monde arabe
- Jardin des plantes
Sights in the Paris area
- Disneyland Resort Paris , leisure complex (in Marne-la-Vallée approx. 30 km east of Paris )
- La Défense , business district (to the west of Paris )
- Fontainebleau Castle
- Malmaison Castle (in Rueil-Malmaison, west of Paris )
- Versailles Palace (in Versailles southwest of Paris )
- Stade de France , France's national stadium (in Saint-Denis , a northern suburb of Paris )
- Cimetière des chiens , dog cemetery (in Asnières-sur-Seine north-west of Paris , closed )