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Paris , the capital of
France , has an annual 30 million foreign visitors, and so is one of the most visited cities in the world.
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Paris ' sights include monuments and architecture, such as its
Arc de Triomphe ,
Eiffel Tower and neo-classic
Haussmannian boulevards and buildings as well as museums, operas and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its suburban
Disneyland Paris . With its many monument, the city is a symbol of French culture, and since the 2000s attracts nearly three million visitors per year.
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Within the City of Paris
Museums
Centre Georges-Pompidou - 20th-century modern art museum, hosting the
Paris Museum of Modern Art
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - a hands-on science museum that attracts over two million visitors yearly
The Louvre - one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument
Musée des Arts et Métiers - Museum of Arts and Crafts that houses the collection of the
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Industry), which was founded in 1794 as a repository for the preservation of scientific instruments and inventions
Musée d'Orsay - 19th-century paintings, one of the largest
Impressionist exhibits, housed in a former rail station
Musée de l'Orangerie -
Impressionist and
post-impressionist paintings, the permanent home of eight large
Water Lilies murals by
Claude Monet
Musée Marmottan Monet - dedicated to
Claude Monet , includes over 300 paintings including Monet's
Impression, Sunrise
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - National Museum of Natural History
Musée Rodin - houses the works of sculptors
Auguste Rodin and
Camille Claudel
Parc de la Villette - hosting the
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie , a science museum, and the
Cité de la Musique , which houses various musical institutes, a museum, and a concert hall
Monuments
Churches
Modern and contemporary architecture of the 20th and 21st century
Arab World Institute (1987)
Jean Nouvel ,
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5th arrondissement of Paris
Bercy Arena , équipe Andrault-Parat,
Jean Prouvé , Guvan (1984),
12th arrondissement of Paris .
Cité internationale universitaire de Paris ,
Pavillon Suisse (1930) and
Maison du Brésil (1954),
Le Corbusier and
Lúcio Costa for the latter
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Front de Seine (1970s) and
Centre commercial Beaugrenelle ,
Valode et Pistre (2013),
15th arrondissement of Paris
Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (1989),
12th arrondissement of Paris .
Musée Mendjisky,
Robert Mallet-Stevens ,
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15th arrondissement of Paris
Opéra Bastille ,
Carlos Ott (1989),
11th arrondissement of Paris
Palais de Chaillot (1937),
Jacques Carlu ,
Louis-Hippolyte Boileau and
Léon Azéma ,
16th arrondissement of Paris
Palais de la Porte Dorée (1931),
Albert Laprade ,
12th arrondissement of Paris
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Palais de Tokyo (1937), architects: Jean-Claude Dondel, André Aubert, Paul Viard et Marcel Dastugue, low reliefs:
Alfred Janniot , statue La France :
Antoine Bourdelle ,
16th arrondissement of Paris
Palais d'Iéna (1937),
Auguste Perret ,
16th arrondissement of Paris
Palais de Chaillot (1937),
Jacques Carlu ,
Louis-Hippolyte Boileau and
Léon Azéma ,
16th arrondissement of Paris (1927), Jacques Marcel Auburtin, André Granet and Jean-Baptiste Mathon,
8th arrondissement of Paris
Salle Pleyel (1927), Jacques Marcel Auburtin, André Granet and Jean-Baptiste Mathon,
8th arrondissement of Paris
La Samaritaine , building facing the river (1928?),
Frantz Jourdain and
Henri Sauvage ,
1st arrondissement of Paris
Site of the French communist party,
Oscar Niemeyer (1965-1980),
19th arrondissement of Paris
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (1913),
Auguste Perret , 8th arrondissement of Paris
Tour Montparnasse , architects Jean Saubot, Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan and Louis de Hoÿm de Marien (1973),
15th arrondissement of Paris
World Heritage Centre (Unesco) (1958) architects: French
Bernard Zehrfuss , Américan
Marcel Breuer , and Italian
Pier Luigi Nervi . Their plans were validated by an international committee of five architects:
Lucio Costa (Brasil),
Walter Gropius (United States),
Le Corbusier (France),
Sven Markelius (Sweden) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (Italy), in collaboration with
Eero Saarinen (Finland).
7th arrondissement of Paris
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Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ,
Renzo Piano ,
Richard Rogers ,
Gianfranco Franchini (1977),
1st arrondissement of Paris
Les Echelles du Baroque ,
Ricardo Bofill (1985),
14th arrondissement of Paris
La Géode , architects Adrien Fainsilber and Gérard Chamayou (1985),
19th arrondissement of Paris
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Arche-d'Alliance,
Architecture-Studio (1986),
15th arrondissement of Paris
Louvre Pyramid ,
Ieoh Ming Pei (1989),
1st arrondissement of Paris
La Défense , Paris business district,
Grande Arche ,
Johan Otto von Spreckelsen and
Erik Reitzel (1989)
Parc André-Citroën , landscaping:
Gilles Clément ,
Allain Provost , architects Patrick Berger, Jean-François Jodry and
Jean-Paul Viguier , (1992),
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15th arrondissement of Paris
Canal+ former site (1992),
Richard Meier ,
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15th arrondissement of Paris
Outside shell Ministère de la Culture (France),
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1st arrondissement of Paris
Cinémathèque française (1993),
Frank Gehry ,
12th arrondissement of Paris .
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain ,
Jean Nouvel (1994),
14th arrondissement of Paris
Bibliothèque nationale de France ,
Dominique Perrault (1995),
13th arrondissement of Paris
Musée du quai Branly ,
Jean Nouvel (2006),
7th arrondissement of Paris
Cité de la mode et du design , Jakob + Macfarlane (2008),
13th arrondissement of Paris
Louis Vuitton Foundation ,
Frank Gehry (2014),
16th arrondissement of Paris
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Philharmonie de Paris ,
Jean Nouvel (2015),
19th arrondissement of Paris
Others
In the Paris region
Monuments
Entertainment
See also
Notes and references