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Rouen Opera House

Rouen Opera House, formally the Rouen Normandy Opera House - Theatre of Arts, is a French opera house in Rouen, Normandy. It is home to the Rouen Philharmonic Orchestra and includes concert venues such as the Théâtre des arts and Chapelle Corneille.

La Cartonnerie

La Cartonnerie is a concert hall in Reims, in the Marne department of the Grand Est region. Located in the city centre, it includes two concert halls, rehearsal studios, and a reception space.

Arènes de Cimiez

The Arènes de Cimiez is a Roman amphitheatre in the Cimiez district of Nice. Built in successive campaigns between 70 and 80 AD, it is one of the smallest amphitheatres recorded in Gaul and remains open to the public.

Gare des Brotteaux

Gare des Brotteaux is a former French railway station in Lyon’s 6th arrondissement. Opened in 1859 and named after the Brotteaux district, it was an important station on the PLM axis and later closed in favor of Lyon-Part-Dieu.

Cinéma Opéra

Cinéma Opéra was a cinema in Reims opened in 1923. Its history includes a move in 2019 to place Drouet-d'Erlon and the preservation of its classified facade on rue de Thillois.

Hôtel de police de Marseille

The Hôtel de police de Marseille is housed in the Palais épiscopal, a building on rue du Commissaire-Divisionnaire-Antoine-Becker. Its façades, roofs, and street portal are registered as historical monuments, and the building is also called l’évêché in metonymy.

Les Crayères

Les Crayères is a château in Reims, located on the UNESCO-listed colline Saint-Nicaise within a classified park designed by Edouard André and Edouard Redont. Built in pure Mansart style, it was inaugurated in 1904 and overlooks the city and surrounding landmarks.

Voodoo Castle

Voodoo Castle is a museum in Strasbourg housed in the old water castle, built in 1878 and listed as a historic monument in 1984. Founded in 2014, it presents a major private Voodoo art collection curated by Marie-Luce and Marc Arbogast.

Reims Opera House

Reims Opera House is a theatre building in Reims, France, built by Alphonse Gosset with Narcisse Brunette and Ernest Leclère. Inaugurated in 1873, it combines a neoclassical exterior with Art Deco interior decoration.

Manécanterie

Manécanterie is a historic monument in Lyon’s Saint-Jean district, attached to the south-southwest of Saint-Jean Cathedral. Part of the former cathedral cloister, it first served the canons of Saint-Jean before becoming a manécanterie, a school for clergy singing.

Parc des expositions de Bordeaux

Parc des expositions de Bordeaux is an exhibition park spread over more than thirty hectares. It includes four main halls and faces the Palais des Congrès across the lake. The site has hosted major fairs and recurring professional and public events.

Vélodrome Jacques-Anquetil

Vélodrome Jacques-Anquetil, formerly known as Vélodrome de la Cipale, is a velodrome in Paris. Located in the Bois de Vincennes since 1896, it was inaugurated in 1896 under the name Vélodrome municipal de Vincennes and later renamed in 1987.

Porte Cailhau

Porte Cailhau is a late 15th-century city gate in the historic center of Bordeaux, France. Standing on the bank of the Garonne, it consists of two connected towers and has been listed as a French historical monument since 1883.

Musée Jean Lurçat

Musée Jean Lurçat is a tapestry museum housed in the old hospital’s large sickroom and a neighboring former 19th-century orphanage. It echoes the Tenture de l'Apocalypse and presents works by Jean Lurçat and later textile artists.

Le Cosmos

Le Cosmos is a cinema hall in Strasbourg, at the corner of 3 rue des Francs-Bourgeois and rue des Sept-Hommes, near place Kléber. Built in 1913, it is among the oldest cinemas in France and has been listed as a historical monument since 1990.

Kinépolis Lomme

Kinépolis Lomme is a castle in Lomme that serves as the facade of a Kinépolis multiplex cinema. The site combines a historic château image with a contemporary urban cinema landmark.

Parking des Célestins

Parking des Célestins is an underground parking facility in Lyon, France, located beneath Place des Célestins. Completed in 1994, it is noted for its original design and artistic intervention, including a periscope view by Daniel Buren.

Hôtel Richer de Belleval

L’Hôtel Richer de Belleval, also known as hôtel de Belleval and hôtel de Boulhaco, is a private mansion on Place de la Canourgue in Montpellier. Registered as a historic monument, it reopened after major rehabilitation and now includes a hotel, restaurant, and contemporary art foundation.

Gare de Lyon-Guillotière

Gare de Lyon-Guillotière is a freight station in Lyon. Built between 1947 and 1949 by architect Jean Clet and engineer Bernard Laffaille, it consists of two concrete halls and was used by Sernam until 2012.

Grand Palais Éphémère

Grand Palais Éphémère was a temporary event hall on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 2021 to replace the closed Grand Palais during renovation, it also served as the Olympic venue Arena Champ-de-Mars before being dismantled in 2025.

Château Labottière

Château Labottière, also called Hôtel Labottière or Maison Tivoli, is an 18th-century hôtel particulier at 29 rue Labottière in Bordeaux. Built for the Labottière brothers, it now houses the Institut culturel Bernard-Magrez.

Opéra d'Avignon

L’Opéra d’Avignon, also known as Opéra Grand Avignon, is a historic opera house in Avignon. Its building was rebuilt in 1846–1847 after a fire and later renovated in 1978 and from 2018 to 2021.

Théâtre Graslin

Théâtre Graslin is the opera house of Nantes in Loire-Atlantique. Built at the end of the 18th century, it is operated by Angers-Nantes Opéra and has been listed as a historical monument since 1975.

Rennes City Hall

Rennes City Hall is a civic building in Rennes, rebuilt between 1734 and 1743 after the 1720 fire. It combines two classical wings, a recessed clock tower, and later additions linked to municipal life and remembrance.

Lycée Juliette Récamier

Lycée Juliette Récamier is a public local secondary and higher education institution in Lyon. Established in the 1950s, it was created for young girls and named after Juliette Récamier. The site has a layered history, including earlier industrial uses.

Château Narbonnais

Château Narbonnais was the medieval castle of Toulouse. It later became a royal fortress and the seat of the parliament of Toulouse. Its remains are visible in the courthouse crypt, and a wall still stands in the salle des ...

Comoedia

Comoedia is a movie theater in Lyon with origins on avenue Berthelot in 1914. Rebuilt after wartime destruction, it later grew into a multi-screen complex and reopened in 2001 after restoration.

Le Quai

Le Quai is a cultural space in Angers, in the French department of Maine-et-Loire. It hosts the permanent National Dramatic Center Le Quai CDN and the National Center for Contemporary Dance, Cndc, in a theatre building on the right bank of the Maine.

Rock School Barbey

Rock School Barbey is a scène de musiques actuelles (SMAC) in Bordeaux, located at 18 cours Barbey. It combines a concert hall, a club, a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, and a music school.

Musée Dobrée

Musée Dobrée is a history museum in central Nantes, in the Graslin district near the Muséum d'histoire naturelle and cours Cambronne. It brings together collections linked to Thomas Dobrée and other regional holdings.

Rue du Bœuf

Rue du Bœuf is a paved pedestrian street in the Vieux Lyon quarter of Lyon, France. Running north to south, it links rue de Gadagne with the junction of montée du Chemin-Neuf and rue de la Bombarde, and is lined with 16th-century buildings.

La Cour d'Honneur

The Cour d'Honneur, located in the Palais des Papes in Avignon, is known as the first, most prestigious, and most emblematic venue of the Festival d'Avignon. It is a central courtyard in the papal palace.

Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal

Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal is a division of the Bibliothèque nationale de France at 1 rue de Sully in Paris. It stands in the former Arsenal of Paris, in the 4th arrondissement, opposite the Pavillon de l'Arsenal.

Théâtre du Capitole

Théâtre du Capitole is an opera house in Toulouse, housed in the Hôtel de ville on place du Capitole. It has an Italian-style auditorium and a permanent artistic team including a choir, a maîtrise, and a ballet company.