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Hôtel national des Invalides
pictures of Hôtel national des Invalides This building, eye-catching for its magnificent gilt dome, is one of the most important monuments in Paris. Fronted by a vast esplanade bordered by fosses and fortifications in the style...

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Palais Royal
pictures of Palais Royal The Palais-Royal comprises a consistent group of arches despite a long history of construction, initiated by Cardinal Richelieu, followed on by Victor Louis and completed by Fontaine at...

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Hotel de Sully
pictures of Hotel de Sully A magnificent example of the Renaissance style in Paris. The mansion was built between 1625 and 1630 by Jean Notin for the financier Mesme-Gallet. In 1634, the Duke of Sully, Surintendant...

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Hotel des Ventes Drouot
pictures of Hotel des Ventes Drouot The Drouot Auction Rooms have been the delight of antique dealers, collectors, experts and amateurs since the 1980s. It is located at number 9 in Rue Drouot, well-known for housing the...

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Palais de la Bourse
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Hôtel Carnavalet
pictures of Hôtel Carnavalet Home to the Musée d'Histoire de la Ville de Paris, this mansion in Renaissance style, was built in 1544 by the architect Pierre Lescot for Jacques de Lignerie, the first president of the...

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Palais du Louvre
pictures of Palais du Louvre This is the Palace of the Kings of France, filled with history from the Middle Ages right up to the 3rd Millennium. The Palais du Louvre (today, the Louvre Museum), was built on a site...

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Hotel de Soubise
pictures of Hotel de Soubise This is a magnificent mansion from the 18th Century. At the end of the 14th Century, the Constable Olivier de Clisson had a mansion built for himself. Confiscated by the English, this...

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Hotel Matignon
pictures of Hotel Matignon This is without doubt one of the most famous mansions in the Saint-Germain suburb as it is the Prime Minister's residence. Built in 1721 by the architect Courtonne for the Maréchal de...

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Institut de France
pictures of Institut de France It is located on the site of the former cemetery which held Parisians from the 12th to the 18th Century. Four times bigger than the present-day square, the cemetery was originally...

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Pantheon
pictures of Pantheon At the top of Mount Sainte-Geneviève (Parisian martyr), this monument was the church that Louis XV had built to give thanks to the saint for his recovery in 1744. Constructed by Soufflot...

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Merveille
Since the end of the XVIIth century, the Merveille (marvel) has designated the place where the monks lived. The monastery was built on Phillipe-Auguste's order between 1212 and 1228. It...

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Ecole Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The whole academy is established on the remains of the Monastery of the Petits-Augustins, built by Queen Margot at the beginning of the 17th Century. The former monastery was chosen as a...

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