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  2. List of tourist attractions in Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Arc de Triomphe - monument at the center of the Place de l'Étoile, commemorating the victories of France and honoring those who died in battle; The Conciergerie - located on the Île de la Cité; a medieval building which was formerly used as a prison where some prominent members of the ancien régime stayed before their death during the French Revolution

  3. Category:Landmarks in France - Wikipedia

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    Category: Landmarks in France. 12 languages. ... Monuments and memorials in France (11 C, 37 P) T. Towers in France (11 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Landmarks in France"

  4. Landmarks in Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Louvre. The 1st arrondissement forms much of the historic centre of Paris. Place Vendôme is famous for its deluxe hotels such as Hôtel Ritz, The Westin Paris – Vendôme, Hôtel de Toulouse (headquarters of Banque de France), Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon, Hôtel Meurice, and Hôtel Regina [1] Les Halles were formerly Paris's central meat and produce market, and, since the late 1970s, are a ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in France - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France with properties of cultural and natural heritage in France as inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list. [1] France accepted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 27 June 1975, after which it could nominate ...

  6. Arc de Triomphe - Wikipedia

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    The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, [a] often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues.

  7. List of monuments historiques in Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Louvre Palace, a monument historique in Paris. The term monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, garden, bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's ...

  8. Category:Monuments and memorials in France - Wikipedia

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    Lists of monuments and memorials in France (1 C, 3 P) Lists of war monuments and memorials in France (9 P) B. Burial monuments and structures in France (3 C) M.

  9. Monument historique - Wikipedia

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    As of 1 February 2015, there were 43,600 buildings protected as historical monuments in France (14,100 classified and 29,500 registered), as well as around 300,000 movable objects (more than 135,000 classified and around 150,000 registered) to which it is necessary to add 1,400 musical organs. 49.4% of historical monuments are private property ...