Salle Le Peletier was an opera house in Paris that housed the Paris Opera from 1821 until it was destroyed by fire in 1873. Designed by François Debret, it was built on the site of the garden of the Hôtel de Choiseul on rue Lepeletier.
The Marly Horses are two symmetrical Carrara marble sculptural groups by Guillaume Coustou the Elder, made between 1743 and 1745. They depict rearing horses being restrained by charioteers and were commissioned for the Marly watering basin.
The Archives nationales are France’s national archives, created by decree of the Constituent Assembly in 1790. They preserve archives of the central organs of the French State, with headquarters in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and additional holdings in Paris.
The Musée des Augustins is an art museum in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, housed in the former convent of the Augustins. Opened in 1795, it holds important collections of painting and sculpture and reopened in 2005 after nearly six years of work.
The equestrian statue of Louis XIV is a bronze sculpture by François-Frédéric Lemot on Place Bellecour in Lyon. It stands on a marble pedestal and is registered as a historical monument.
La Force Prison was a former hôtel particulier transformed into a maison de détention. It served as a prison for Paris between 1780 and 1845, and today the building is almost entirely destroyed.
Hôtel Beauharnais is a historic hôtel particulier in Paris’s 7th arrondissement. Designed by Germain Boffrand and completed in 1714, it was later rebuilt in the Empire style by Eugène de Beauharnais and now serves as the official residence of the German ambassador to France.
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel is a mural painting by Eugène Delacroix, completed in 1861 for the chapel of the Saints-Anges at Saint-Sulpice in Paris. It is one of the painter’s last masterpieces and is classified as a historical monument object.
The Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, Alsace, is housed in the former Dominican convent of Unter den Linden. It presents a large collection of objects from the Neolithic to the present and is especially known for Upper Rhine sacred art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Église Saint-Georges is a Catholic place of worship in the Vieux Lyon neighborhoods. Dedicated to Saint Georges de Lydda, it belongs to the parish of the primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon. The current building was constructed in neo-Gothic style by Pierre Bossan in 1844–1845.
Opéra Nouvel is an opera house in Lyon, France, on Place de la Comédie opposite the city hall. It was built in 1831 as the Grand Théâtre and later restructured and enlarged by Jean Nouvel.
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church is a 19th-century church in Paris on Place Franz-Liszt. Dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, it dominates the neighborhood and stands on the former Saint-Lazare enclosure, where he lived and worked.
The Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy is a historic palace in Dijon, France. Begun in 1364 for Philippe le Hardi, it combines Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical styles and now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon and Dijon City Hall.
Place d’Italie is a square in Paris located at a major crossroads. Its history is tied to the ancient Roman road from Lutèce to Lugdunum, later road and boulevard development, and the former barrière d’Italie.
The equestrian statue of Henri IV is a bronze monumental sculpture on Place du Pont-Neuf in Paris. Inaugurated in 1818, it shows Henri IV on horseback, crowned with laurel and holding a scepter. It replaced earlier versions destroyed or removed.
Passage Pommeraye is a covered shopping arcade in Nantes, France, built from the end of 1840. Set on a steep slope, it is arranged over three levels connected by a central staircase and has been a listed historical monument.
Hôpital Cochin is a hospital of Assistance publique - hôpitaux de Paris in Paris, at 27 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques. It depends on the faculty of medicine of Université Paris-Cité and traces its origins to an 18th-century hospice founded by Jean-Denis Cochin.
Institution des Chartreux is a private Catholic school group under contract with the State. It includes eight establishments in Lyon and nearby towns, with levels from kindergarten to post-baccalaureate classes.
The historic courthouse of Lyon stands on quai Romain-Rolland on the right bank of the Saône, in the 5th arrondissement. Known as Les vingt-quatre colonnes, it houses major judicial services and has an interior decoration classified as a historic monument.
Rennes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city center of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the Bretagne region. It is the seat of the archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo and is noted for its classical style.
Place du Châtelet is a central square in Paris at the meeting point of major east-west and north-south axes. It is an important traffic and public transport hub, and it includes the Fontaine du Palmier in its center.
Place Pigalle is a circular square, 70 meters in diameter, located on Boulevard de Clichy near Sacré-Cœur at the foot of Montmartre. It is linked to the Pigalle district and its metro station.
Hôtel Maës is a private mansion built in 1827 on place Général-Mellinet, between boulevard Allard and rue Richer, in Nantes’s Dervallières-Zola district. It was registered as a historical monument in 2011.
Le Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is a neo-classical opera house commissioned by Marshal de Richelieu and built by architect Victor Louis. It features a peristyle with 47 columns, an Italian-style performance hall, and an interior restored in blue, gold, and white marble.
Élysée Montmartre is a performance hall at 72 boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart in Montmartre, Paris. Inaugurated in 1807, it has hosted balls, theatre, concerts, and sporting events, and reopened after a fire-related closure in 2011.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a minor basilica on rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Paris’s 2nd arrondissement. Begun as an abbey church, it was built between 1629 and 1740 in the French classical style and is noted for its ex voto offerings.
The Chapelle de la Visitation Sainte-Claire is a church building in Vieux-Nice on rue Sainte-Claire. It forms part of a complex with the former Visitation Sainte-Claire convent, a washhouse, and a garden, extending toward rue des Serruriers and the Château hill slopes.
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Saint-Tropez is a baroque church in Saint-Tropez, Var, Provence. Built in the 18th century, it stands on the site of a previous church and is one of the city’s emblems.
Antiquaille Hospital is an ancient hospital in Lyon, located on the site of l’Antiquaille. It occupies a former convent of Visitandines and includes parts built in the 18th century. The site is registered as a historical monument.
Place Saint-Sulpice is a square in the center of Paris’s 6th District. It has an approximately rectangular form and is bordered by the Church of Saint Sulpice, Rue Bonaparte, and several streets from its corners.
The Luxembourg Museum is an art museum in Paris, located in a wing built perpendicularly to the orangery of the Palais du Luxembourg on rue de Vaugirard. Since 2000, it has been under the supervision of the French Senate.
The Palais de la Légion d'Honneur is a historic palace on the left bank of the Seine in Paris’s 7th arrondissement. Built in the late 18th century, it now houses the Grande chancellerie de la Légion d'honneur and the musée de la Légion d'honneur.
Batignolles Cemetery is a Parisian cemetery in the Épinettes district of the 17th arrondissement. Inaugurated in 1833, it covers nearly eleven hectares and contains about 15,000 graves.
Boulevard du Montparnasse is a Paris boulevard running almost straight between Place Léon-Paul-Fargue and Place Camille-Jullian. It passes the Montparnasse Tower, includes Duroc and Port-Royal stations, and belongs to three arrondissements.
Muséum de Toulouse, officially abbreviated MHNT, is a natural history and ethnology museum in the Jardin des Plantes de Toulouse, in the Busca-Montplaisir district. It houses a collection of more than two and a half million pieces.
The Aubette is a long classical building on the north side of Place Kléber in Strasbourg. Built from 1765 to 1778, it first served military purposes before later becoming a leisure complex with rooms such as a ciné-dancing and foyer-bar.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is an art museum in the heart of Dijon. It is one of the oldest and most important museums in France and occupies the former ducal palace.
Église Notre-Dame de Bordeaux is a baroque-style church located at Place du Chapelet near the Grand Théâtre. Originally named Saint-Dominique, it features remarkable acoustics and underwent major renovation after partial vault collapse.
Porte d'Aix is a triumphal arch in Marseille, standing at the center of the square at the former gate in the old city walls opening toward Aix-en-Provence. It has been classified as a historic monument.
Église Saint-Sauveur de La Rochelle is a Louis XIII style church in La Rochelle, located on quai Maubec near the Vieux-Port. Rebuilt at the end of the 17th century on the site of a 12th century church, it is dedicated to Saint Sauveur.
The equestrian statue of Louis XIV is a bronze sculpture erected in 1828 in Montpellier’s Promenade du Peyrou. It represents King Louis XIV and is the second such representation in the city, replacing an earlier version destroyed during the French Revolution.
Saint-Antoine Hospital is a university hospital of Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, at 184 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. It belongs to the AP-HP–Sorbonne Université hospital-university group.
Parc de Bagatelle is a historic landscaped park and botanical garden in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris’s 16th arrondissement. Created in 1777, it is an early French example of Anglo-Chinese landscape design and is known for its rose garden.
Grand Théâtre de Lyon was a theatre and opera house commissioned by the Consulat and built by Jacques-Germain Soufflot on the former site of the gardens of the Hôtel de ville de Lyon. Inaugurated in 1756, it was destroyed by fire in 1826.
Calvet Museum in Avignon is an art museum whose collections include archaeology, fine arts, decorative arts, goldsmithing, tapestry, porcelain, and ethnology.
Basilique Notre-Dame des Tables is a Baroque church in the heart of Montpellier on rue du Collège. Begun in 1707 by Jean Giral and finished in 1748, it was formerly the chapel of the Jesuit college and became the parish church in 1802.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is an art museum in the city center of Rouen, Normandy. Created after the French Revolution, it holds major collections of paintings, sculptures, and graphic arts.
Saint-Vincent Cemetery is a Parisian cemetery in the Montmartre Quarter, located on rue Lucien-Gaulard. Opened on January 5, 1831, it became Montmartre’s second cemetery after the Cimetière du Calvaire had been filled.