Standing at 324 metres (1,063 ft) in height, engineer Gustave Eiffel’s tower is the tallest structure in Paris, an icon of France that that dates back to 1889, built as the original entrance to the Paris World Fair of the same year.
Arguably one of the most famous shopping streets in the world, the Champs Elysees is located between the Place de la Concorde and the striking Arc De Triomphe, a grand boulevard containing a combination of theatres, cafes and iconic retail brands.
Sitting proud in the centre of Place de Charles de Gaulle, the Arc de Triumphe stand at 50m (164 ft) in height, honouring those who fought and died during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Its vault is home to the tomb of the unknown soldier.
The striking golden dome of l’Hotel National des Invalides is a striking reminder of the military history of France, a complex of buildings that includes various museums and monuments, including the military museum of France and the burial location for notable French figures like Napoleon Bonaparte.
The largest and most well known central square in Paris sits in between the Champs de Elysees and the Jardins Tuileries, a reminder of several significant events in the history of Paris, not least as the famous site of the guillotine, which saw the deaths of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.
The largest and most well known central square in Paris sits in between the Champs de Elysees and the Jardins Tuileries, a reminder of several significant events in the history of Paris, not least as the famous site of the guillotine, which saw the deaths of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.
Immortalised in Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the best examples of French gothic architecture in existence and acts as the official cathedral for the Archdiocese of Paris.
Arguably the most famous of the Parisian cabarets, the Moulin Rouge is the birth place of the can-can dance. Immortalised in Baz Luhrmann’s movie of the same name, its red windmill is a recognised landmark world over.
The most famous of the green spaces in central Paris, the Jardins de Luxembourg are also home to the Luxembourg Palace, the meeting place of the French senate.
Running through the heart of Paris as it continues along its 776km (482 mile) journey from the northwest of Dijon through into the English channel at Le Havre, 37 bridges cross the River Seine in central Paris.
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