View of Tour Eiffel

Paris Colourful


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View of Tour Eiffel

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View of Tour Eiffel from Jardin des Tuileries at sunset

Obelisque, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Arc de Triom…

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Wiev of Obelisque, Avenue des Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile from Jardin des Tuileries at sunset

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel was designed by Charles Percier and Pierre Léonard Fontatine. The arch was made between 1806-1808 by the Emperor Napoleon I on the model of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome. It was commissioned to commemorate France's military victories in 1805. It was originally surmounted by the famous horses of Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, captured by Napoleon, but these were returned to Venice in 1815. They were replaced by a quadriga sculpted by Baron François Joseph Bosio, depicting Peace riding in a triumphal chariot led by gilded Victories on both sides. The composition commemorates the Restoration of the Bourbons following Napoleon's downfall.

Boats on the River Seine

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Boats on the River Seine near Passerelle Solferino

Passerelle Solferino

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The passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, formerly known as passerelle Solférino (or pont de Solférino), is a footbridge over the River Seine. It was named after the June 1859 French victory of the Battle of Solferino.

Pont Royal and Notre Dame

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View of Pont Royal and Notre Dame from Passerelle de Solferino

Assemblee Nationale

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Flags in front of Assemblee Nationale

Hôtel des Invalides

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Hôtel des Invalides - Les Invalides consists of a complex of buildings containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. It is also the burial site for some of France's war heroes.

Grand Palais

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Grand Palais is a large glass exhibition hall that was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900.

Tour Eiffel

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Tour Eiffel - wiev of tne top from the second floor

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile

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Wiev of Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile from the third floor of Tour Eiffel

Palais Garnier - Opéra National de Paris

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Opéra National de Paris - Palais Garnier - Built between 1862-1875, its architect was Charles Garnier.

Fontaine Saint-Michel

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The fountain was created by French sculptor Davioud in 1860 and represents Saint Michel, protector of France, slaying a dragon.

Notre Dame

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Notre Dame - Statues of the Virgin Mary carrying the Baby Jesus and Angels in front of the West Rose Window

Concorde

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Former "Pride of the Sky" at CDG airport

Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile

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Paris vibrating

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

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Paris vibrating

Avenue des Champs-Élysées


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