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Squares and streets in Paris
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Tertre (place du)
photos of Tertre (place du) This is the central point of the Montmartre hill. In the early morning, the square still has a village feel. Before having been invaded by tourists and painters, Place du Tertre was the...

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Panthéon (place du)
photos of Panthéon (place du) This is an austere square set around the monument which commemorates great French men. There is also the Sainte-Geneviève library, the Law Faculty, the Mairie (Town Hall) of the 5th...

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Vendôme (place)
photos of Vendôme (place) This place is one of the most beautiful in Paris. La Place Vendôme (Vendôme Square), built around 1700, provides a remarkable example of French architecture of the Grand Siècle (Great...

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Saint Germain Place
photos of Saint Germain Place Located opposite the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, this square was laid out on the location of the old abbey entrance. Instead of the maze of medieval roads, today there is a...

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Concorde (place de la)
photos of Concorde (place de la) Designed in 1748 to accommodate the equestrian statue by Bouchardon of King Louis XV the square is one of the most elegant places in Paris, typifying the neo-classical French style. The...

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Madeleine (place de la)
photos of Madeleine (place de la) Place de la Madeleine is laid out around the imposing Eglise de la Madeleine (church), originally built as a temple dedicated to the glory of Napoleon's armies. The square, which took its...

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Pigalle (rue et place)
photos of Pigalle (rue et place) Nerve centre of Paris nightlife, not to missed, Place Pigalle is at the heart of the "red light district" of the capital. Like the arrondissement, Rue Pigalle, from the name of Mme...

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Vosges (place des)
photos of Vosges (place des) This place is one of the most beautiful in Paris. La place des Vosges (Vosges Square) was the first perfect even-sized square in Paris, made up of 36 pavilions built in the same style...

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Champs Elysées (avenue)
photos of Champs Elysées (avenue) The Avenue des Champs Elysées is considered to be the most beautiful avenue in the world. Linking Place de la Concorde with the Arc de Triomphe, it makes for a grandiose sight, a centre...

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Cour carree du Louvre
photos of Cour carree du Louvre On the site of the medieval fortress of the Louvre, the Cour Carrée was completed in the 17th Century, during the reign of Louis XIII, by the architect Le Mercier. The courtyard's style...

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Rivoli (rue de)
As one of the main roads of the capital, it goes through the heart of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine, extending Rue Saint-Antoine and ending at Place de la Concorde. The road owes...

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Las Ramblas

Las Ramblas is the typical Barcelona street. This pedestrian street stretching from Catalunya square and the monument to Colon is undoubtedly one of the most frequented place in the city....

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Hotel de Ville (place de l' )
Today, this square is home to the Hotel de Ville de Paris (Paris Town Hall). Originally, the square was nothing more than a marshy area on which a port was created, needed for numerous...

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Grand Place - Brussels

One cannot resist to the square's charm. At the heart of the sacred island, it is a harmonious building grouping from the XVIIth century comprising the gothic style City Hall and a...

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