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| Vieux Lyon 6 Place Bellecour, (Place Bellecour), Lyon, 69002 |  |
The name of this district to the west of the Saone river was not chosen just like that, at random. This, in fact, is the oldest district of the city of Lyon, and one of the most picturesque, with colorful buildings (red,... more
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| Place des Vosges Quai du Marche Neuf, (Quai de L'horloge), Paris, 75004 | |
Situated in the heart of the Marais, the Place de Vosges is both Paris' oldest square and arguably its most beautiful. Begun in 1605 as residences for courtiers in the service of Henri IV and completed in 1612, with arca... more
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| Institut du Monde Arabe 1 Rue des Fosses-Saint-Bernard, Place Mohammed V, Paris, 75005 | |
Many factors have contributed to France's preoccupation with the Arab world, but three of the most important include trade links that developed during the Crusades, a large Arab population living today in France, and the... more
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| Cimetiere du Montparnasse 3 Boulevard Edgar Quinet, Paris, 75014 | |
In May the trees were all in blossom, and you could hear the wind rustling gently through them. The graves are easy to reach. Relatives, friends, and admirers have added personal touches to the gravestones, including flo... more
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| Bibliotheque Nationale de France Quai Francois-Mauriac, Cedex 13, Paris, 75013 | |
This is one of the largest buildings in Paris - and one of the largest libraries in all of Europe. Most of its contents were moved to the new site (the Bibliothèque François Mitterand or Très Grande Bibliothèque [Ver... more
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| Chateau de Versailles Avenue de Paris, (place d'Armes), Versailles, 78000 | |
: Versailles is the most famous garden in the world. Yet ‘garden’ is scarcely a fitting designation. The scale is monumental and there is little sense of enclosure. Versailles was designed as a palatial centre ... more
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| Basilique du Sacre-Coeur 35 Rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre, (Rue de la Bonne), Paris, 75018 | |
(bell tower) loom over Paris like a 12th-century Byzantine church. But it's not that old. After France's 1870 defeat by the Prussians, the basilica was planned as a votive offering to cure France's misfortunes. Rich and ... more
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| Sainte Chapelle 4 Boulevard du Palais, (on Ile de la Cite), Paris, 75001 | |
Cramped spiral stairs take you from the ground-level servants' chapel into the upper storey of the church. Almost modest in size, nearly stark, stone-floored, and without furniture except for a single bench running along... more
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| Musee du Quai Branly 37 Quai Branly, Portail Debilly, Paris, 75007 | |
Art is close to the heart of every French person, and it is an imperative in France that everything is presented aesthetically: food, cars, packaging, architecture, gardens, drink, electronics. The beauty of France has a... more
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| Musee Grevin 10 Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, 75009 |  |
The Wax Museum is reopen since June 2002. The presentation is now better than the prior one and the museum is now at the level of Madame Tussaud's in London. There is a tour within the museum allowing to see the stars of... more
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