Arc de Triomphe

Monument Honoring France’s Military History

The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. Commissioned by Napoleon after his victory at Austerlitz in 1805, it honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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Jardin d'Acclimatation

Amusement Park in Bois de Boulogne

Institut du Monde Arabe

Center for Arab Culture and Arts

Grévin Wax Museum

Historical Wax Museum

Maison de Victor Hugo

Former Home of Victor Hugo

Porte Saint-Martin

17th-Century Monumental Gate

Musée du Quai Branly

Art from Non-European Cultures

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Notre-Dame Cathedral

Gothic Masterpiece

Conciergerie

Medieval Palace and Prison

Porte Saint-Martin

17th-Century Monumental Gate

Place Vendôme

Luxury Square with Jewelers and Hotels

Île de la Cité

Historic Island on the Seine

Montmartre

The Artistic Heart and Soul of Paris

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