Paris Landmarks Photos

This page indexes the exterior attractions and major buildings of Paris, France. Major museums and church interiors are on subindexes listed below.

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Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower over Seine & Metro bridge from L'île aux Cygnes. Paris, France View up center of Eiffel Tower. Paris, France Eiffel Tower with Bastille Day fireworks. Paris, France
Palais de Chaillot Palais de Chaillot built for 1937 Paris Exposition seen from Eiffel Tower. Paris, France Apollon Musagète sculpture by Henri Bouchard seen from rear beside northern wing of Palais de Chaillot. Paris, France Line of Art Deco sculptures along esplanade of Palais de Chaillot. Paris, France
Palais de Tokyo Palais de Tokyo built as palais des Musées d'art moderne for Exposition Internationale 1937. Paris, France Art Deco mural at Palais de Tokyo. Paris, France Reclining Art Deco figures at Palais de Tokyo. Paris, France
Alexandre III Bridge Pont Alexandre III by engineers Résal & Alby plus architects Cassien-Bernard & Cousin for the 1900 World Exhibition. Paris, France Fame of Sciences restraining Pegasus sculpture by Emmanuel Frémiet on Pont Alexandre III. Paris, France River nymph sculptures with fish on base of lamp stands on Pont Alexandre III. Paris, France
Grand Palais Grand Palais built for Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900. Paris, France Chariot quadriga sculpture by Georges Récipon atop Grand Palais. Paris, France Mural of Greek & Roman ancient culture at Grand Palais. Paris, France
Petit Palace Petit-Palais built for Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900, now a museum of fine arts run by City of Paris. Paris, France Entrance portal details of Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France Dome of Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France
Les Invalides & Napoleon's Tomb Detail of cupola & Dome at Les Invalides. Paris, France Courtyard & parade ground of Les Invalides. Paris, France Tomb of Napoleon I at Les Invalides. Paris, France
Quai Branly Museum Eiffel Tower seen from garden courtyard of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France Textures & colors of exterior of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France Facades of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France
Muse d'Orsay in former Gare d'Orsay rail station Beaux-Arts exterior clock facade of Musée d'Orsay, former Gare d'Orsay railway station. Paris, France Beaux-Arts details of Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France Rail station clock by Victor Laloux at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France
Louvre Palace & Museum Louvre Pyramid. Paris, France Denon & Richelieu Pavilions of Louvre Palace with glass & steel Pyramid between. Paris, France Lescot wing built under François I facing square courtyard of Louvre Palace. Paris, France
Notre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame Cathedral over Cité Bridge. Paris, France Gothic rear structure of Notre Dame Cathedral with flying buttresses. Paris, France Notre Dame Cathedral over Seine at sunset. Paris, France
St Chapelle St Chapelle commissioned by King Louis IX of France. Paris, France Conciergerie Detail of face of first public clock in Paris carved by Germain Pilon at Conciergerie. Paris, France
Île de la Cité & Île St Louis Tribunal Judiciaire on Quai des Orfèvres of Seine River. Paris, France Bird house for sale at Cité Bird & Flower Market. Paris, France Sail boat in front of Pont Neuf. Paris, France
Paris City Hall (Hotel de Ville) Renaissance Revival facade of Paris City Hall. Paris, France Central towers of Paris City Hall. Paris, France Domed corners of Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville department store across street from Paris City Hall. Paris, France
Tour St Jacques & Place du Châtelet Tour St Jacques Gothic style tower remnant of a church destroyed in French Revolution. Paris, France Fontaine du Palmier (1806-8) on Place du Châtelet Fontaine du Palmier commissioned by Napoleon to celebrate victories in Egypt campaign & provide water to local residents at Place du Châtelet. Paris, France
Georges Pompidou Center Georges Pompidou Center a museum of modern art. Paris, France Stravinsky Fountain firebird & snake sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle at Georges Pompidou Center. Paris, France Color-coded vertical service tubes of Georges Pompidou Center. Paris, France
Opera Garnier Distant view of Opéra Garnier with dome & Apollo, Poetry & Music sculptural group by Aimé Millet sits at apex. Paris, France Opéra Garnier with dome & Apollo, Poetry & Music sculptural group by Aimé Millet & gilded Poetry sculpture by Charles-Alphonse Guméry. Paris, France West facade of Opéra Garnier. Paris, France
Place Vendome & Column Place Vendome column ordered by Napoleon I to celebrate victory at Battle of Austerlitz. Paris, France Napoleon I atop Place Vendome column celebrates victory over Russia & Austria. Paris, France Mansart facades along Place Vendome. Paris, France
Palais Royale & Comedie Français Palace buildings seen from garden of Palais Royale. Paris, France Long facade & arcade of Comedie Français theater. Paris, France Jeanne D'Arc statue by Emmanuel Frémiet at Place des Pyramides. Paris, France
Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel. Paris, France Horses of Saint Mark statue replacements by Baron Francois Joseph Bosio atop Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel made after Venetian originals taken by Napoleon were returned to Venice. Paris, France Victory of Napoleon I at Battle of Austerlitz on Dec, 2, 1805 bas relief by Jean-Joseph Espercieux on Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel. Paris, France
Tuileries Garden Overview of Tuileries Garden which runs between Louvre & Concorde. Paris, France Sculptures surround Grand basin in Tuileries Garden with Obelisk & Arc du Triomphe beyond. Paris, France Cain coming from killing his brother Abel marble sculpture by Henri Vidal in Tuileries Garden. Paris, France
Place de la Concorde Mercury riding Pegasus sculpture by Antoine Coysevox with Obelisk beyond at Place de la Concorde. Paris, France Hieroglyphics exalting reign of pharaoh Ramesses II on Luxor Obelisk at Place de la Concorde. Paris, France River creature holding squirting fish detail of Fountain of Rivers by Jacques Ignace Hittorff in northern position on Place de la Concorde. Paris, France
Madeleine Church Église de la Madeleine at end of rue Royale. Paris, France French National Assembly Facade of French National Assembly. Paris, France
Jardins des Champs Elysees Place de la Concorde Obelisk, Champs Élysées, Arc du Triomphe & highrises of La Defense compressed in telephoto shot. Paris, France Pavillon at Jardins des Champs Elysees. Paris, France Modern sculpture in Jardins des Champs Elysees. Paris, France
Champs Elysees Champs Elysees seen from Arc du Triomphe to Obelisk at Place de la Concorde. Paris, France Faceted window wall of former Citroen auto showroom on Champs Elysees. Paris, France Detail of Art Nouveau restaurant building on Champs Elysees. Paris, France
Arc du Triomphe Arc du Triomphe. Paris, France Le Départ de 1792 sculpture by François Rude on Arc du Triomphe. Paris, France Eternal flame of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arc du Triomphe. Paris, France
Grande Arche & La Defense, Paris Diagonal view of La Grande Arche at La Défense. Paris, France Defense of Paris statue by Louis-Ernest Barrias marking French stand in Franco-Prussian War Siege of Paris at La Défense. Paris, France Rond Place courtyard structure in Villages de l'Arche next to Pacific tower at La Défense. Paris, France
Port St.-Denis, Paris Port St.-Denis over Blvd. St.-Denis commemorating Louis XIV's 1672 Rhine Battles. Paris, France Port St.-Martin, Paris Port St.-Martin mark Louis XIV's victories at Besançon. Paris, France
Montmartre King Saint Louis statue on Basilica of Sacred Heart on Montmartre. Paris, France Place du Tertre art market at Montmartre. Paris, France La Maison Rose quaint restaurant building at Montmartre. Paris, France
Montmartre Windmills of Paris Moulin de la Galette on Montmartre a mill from the 1600s converted to a ballroom after 1814. Paris, France Montmartre Cemetery Chapel Delamare-Bichsel at Montmartre Cemetery. Paris, France
Bastille, Marais, République, Seine SE Place des Vosges ambiance. Paris, France Garden of Hotel de Sully. Paris, France Bastille Opera House on Place de la Bastille. Paris, France
Génie de la Liberté sculpture by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont atop July Column at Place de la Bastille. Paris, France Bronze Marianne symbol of France atop carved monument representing liberty, equality, & fraternity over lion guarding ballot box by Charles & Léopold Morice at Place de la République. Paris, France Equestrian riders flanking door of Cirque d'Hiver. Paris, France
Paris Left Bank, Latin Quarter, Luxembourg Palace, Sorbonne Rue de Buci streetscape in Latin Quarter. Paris, France Luxembourg Palace over model sailboats on great basin of Luxembourg Gardens. Paris, France Sorbonne University buildings along rue St-Jacques including observatory tower. Paris, France
Pantheon, Paris Pantheon national Mausoleum. Paris, France Hector Guimard Buildings Entrance gate at Castel Béranger Hector Guimard. Paris, France
Parc de la Villette La Géode geodesic dome IMAX theatre at Parc de la Villette. Paris, France L'Argonaute submarine museum at Parc de la Villette. Paris, France Giant playground slide in form of dragon at Parc de la Villette. Paris, France
Les Halles market, St Eustache, Bourse de commerce Historic view of Forum des Halles shopping center between 1970 & 2010. Paris, France St Eustache Les Halles. Paris, France Bourse de commerce with round dome at Les Halles. Paris, France
Seine Down River from Eiffel Tower Statue of Liberty quarter-scale replica on Île aux Cygnes seen against red Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel. Paris, France Curved section of facade of Radio France headquarters. Paris, France Pont Rouelle SNCF rail bridge crosses over Ave. President Kennedy with Passy-Kennedy Building beyond. Paris, France
Seine Up River from Gare de Lyon Embarcadère du Ministère des Finances projecting over Seine River. Paris, France Mexico statue from Children of the World sculpture series by Rachid Khimoune in Parc Bercy. Paris, France Simone de Beauvoir footbridge over River Seine leading to National Library. Paris, France
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