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  2. List of World Heritage Sites in France - Wikipedia

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    Properties on the World Heritage List. A series of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps. transboundary property, shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, 11 of the total 111 sites are in France. An outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages ...

  3. 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.

  4. Tourism in France - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower seen from the Place du Trocadéro. Paris, the capital city of France, is the third most visited city in the world. [5]It has some of the world's largest and renowned museums, including the Louvre, which is the most visited art museum in the world, but also the Musée d'Orsay which, like the nearby Musée de l'Orangerie, is mostly devoted to impressionism, and Centre Georges ...

  5. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    The Palace of Versailles (/ vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [ 1 ] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d (ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the government of France and since 1995 has been ...

  6. List of tourist attractions in Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Père Lachaise Cemetery - a romantic cemetery. Sainte-Chapelle - a 13th-century Gothic palace chapel, also located on the Île de la Cité. Church of St Eustache - a 16th-century Gothic church in the district of Les Halles. La Madeleine - a 19th-century church designed as a Roman temple.

  7. Pont du Gard - Wikipedia

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    The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes). [ 3 ] It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges.

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