Paris is famed throughout the world for the beauty and variety of its monuments. Towers, churches, palaces, archways, bridges or fountains… an extraordinary collection of landmarks that transports us back in time. Of course, Paris wouldn’t be Paris without the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame or Sacré Coeur. And each evening a special magic takes over the city when all these splendid constructions are illuminated! A sense of romance along the Pont Neuf, a shiver in the catacombs or an exotic mood at the Mosque: Paris is also a mix of atmospheres and cultures.
From the must-see to the more unusual, all these monuments relate two thousand years of the capital’s history. Most of the monuments in Paris stay open at the weekend and close on one weekday, as well as on some public holidays. They are usually open late one evening a week.
It is the centrepiece of the Place Charles de Gaulle-Etoile, from where it majestically overlooks the Champs Elysées. Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 in homage to French military victories, the arch was completed 30 years later during the reign of Louis Philippe, the last King of France, who dedicated the monument to the glory of the revolutionary army and the French army in general.
Charles de Gaulle Etoile 
Charles de Gaulle Etoile 
22, 30, 31, 52, 73, 92, Balabus .Notre Dame de Paris (’Our Lady of Paris’ in French) is a Gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris. It is the cathedral of the Catholic archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the "cathedra", or official chair, of the Archbishop of Paris, André Cardinal Vingt-Trois. Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world.
Saint Michel 
Saint Michel Notre Dame 21, 38, 47, 58, 70, 72, 74, 81, 82, Balabus .Louis XV commissioned the architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot to build this massive church, located in the area now known as the Latin Quarter... The construction of the Pantheon began in 1764 and was completed in 1790.
Cardinal Lemoine 
Luxembourg 21, 27, 83, 84, 85, 89 .Paris’s most famous chapel was built in the 13th century at the order of Louis IX to house the relics of Christ’s Passion, notably the crown of thorns, which ... the future Saint Louis bought from the Emperor of Constantinople.
Cité Saint Michel/Notre Dame 21, 27, 38, 85, 96, Balabus .The Eiffel Tower, undoubtedly the Paris landmark and must-see monument, is 324 metres high and weighs a total of 10,000 tons. Built for the World Fair in 1889 the tower took two years, two months and five days to complete and is celebrating its 120th birthday this year.
Bir Hakeim Champs de Mars Tour Eiffel 42, 69, 72, 82, 87 Former Royal Academies in the 17th century, the "Ecole des Beaux-Arts" (Fine Arts School) has been located since 1816 where the "Petits Augustins" monastery was established.
Saint Germain des Prés Musée d’Orsay 24, 27, 39, 63, 70, 86, 87, 95, Balabus .In 1670, King Louis XIV decided to build the "Hôtel Royal des Invalides" for wounded homeless soldiers of its different wars. It was built between 1671 and 1676 by Libéral Bruant, and then by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte.
One of the most prestigious monument in Paris.
Nowadays, it still maintains its initial purpose but the building also houses three museums (Army museum, "Plans-Reliefs" museum and Liberation Order museum), Napoleon 1st tomb designed en 1843 and two churches (the Dôme church and Saint-Louis-des-Invalides church).
Invalides ; Latour-Maubourg Invalides 28, 49, 63, 69, 83, 87, 82, 92 .Mosque built (1922-26) in the Hispano-Mooresque style and overlooked by a minaret. The courtyard encloses a garden, symbol of Muslim paradise. At the heart of the religious buildings is a patio surrounded by finely carved arcades, modelled upon the Alhambra in Granada.
Place Monge Gare d’Austerlitz 47 .This important vestige of the Capetian Palace is a remarkable testimony of the civil architecture of the 14th century, with the Gens d’Armes room, the Guard room and the kitchens. Almost the whole of the lower part of the Palace was turned into a prison during the 15th century; you may visit the cells (in particular Queen Marie-Antoinette’s) and discover the history of the French Revolution.
Cité Saint Michel/Notre Dame 21, 24, 27, 38, 58, 81, 85, Balabus .
