MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
Museum housing numerous pieces from Egypt, representing all the Muslim ...Read more
THE EIFFEL TOWER
The emblematic monument and the highest in the world until 1931, the Eiffel ...Read more
BASILICA OF THE SACRÉ-CŒUR DE MONTMARTRE
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Montmartre, of Romanesque-Byzantine ...Read more
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS
Notre-Dame-de-Paris cathedral burned down on April 15, 2019, offering a ...Read more
JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG
Garden dominated by Mont Sainte-Geneviève, created by Jacques Boyceau at ...Read more
MUSÉE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE – CENTRE POMPIDOU
The National Modern Museum located in Paris presents personal objects of ...Read more
OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS – PALAIS GARNIER
Paris's temple of lyrical art and classical dance, whose museum recounts ...Read more
ÉGLISE SAINT-EUSTACHE
The plan of this church is organized around a nave with five vessels and a ...Read more
PONT ALEXANDRE-III
The Pont Alexandre-III, one of the most prestigious Parisian landmarks of ...Read more
PLACE DES VOSGES
One of the oldest squares in Paris, which was for a long time the residence ...Read more
PLACE DE LA CONCORDE ET L'OBÉLISQUE
The beheading theater of the Revolution in Paris, designed from 1755 by ...Read more
LE PANTHÉON
Read moreChurch of Sainte-Geneviève until the Revolution, the Panthéon was built at the same time as the neighboring Ecole de Droit (Sorbonne Law School). It is located on the eponymous square, which was laid out around 1770 on land once owned by the abbey of Sainte-Geneviève. The square was subsequently redeveloped in the 19th century, notably following the construction of the Sainte-Geneviève library. Commissioned by King Louis XV as a tribute to Saint Geneviève, construction of the Pantheon began in 1755. It was directed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot from 1758, then by Maximilien Brébion and Jean-Baptiste Rondelet. They were completed in 1793. From the outset, they revealed the presence of Gallo-Roman clay extraction shafts nestling some 25 m below ground level. The building, 110 m long and 84 m wide, takes the form of a Greek cross with four naves topped by a dome at their intersection, a bold elevation - in reality a triple dome - under which Louis XV had wished to display the reliquary of Saint Geneviève. Today, the exterior may seem austere, but in the 18th century, the facades were filled with some forty bays, and two 40 m-high bell towers. At that time, two other churches were located on Mont Sainte-Geneviève (the former 12th-century abbey church on what is now Rue Clovis, and the 15th-century church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont). This configuration, among others, motivated the transformation of Louis XV's church into a republican temple to house the tombs of "génovéfains (regular canons of the Order of Sainte-Geneviève) and Frenchmen illustrious for their talents, virtues and services to the fatherland". The first great man to enter was Victor Hugo. Among the personalities laid to rest in the crypt are Voltaire, Rousseau, Jean Moulin, Pierre and Marie Curie, Simone Veil, Josephine Baker... The wall of the monument and the staircase leading to the crypt also feature inscriptions and plaques honoring personalities who have also left their mark on French history: General Delestraint, Alain-Fournier, Charles Péguy, Victor Segalen, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Henri Bergson, François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture and the Justes de France. The decor is also well worth a visit, with works by Puvis de Chavannes, Gros and Cabanel... This place of collective memory is well worth a visit, reflecting the architectural and artistic know-how of different eras, as well as the ups and downs of a turbulent history.
CONCIERGERIE
Visit a historic conciergerie to discover vaulted medieval spaces such as ...Read more
PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG - SÉNAT
A palace built by the architect Salomon de Brosse in a superb eponymous ...Read more
NATIONAL HOTEL FOR THE DISABLED
A hotel housing several visitor facilities, including museums, churches and ...Read more
MUSÉUM NATIONAL D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE - JARDIN DES PLANTES
The museum exhibits a rich collection of plants and objects, all of which ...Read more
MUSÉE RODIN
An opportunity to visit the Rodin Museum, with exhibitions on Rodin's work ...Read more
CITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE L’INDUSTRIE
A city of science and industry allowing us to elucidate many mysteries and ...Read more
PLACE VENDÔME
Historic square featuring townhouses, with the Vendôme column paying ...Read more
JARDIN DU PALAIS ROYAL
Garden with sandpit for budding builders to exercise their creative genius ...Read more