One of the main reasons why Paris is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world is the continuity in its urban planning and architecture. From the early developments during the reign of Henry IV in the 16th century up to the 19th century with the large developments under Haussmann, the Prefect of [...]
Les Invalides, officially known as L’Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building’s original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l’Armée, the [...]
The Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. The park is named after the nearby town of Vincennes. The Bois de Vincennes, like the Bois de Boulogne, is often not thought to be part of Paris proper, as it consists only of unpopulated public land. However, for administrative purposes, it is [...]
The Place de la République is a square, located on the border between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements. It is named after the French Republic. The metro station of République lies beneath the square. The location of the Place corresponds to the bastion of the gate of the Temple in the wall of Charles V (raised between 1356 and 1383). Decorated in 1811 with [...]
Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the Rue de Belleville. The remainder lies in the 10th and 11tharrondissements. It was once the independent commune (municipality) of Belleville which was annexed by the City of Paris in 1860 [...]
This basilica would be a fitting tribute to any number of great people from French history. King Louis XV commissioned the architect Soufflot to design a great building for him in 1755. It was to be dedicated to Saint Geneviéve who was buried in an earlier basilica in 512 and whom the king credited with [...]
The Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter) is an area in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France, around the Sorbonne University. The name derives from the Latin language, which was widely spoken in the Middle Ages in and around the University. It currently still houses various higher education establishments, such as the École Normale Supérieure, the École [...]
65 meters long, 21 meters wide and 19 meters high St Germain is a small church. Given the various destructions and multiple restorations, this building’s Roman architecture has much changed since the 11th century, though many of its original elements remain intact. The tops of the altar (in four bays) present traditional themes characteristic of [...]
The Marais is one of the oldest parts of Paris, following the Ile de la Cite, which is now completely different. Much of the streets here remain as they were centuries ago with their elegant mansions, small shops and boutiques, and narrow alleys. This is a great place to live and is significantly quieter than [...]
Gare de Paris-Est Paris Est (or Gare de l’Est, “East station” in English) is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann. It is one of the largest and the oldest [...]
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