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French Polynesia: 10th century cultural 2017 A Polynesian political, ceremonial and funerary centre. [49] 1434 Chaine des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: natural 2018 A geologically important site illustrating the process of continental rifting. [50] 1603 French Austral Lands and Seas: French Southern and Antarctic ...
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
Palais Brongniart, location of the Paris Bourse (stock exchange) Palais de l'Elysée , presidential palace of France from 1848 to 1852, 1874–1940, and then from 1946 until now Palais de la Cité , also simply known as le Palais , first royal palace of France, from before 1000 until 1363; now the seat of the courts of justice of Paris and of ...
The French word château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
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 ...
This is a list of the most-visited museums in France in 2023, as reported as of January 14, 2024. It is based on statistics from the French Ministry of Culture, the press service of the Île-de-France region. and "Le Figaro" (January 6, 2024), and the list of the Club-Innovation & Culture published on 6 January 2024.
The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English. This list focuses primarily on architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress ( French : château-fort ), and excludes entities not built around a ...
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 ...