Crowning the highest point in Paris with its iconic byzantine domes, Sacré Coeur holds a secure spot in the city's top ten list of landmarks. Constructed in 1875, the Catholic Basilica was part of a larger push to empower the Roman Catholic Church in France's Third R...
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La Cinémathèque française
Preserving the Nouvelle Vague
After a long residency at the Palais de Chaillot, la Cinémathèque française relocated in September 2005 to a modern building de...
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Grand Palais
The big friendly giant
Back in 1894, a design competition was announced for a monumental new building that was conceived to be one of the architectura...
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Les Catacombes
Beneath the city lights
Lurking underneath Paris’ bustling streets is a complex maze of macabre tunnels and tributaries known as "Les Catacombes." T...
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Cinéma du Panthéon
The shining light of French cinema
The Cinéma du Panthéon is Paris' oldest surviving movie house and ever since its inauguration in February 1907, it has rightful...
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Centre Culturel d'Égypte
Discover a world beyond the Pharoahs
The Egyptian Cultural Center is the body in charge of maintaining and promoting Egyptian culture in France. In addition to regu...
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Avenue des Champs-Élysées
The one and only
Hardly does a more famous avenue exist in Europe than the grandiloquent Champs-Élysées. The two-kilometer-long stretch has been...
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L'Olympia
From the creator of the Moulin Rouge
Founded in 1888 by the same man who founded the Moulin Rouge, Olympia Hall is Paris' oldest music hall and itself an icon of th...
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Le Trabendo
Music in the follies
In 1982, Paris held a competition for the renewal of an old meat market and slaughterhouse in the 19th district. The winner of ...
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Palais de Tokyo
Contemporary art set in concrete
A world of contemporary art disguised as a parking lot, the Palais de Tokyo is Paris' answer to contemporary art post-Pompidou....
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Nouveau Casino
Oberkampf concert venue
Contrary to its name, Nouveau Casino is not new or a place to gamble for a full house. Over its 150-year history, the Oberkampf...
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