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28 boulevard de Courcelles


29 boulevard de courcelles 75008 Paris
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This architect unpronounceable name of Schoellkopf has signed some wonders in the Parisian streets. It is surely one of those closest to theories t... Read More
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20 bis ru d'Alésia


20 bis rue d'alésia 75014 Paris
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On the facade of this building built in 1899, on both sides of a window, a couple carved figure, bare – an Atlas and a caryatid made by JP Gr... Read More
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Hotel de Croisilles


12 rue du Parc Royal 75003 Paris Île-de-France France
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Located rue Parc-Royal in the Marais, this hotel was built for Nicolas de Croisilles, adviser of the King. It is composed of a main body between a... Read More
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Hotel Raoul de La Faye


5 rue sainte croix de la bretonnière 75005 Paris Île-de-France France
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This hotel is a unique and original element for Parisian architecture due to the craftmanship of the wood works. Possibly built during the 16th cen... Read More
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Hotel le Peletier de saint Fargeau


29 rue de sévigné 75003 Paris Île-de-France France
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Designed by Pierre Bullet and built in 1686, the Hotel le Peletier de saint Fargeau possesses a main body between a courtyard and a garden. The sha... Read More
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Maison Héloïse et Abélard


9 quai des fleurs 75004 Paris France
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This house is a tribute to Abélard and Héloïse, the Parisian Romeo and Juliet, mythical characters of forbidden love standing up against every obst... Read More
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Square Jean XXIII


Square Jean XXIII 75004 Paris France
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Behind the Notre Dame cathedral, this very pleasant little park named after Pope Jean XXIII, replaced the old palace of the archbishopric dating ba... Read More
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Crypte Archéologique


Parvis Notre Dame 75004 Paris France
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The commission of the old Paris organized on the “île de la cite” (the island of the city) archeological digs from 1965 and 1972, which permits us ... Read More
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Pont Notre Dame


Pont Notre Dame 75004 Paris France
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The passer-by can see on this bridge the mix between two know-hows of two different centuries. At its extremities, two arches in casted stonework o... Read More
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Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement


68 bis rue de Turenne 75003 Paris France
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Between 1825 and 1826, the Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement church is built after the plans of the architect Hippolyte Godde. Its façade of neo class... Read More
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Hôtel Dieu


1 place du parvis 75004 Paris France
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In 651, the 28th bishop of Paris Saint Landry created the oldest hospital in Paris and unique up to the renaissance. It’s only during the 12th cent... Read More
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Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis


7 Passage Saint Paul 75004 PARIS France
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The church Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis of Paris is after the church of the Carmes, the oldest church of baroque style with a Jesuitical plan. It was fir... Read More
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Rue des Deux-Ponts


4 rue des Deux-Ponts 75004 Paris France
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At the angle of the Rue des Deux-Ponts street and the quai Béthune is a building on the two streets, an angle of which is emphasized. The exception... Read More
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The Galliera Museum


10 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie 75116 Paris France
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This museum of fashion and traditions occupies since 1977 the premises of the Galliera palace. It was built between 1878 and 1894 for the duchess M... Read More
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Fondation Pierre Bergé et Yves Saint Laurent


5 av marceau 75116 Paris France
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When Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent wanted to end their career, they did not wanted to do it in a sterile way. Therefore, they created from 20... Read More
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Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot


35 av Marceau 75116 Paris France
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The church Saint Pierre de Chaillot that we can see today was built between 1931 and 1938. However, the oldest traces of churches on this spot date... Read More
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The Tokyo Palace


13 av du Président Wilson 75116 Paris France
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This hemicycle building is located on the spot of the old tapestry of the Savonnerie, who had this name because it occupies the premises of and old... Read More
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The Guimet Museum


6 place d’Iena 75116 Paris France
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Emile Guimet was an industrialist with a passion for Asian arts. As a consequence of his archeological missions, he established in 1879 a historica... Read More
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The Church of the Immaculate Conception


34 rue du Rendez-Vous 75012 Paris France
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This place of worship was built between 1874 and 1875 on the spot of a little safety chapel dedicated to Saint Henri. It’s the architect Edouard De... Read More
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The Holy Spirit’s church


186 av Daumesnil 75012 Paris France
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This place of worship, typical of the art of the period in between the two wars, was made by Paul Tournon. The spot that the architect had having o... Read More
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