Destination Guide Refined by  Name: P from above to remove selectionAttraction Activities (10) Arts (5) Monuments + Museums (4) Sightseeing + Tours (45)  Title Keyword
  
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| Place de la Bastille Place de la Bastille, Paris, 75004 |  |
The only way to have a look at the backstage areas of the Opéra Bastille (unless you have business there) is to take a guided tour. These begin at 5.00 pm on some afternoons. The dates are not listed on their website, bu... more
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| Place Vendome Rue de la Paix, (rue Cambon), Paris, 75002 |  |
The Column - 44 metres high - is comprised of a stone core, encased in the bronze of 1250 cannons captured at the Battle of Austerliz (1805). It was designed by Denon, Gondouin, and Lepère and modeled in the style of Tra... more
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| Parc de Bercy Rue Paul-Belmondo, Paris, 75012 |  |
: A new park on the site of old wine depot. It was designed as a 'garden of memory', recalling the site's history. Old rail lines and stone roadways are incorporated in the design. Vines are grown. There is a potager, a ... more
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| Paris Opera Place de l'Opera, Place de l'Opera, Paris, 75002 | |
Although described by a contemporary critic as 'looking like an overloaded sideboard', it (the Paris Opera House) is now regarded as one of the masterpieces of the period. Here Garnier triumphed over a cramped and diffic... more
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| Place du Tertre Place du Tertre, Paris, 75018 |  |
(Hill) from a country village into the home of hordes of artists and other marginalized folk who no longer had a place in Haussmann's grandiose central Paris. At the foot of Montmartre cabarets thrived - up top on the Pl... more
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| Pont-Neuf Paris, 75001 | |
The Pont Neuf was commissioned by Henry III in 1576. Despite its name, which translates as New Bridge, it is now the oldest bridge in Paris. Henry III was in tears when he laid the foundation stone for the bridge in May ... 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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| Parc des Buttes-Chaumont Rue Botzaris, Paris, 75019 | |
Here are pony walks, swings, boats for hire, and puppet shows; the planners thought a people who could enjoy beautiful outdoor places like this Parc would be less inclined towards protests or revolts. The Baron and Napol... more
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