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Opera House and Opera Garnier.
Two operas : the original one built by Garnier in 1875 & Opera Bastille from 1989. The Opera Garnier is just 5 mn from the hotel St Petersbourg.
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Jacquemart Andre Museum.
Masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance and of XVIIIth century painting, presented in the mansion of Edouard André, a nineteenth century collector. 10mn from the hotel St Petersbourg.
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Place Vendome.
Place Vendome between the rue de Castiglione and rue de la Paix is one of the most famous squares in Paris, symbol of excellence and luxury. The Place Vendome is 10 mn walking distance from the hotel St Peterbourg.
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La Madeleine.
Neo-Greek temple ordered by Napoleon in homage to its Great Army, today a rich catholic parish. Just 10 from Hotel St Petersbourg.
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La Concorde.
This vast and elegant symbol of reconciliation after the revolution displays the 3000 years old Luxor's obelisk.
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Le Louvre.
Louvre Museum, antiquity to 18th century, 1st museum world wide.
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Arc de Triomphe.
This arch was built in memory of Napoléon's Great Army at the top of the Champs-Elysées.
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Invalides.
The major dome of Paris hosting Napoleon's ashes is part of a majestic hospital ordered by the Sun-king.
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Eiffel Tower.
The Paris' landmark : in 1889 Gustave Eiffel gave the French flag a 300 m (984 ft.) pole to commemorate the revolution centenary.
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Quai Branly Museum.
The huge new museum dedicated to 'arts premiers' or the often-ignored arts of non-European civilisations (Africa, Asia, Americas and Oceania)
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La Defense.
The 21 st century skyscrapers business district erected outside the western city-limits of Paris was recently enriched by the spectacular Grande Arche.
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Beaubourg, Centre Georges Pompidou.
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.
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Place des Vosges/Le Marais.
A famous early 17th century square with some of the most beautiful parisian apartments in the middle of a middle-age district.
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Montmartre/Sacre Coeur
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.
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Versailles.
The Sun-king palace in Versailles is half an hour by train from Paris.
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Montparnasse.
The famous district in the left bank, location of the only parisian skyscaper and the train station.
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