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1. Musée du Louvre

Art museum1st arrondissement

The world-famous former royal palace on the Right Bank, home to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and thousands of works spanning antiquity to the 19th century.

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2. Eiffel Tower

LandmarkChamp de Mars

Gustave Eiffel's wrought-iron tower on the Champ de Mars, with lifts and stairs to two viewing floors and a summit 276 metres above the city.

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3. Musée d’Orsay

Art museum (Impressionism)7th arrondissement

A former Beaux-Arts railway station on the Left Bank holding the world's best-known collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.

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4. Notre-Dame de Paris

Gothic cathedralÎle de la Cité

Paris's great Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, restored after the 2019 fire and reopened to visitors and worshippers in December 2024.

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5. Arc de Triomphe

MonumentChamps-Élysées

Napoleon's triumphal arch at the top of the Champs-Élysées, with a rooftop terrace looking down the twelve avenues radiating from Place Charles de Gaulle.

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6. Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre

BasilicaMontmartre

The white-domed basilica crowning the butte of Montmartre, free to enter and open daily, with sweeping views over Paris from its steps and dome.

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7. Sainte-Chapelle

Gothic royal chapelÎle de la Cité

A 13th-century royal chapel within the Palais de la Cité, celebrated for its soaring walls of medieval stained glass.

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8. Musée Rodin

Sculpture museum and gardenInvalides

Auguste Rodin's former studio in the Hôtel Biron, with The Thinker and The Gates of Hell set in a large sculpture garden.

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9. Jardin du Luxembourg

Public parkSaint-Germain-des-Prés / Latin Quarter

The French Senate's formal garden in the 6th arrondissement, with the Medici Fountain, tree-lined promenades and the famous green chairs around its central basin.

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10. Musée de l’Orangerie

Art museum (Monet's Water Lilies)Tuileries

A compact museum in the Tuileries Garden built around Claude Monet's monumental Water Lilies, displayed in two oval rooms lit by natural light.

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