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. Diderot


166 boulevard Saint-Germain 75006 paris France
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French writer and philosopher (1713-1784)Boulevard Saint-Germain, 6th arrondissementThis statue was created at the behest of a committee for free t... Read More
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Auguste Comte


17 rue de la Sorbonne 75005 paris France
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French philosopher (1798-1857)Place de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissementAuguste Comte was the creator of sociology and of the doctrine of positivism ... Read More
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau


15 place du Panthéon 75005 paris France
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writer and philosopher (1712-1778)Place du Panthéon, 5th arrondissementToday’s statue of Rousseau is the work of Antoine Bizette-Lindet, commission... Read More
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Muscular Art on Pont de Bir-Hakeim


1 bdv de grenelle 75015 paris France
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This steel bridge’s originality can’t be missed. It has two tiers, the lower one for motorized and pedestrian traffic and the top one for métro tra... Read More
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Condorcet


13 quai Conti 75006 paris France
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French philosopher, mathematician and politician (1743-1794)Quai Conti, 6th arrondissementThe statue of this philosopher, mathematician and politic... Read More
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Rue des Écoles, the Rue Racine Theatre, the Collège de France Baths*


54 rue des écoles 75005 paris France
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Roman Street PlanningRue des Écoles, a street planned by Haussmann, runs along part of a Roman decumanus* lined with impressive public buildings. A... Read More
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Eagles and Horses on Pont d’Iéna


port de suffren 75015 paris France
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Your next stop is the Pont d’Iéna where more military statues await you; alas, not the sort Napoleon I wanted. His plan was for four equestrian sta... Read More
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La République


5 quai Malaquais 75006 paris France
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Quai Malaquais, 6th arrondissementIn the aftermath of the 1848 Revolution, the interim government decided to open bids for a piece representing the... Read More
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The Nymphs of Pont Mirabeau


1 rue de la convention 75015 paris France
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Our tenth leg on this excursion sweeps us downstream to a sleek 20th-century bridge that is the epitome of modern design. In stark contrast to Pont... Read More
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Liberty on Pont de Grenelle


1 rue Linois 75015 paris France
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For this stage, we’ll whisk you off to the city’s American connection where the Statue of Liberty stands guard over the Seine. What you see beside ... Read More
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The Lonely Zouave on Pont de l’Alma


place de la Résistance 75007 paris France
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If you’ve never seen a six-meter tall soldier, now is your chance. After the bridge was completed, Napoleon III wanted to commemorate the Franco-Br... Read More
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. Military Heroes on Pont des Invalides


1 bdv de la tour maubourg 75007 paris France
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You’re looking at yet another Universal Exposition bridge. This one, takes us all the way back to 1855 and shuttles us between the Champs-Élysées a... Read More
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The Allegorical Pont Alexandre III


port des invalides 75007 paris France
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If you have ever been to a World Exposition, you can imagine how thrilling and politically important the Paris 1900 Universal Exposition was. The c... Read More
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Clever Toll-Booth Statues on Pont du Carrousel


quai voltaire 75001 / 75006 / 75007 paris France
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Today’s bridge dates from the late 1930s. It replaced a structure built upstream on plans by Polonceau during the July Monarchy (1830-1848). Louis ... Read More
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Henri IV Guards Pont-Neuf


1 rue Dauphine 75006 paris France
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You know that the French Revolution did away with the monarchy and all things royal. But do you know which statue of royalty was first to return to... Read More
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A Saintly Statue on Pont de la Tournelle


1 rue du cardinal lemoine 75005 paris France
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Look attentively as you stroll about Paris and you’ll see markers indicating how high flood waters rose in 1910. The badly damaged Pont de la Tourn... Read More
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The Roman Arena*


47 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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4th-Century Ramparts*


4 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 Courthouse and the Basilica beside the Flower Market*


place louis lépine 75004 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 Archaeological Crypt on the Notre-Dame Esplanade*


place du parvis de 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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