The triumphal avenue aiming toward the Arc de Triomphe.

This arch was built in memory of Napoléon's Great Army at the top of the Champs-Elysées.

This vast and elegant symbol of reconciliation after the revolution displays the 3000 years old Luxor's obelisk.

Neo-Greek temple ordered by Napoleon in homage to its Great Army, today a rich catholic parish.

Louvre Museum, antiquity to 18th century, 1st museum world wide.

The Paris' landmark : in 1889 Gustave Eiffel gave the French flag a 300 m (984 ft.) pole to commemorate the revolution centenary.

Two operas : the original one built by Garnier in 1875 & Opera Bastille from 1989.

Landmark of the French Revolution better known today as a hip district hosting the new opéra.

Not far from Les Halles, the Centre Beaubourg or better known as the Pompidou Center,created alot of mixed feelings with its radical architectural design.

The 21 st century skyscrapers business district erected outside the western city-limits of Paris was recently enriched by the spectacular Grande Arche.

The first leisure/theme park of Europe.

The major dome of Paris hosting Napoleon's ashes is part of a majestic hospital ordered by the Sun-king.

Basilica built to the glory of the "Holy Heart of Jesus" to redeem the Nation's sins after the 1870 bloodshed of the Commune of Paris overlooks Paris from the Montmartre hill.

The major french religious building, masterpiece of gothic architecture.

Orsay Museum, 19th century arts

A famous early 17th century square with some of the most beautiful parisian apartments in the middle of a middle-age district.

The Church of Saint Sulpice, the famous location of the Da Vinci Code.

The Sun-king palace in Versailles is half an hour by train from Paris.