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The Vendôme column demolished on 16 May 1871


Place Vendôme 75001 Paris France
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Erected in 1810 to the glory of the Imperial army, the Vendôme column was demolished by the Commune on 16 May 1871 in front of an enthusiastic crow... Read More
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The Commune opens a professional girls’ school


7 rue Dupuytren 75006 Paris France
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There had been an “art school for young ladies” on Rue Dupuytren since 1803. On 12 May, the Commune decreed that it be reopened with a radically di... Read More
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The monument to the Communards


Cimetière Montparnasse 75014 Paris France
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The monument in Montparnasse cemetery to those who died in the Commune is of great interest. Located in the small Montparnasse cemetery, at the end... Read More
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City hall of the 19th arrondissement


place Armand-Carrel 75019 Paris France
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This massive building was built by the architects Gabriel Davioud and Jules Bourdais between 1876 and 1878. Originally, the city hall was in the fo... Read More
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette *


38 rue de Cronstadt 75015 paris France
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Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette is a fine example of construction inspired by the Second Vatican Council. Architects Henri Colboc and Jean Dionis du Séjou... Read More
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Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge*


82 avenue du Général Leclerc 75014 paris France
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In this case, urban planning determined which direction the church would face and how it would respond to the intersection of three major avenues a... Read More
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The Cardo Maximus*


196 rue saint jacques 75005 paris France
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Rue Saint-Jacques is the oldest street in Paris. Its western alignment was a key feature in Roman city planning. It was on the highest point of thi... Read More
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The Archaeological Crypt on the Notre-Dame


Parvis Notre-Dame 75004 Paris France
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The archaeological crypt was built in 1971 to house artefacts discovered during the campaign of digs on the esplanade. For the most part, they belo... Read More
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The Courthouse and the Basilica beside the Flower Market


Île de la Cité 75001 Paris France
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In the 4th century, several major public buildings were erected on the rampart-ringed Île de la Cité. The largest one was a courthouse, which, gave... Read More
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The First Bridge in Paris


Rue Notre-Dame 75005 Paris France
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The Petit Pont (literally “little bridge”) and the Pont Notre-Dame are, in a sense, the oldest bridges in Paris as they line up perfectly with the ... Read More
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Roman Street Planning


Rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris France
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Rue des Écoles, a street planned by Haussmann, runs along part of a Roman decumanus* lined with impressive public buildings. A theatre in classic G... Read More
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The Roman Baths at Cluny


Place Paul-Painlevé 75005 Paris France
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The extraordinarily well-preserved Roman baths, known as the Thermes de Cluny, are one of the most emblematic monuments of Gallo-Roman spa architec... Read More
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4th-Century Ramparts


Rue de la Colombe 75004 Paris France
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In 1898, sewer works exposed a segment of the island’s 4th-century rampart walls. The exact position of the discovery is now marked by a plaque on ... Read More
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The Roman Arena


Rue Monge 75005 Paris France
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The extraordinarily well preserved amphitheatre, commonly called the Arena of Lutetia (les Arènes de Lutèce), can be entered at number 47 Rue Monge... Read More
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Time Travelling in front of Notre-Dame de Paris


6, Place du Parvis de Notre-Dame, 75004 Paris France
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We’d like to invite you to stroll across this esplanade to travel back in time. Use your imagination and recreate the space. But remember, it was q... Read More
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The Most Discrete Chapel in Paris


42, rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris France
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The Laënnec hospital was placed outside the city limits to give patients with incurable diseases a peaceful – and out-of-the-way – setting. Designe... Read More
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Gallo-Roman houses


Place de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris France
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Gallo-Roman houses were uncovered in recent archaeological digs conducted right on Place de la Sorbonne. These vestiges of ancient Lutetia are typi... Read More
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The Forum


5.Rue Soufflot 75005 Paris France
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The main landmark in the Roman cityscape was the rectangular forum measuring 178×89 meters (584×292 feet). Inside its walls was a main sq... Read More
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The Cardo Maximus


Rue Saint-Jacques 75005 Paris France
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Rue Saint-Jacques is the oldest street in Paris. Its western alignment was a key feature in Roman city planning. It was on the highest point of thi... Read More
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Sculpture High in the Pantheon’s Pediment


1 rue soufflot 75005 paris France
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by Pierre-Jean David d’Angers (1788-1856)Pediment of the Panthéon, Place du Panthéon, 5th arrondissementDesigned by Soufflot, the Panthéon was buil... Read More

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