Paris has always laid claim to being the cultural capital of the world. It's certainly still one of the most romantic cities in the world, as well as one of the most harmonious architecturally - due to its wholesale re-modelling under Baron Haussman in the late 19thC, who swept away many of the narrow medieval streets and historic slums to create wide boulevards and comfortable sidewalks for strolling.
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The Louvre, with its glass pyramid, is an icon of Paris and one of the world's most-visited cultural sites. Its collections encompass all ages: from ...
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Originally built for the 1889 World Fair, this structure was designed to incorporate the advancement of metallurgy in construction, meaning that an ...
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Initially constructed at the request of Louis IX as a royal chapel, Sainte Chapelle is often regarded as the definitive example of its Gothic style – ...
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The sumptuous Hall of Mirrors is haunted by the ghosts of the royal family, from Louis XIII to Louis-Philippe: 250 years of tragedies and fêtes in ...
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The Luncheon on the Grass (Le dejeuner sur l'herbe), originally titled The Bath (Le Bain), is an oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet. Painted ...
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The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin is an oil painting by the Early Netherlandish master Jan van Eyck, dating from around 1435. It is on display in the ...
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08/12/1943 – 03/07/1971
Bohemian musician and legend. Founder and lead singer of 'The Doors' he died at only 27 in the bath tub of a Paris hotel ...
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A modernist architectural forefather, the Villa Savoye is considered a masterpiece of Le Corbusier's purist design. Located in a suburb near Paris, ...
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Famous for its gardens and fountains, its magnificent Hall of Mirrors, and above all for the man who built it (and eventually 'did for' the French ...
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One of the first and most impressive examples of Gothic architecture, Notre Dame is more than a place of artistic and religious interest. The romance ...
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Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda (La Joconde), is a 16th century oil painting on a poplar panel by Leonardo Da Vinci. It is arguably the most famous painting ...
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This Left Bank museum is housed in a beautifully converted Belle Epoque train station. It features painting, photography and sculpture, primarily by ...
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'The Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. It ...
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Monet painted this famous series, the best known of his works, after his eyes had begun to deteriorate and it was his greatest focus towards the end ...
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Amelie (Dir: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001).
Café des Deux Moulins, 15 Rue Lepic, Rue Cauchois, Montmartre, Paris, France
This is a great film and ...
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For the aesthetic: So perfectly and carefully constructed, Sacre Coeur sits on Paris’s highest point, held up as surely one of it’s most lovely ...
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