What To See Paris
Paris
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Pont Alexandre III
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Arc de Triomphe
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Art Moderne de La Ville de Paris, Musée d'
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Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Musée national des
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Arts Décoratifs, Musée des
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Arts et Métiers-Techniques, Musée national des
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Assemblée Nationale Palais-Bourbon
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Baccarat, Musée
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Balzac, Maison de
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Bastille
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Bibliothèque Nationale De France
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Carnavalet, Musée
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Cernuschi, Musée
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Chaillot, Palais de
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Cognacq-Jay, Musée
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La Conciergerie
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Concorde, Place de la
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Eugène Delacroix, Musée National
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Faubourg Saint-Germain
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Faubourg St-Honoré
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Fragonard, Musée
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Gobelins, Manufacture nationale des
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Grand Palais
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Grands Boulevards
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Les Halles
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Hôtel De Ville
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Institut De France
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Institut du Monde Arabe
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Jacquemart-André, Musée
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Jeu de Paume, Galerie nationale du
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Madeleine, Eglise de la
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Maillol, Musée
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Le Marais
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Marmottan, Musée
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Mode et du Costume, Musée de la
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Montmartre
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Montparnasse
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Moyen-Age, Musée National du
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Musique, Musée de la
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Nissim de Camondo, Musée
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Opéra Garnier
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Orangerie, Musée National de l'
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Palais-Royal
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Panthéon
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Père-Lachaise, Cimetière du
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Petit Palais, Musée du
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Picasso, Musée
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Plantes, Jardin des
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Rodin, Musée
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Sacré Coeur, Basilique du
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St-Germain-des-Prés
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Saint-Louis, Ile
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St-Sulpice, église
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Sainte-Chapelle
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Tuileries, Jardin des
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Vendôme, Place
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Vosges, place des
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Vosges, place des
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Totally unspoilt, this is Paris's oldest square and perhaps the loveliest for its moderate size, its discreet charm, its delightful
brick and stone architecture and its peaceful central garden.
We owe this brilliant piece of town planning to 'Good King Henri' (Henri IV) whose initiative launched the development of
Le Marais. The square is lined with identical pavilions over continuous arcading, dormer windows breaking up the monotony
of the dark slate roofs; in the centre of the south and north sides stand two higher pavilions, known respectively as the
Pavillon du Roi and Pavillon de la Reine. The square changed names during the Revolution and was finally called 'place des
Vosges' in 1800 in honour of its status as the first département to pay its taxes!
No 6, where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years, is now a museum (Maison de Victor Hugo), containing family mementoes, portraits,
drawings by the writer himself as well as reconstructions of the various homes Hugo lived in.
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