Place du Général-de-Gaulle is a square in Marseille at the intersection of la Canebière and rue Paradis, facing the Palais de la Bourse. Its history includes earlier urban layouts, archaeological remains, and later redevelopment.
Rue de Marseille is a street in Lyon that extends from Place Gabriel Péri in the north to Rue Raoul Servant in the south. It carries a one-way automobile lane and part of tramway Line 1.
Boulevard de la Madeleine is a street in Paris that forms the boundary between districts I, VIII, and IX. It is part of the Grandes Bulevares chain and is served by the Opéra and Madeleine metro stations.
Gadagne is a museum complex in Lyon, France, located in the 5th arrondissement in the Saint-Jean neighborhood. Installed in the Hôtel de Gadagne, it houses two museums and a small theater.
Église Saint-Maurice is a former chapel of a Dominican convent and a church building in flamboyant Savoyard style, a late Gothic form typical of the Alps. It was later renamed after the destruction of the old Saint Maurice church near the castle.
Hôtel de Lestang is an hôtel particulier in Toulouse, located by rue Saint-Jacques and rue Montoulieu-Saint-Jacques. Built after 1593 for Christophe de Guilhon de Lestang, bishop of Lodève, it reflects the late Renaissance style of Toulouse’s noble houses.
Place Émile-Zola is a square bordered by rue Monge and reached by rue François-Jouffroy and cour Madeleine. It has plane trees and a stone basin sculpted with aquatic animals, and it was long the neighborhood market square.
Place de la Comédie is a square in the Terreaux district of Lyon, France, located beside the opera. Its history is closely linked to the Grand Théâtre, later the opera house, and to the surrounding urban layout.
The Monument aux combattants de la Haute-Garonne is a departmental war memorial in Toulouse, on the allées Forain-François-Verdier near rue de Metz. It is dedicated to the soldiers of Haute-Garonne who died in the conflicts of the 20th century.
The Opéra national du Rhin is an opera, choreography, and theater institution in Alsace, eastern France. It was created in 1972 through the merger of three centers: the Opera in Strasbourg, the Opera and Ballet in Mulhouse, and the Municipal Theater in Colmar with its Opera Studio.
Lyon-Saint-Paul station is a French railway terminus in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, at the foot of Fourvière hill and facing the Saône. It marks the northern entrance to Vieux Lyon and serves two tram-train lines of the West Lyonnais.
The Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg presents zoology collections belonging to the City of Strasbourg. Part of the city’s museum network, it is located on boulevard de la Victoire near the historic campus of the University of Strasbourg.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers is an art museum in Angers, located in the old private mansion Logis Barrault near the historic city center. It is part of the Toussaint complex and presents artworks acquired over centuries.
The Abbaye de l'Île Barbe is an ancient Benedictine abbey in Lyon, France, located in the Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe district. Founded before the 6th century, it was one of the oldest monastic establishments in Gaul.
Saint Nicolas' Church stands on grande-rue Saint-Nicolas in Toulouse’s Saint-Cyprien district, on the left bank of the Garonne. Classified as a historic monument, it combines a southern Gothic structure, an octagonal bell tower, and later painted and sculpted decoration.
Avenue des Frères-Lumière is a street in Lyon’s Monplaisir district. It honors Auguste and Louis Lumière, French industrialists, and recalls their major role in the invention of cinema.
Halles Martenot is an ensemble of two market halls at Place des Lices in Rennes. Built by Jean-Baptiste Martenot and renovated in 1988, the pavilions were classified as historical monuments in 1990.
Église Saint-Paul de Rouen is a neo-Romanesque church at the foot of Sainte-Catherine hill near the Mathilde bridge. It is closed for worship and has been disused since 2017, while the remains of the older Romanesque church survive as a sacristy.
Porte de Valenciennes is a public urban square in Lille, France, at the site of a former city gate of the city walls. Created in 1860, it marked a fortified enclosure and later became part of a district reshaped after demolition in the 1930s.
Notre-Dame-des-Lumières is a Catholic church in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. It serves as the conventual church of a Carmelite convent and is also attached to the parish of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. Built in a modern style, it combines traditional inspiration with a pentagonal plan.
Hôtel de Bernuy is a private mansion in the historic center of Toulouse, at the corner of rue Léon-Gambetta and rue Joseph-Lakanal. Built between 1503 and 1536 for Jean de Bernuy, it is notable for its entrance courtyard and transitional Gothic-Renaissance style.
Église des Chartreux, officially Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine des Chartreux, is a church building at place Edmond-Audran in Marseille. It served as a parish church and as a chapel for a Carthusian monastery. The surrounding neighborhood took its name from the monastery.
Place Grangier is a square in Dijon whose site was occupied from the end of the Middle Ages by the Dijon castle. It was later redeveloped in the early 20th century and includes buildings, a monument, and contemporary sculpture.
The Monument aux 50 Otages is a sculpture in Nantes, located on the esplanade des Cinq-communes-Compagnon-de-la-Libération beside the Erdre river. It was created by architect Marcel Fradin and sculptor Jean Mazuet.
Saint-Honorat des Alyscamps church is an abbey church associated with the Alyscamps necropolis in Arles. It was classified as a historic monument in 1840 and later included in protected heritage listings.
The Château du Suquet is an ancient monastery-castle on the historic mount Suquet in Cannes. It includes the Suquet tower, Sainte-Anne chapel, and Notre-Dame-de-l'Espérance church, and was classified as a historical monument in 1919.
Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church is a Catholic parish church in the Fuon-Cauda neighborhood of Nice, France. It is known for its original architecture and for its reinforced concrete construction, completed in the 1930s.
La Bouteillerie Cemetery is a cemetery in Nantes, France, in use since 1774. Located about 700 metres east of the cathedral, it is rectangular in plan and bordered by private properties and the Jardin des plantes.
The Archiepiscopal Palace in Rouen is the official residence of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. It adjoins the cathedral and is the only archiepiscopal palace in France to retain its original function.
The Natural History Museum of Nantes began as a cabinet of natural history created in 1799 by François-René Dubuisson. Its collections were later installed in the former Saint-Côme surgery school, where the museum opened with geology, mineralogy, and botany collections.
Place Pey-Berland is a square in Bordeaux, in the French department of Gironde, near Cours d’Alsace et Lorraine and Palais Rohan. It is associated with major monuments and archaeological remains.
Église Saint-André de Lille is a church building with origins linked to a parish founded in 1233. Its present form includes a limestone facade, a brick-and-stone bell tower, and a slate roof.
Saint-Clément is a Catholic church in Nantes, France, built in the 19th century. Designed in a neo-Gothic style, it is used by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, who celebrate Mass according to the Tridentine rite.
The Mazargues Obelisk is a commemorative monument in the Mazargues district of Marseille, France. Originally erected in 1811 on Place Castellane, it was moved to its present roundabout in 1911. The monument is carved from local Cassis stone.
The Palace of the Alsace-Lorraine Diet is a neo-Renaissance building in Strasbourg, constructed between 1888 and 1892 by August Hartel and Skjøld Neckelmann. It stands at 7, place de la République, in the heart of the German imperial district.
Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse was a former railway station of the Lyon-Croix-Rousse to Trévoux line, located in Lyon’s Croix-Rousse district. Opened in 1863, it was relocated twice and later closed to passenger and freight traffic.
Hôtel Saint-François is a mid-18th-century private mansion in Bordeaux, at the corner of rue Saint-François and rue du Mirail. Built by entrepreneur Antoine Théodore Audubert, it combines symbolic decoration, large-scale architecture, and functional design.
Centre scolaire La Xavière is a private school complex in Lyon under contract with the State. It covers education from kindergarten to high school and brings together several establishments, including three colleges and a lycée.
The Château des Dervallières was a noble residence in Nantes, in the Dervallières-Zola district. It is now almost entirely disappeared. Its history is linked to the seigneurie des Dervallières and a long succession of owners.
Place Canclaux is a square in the Dervallières-Zola neighborhood of Nantes. It is formed by several intersecting streets and includes a fenced central area with about twenty chestnut trees, as well as two aubettes.
Étienne-Esquirol is a square in Toulouse, southern France. Once a narrow square dominated by a church and a hall, it later became a major urban crossroads and remains one of the city’s busiest public spaces, with a metro station and underground parking.
Place d'Austerlitz is a square in Strasbourg, located in the Quartier de la Bourse, part of Bourse - Esplanade - Krutenau south of the Grande Île. It features several notable artworks and urban elements, including fountains, a plan-relief, and Point de convergence.
Église Saint-Paul is a Catholic church in Lyon’s Vieux-Lyon district, in the Saint-Paul area. Built in Romanesque and Gothic styles, it includes a lantern tower, a Romanesque porch, and later Gothic additions.
Place Saint-Pierre is a square in Toulouse, near the Garonne River and within a notable heritage site. It includes the Saint-Pierre-des-Cuisines church, converted into an auditorium for the city’s conservatory, and several bars.
Place de la République is a square in Lyon’s Presqu'île. It divides rue de la République into two sections and is crossed by rue Childebert to the south, with several streets and passages opening onto it.
Abbaye Saint-Aubin d'Angers is an ancient abbey in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, in the Pays de la Loire. Originating as a funerary basilica for Bishop Aubin, it later became a monastery and abbey. The monks were dispersed during the French Revolution.
Porte d'Aquitaine is a city gate in Bordeaux, Gironde, on Place de la Victoire at the entrance to Rue Sainte-Catherine. It was designed by Claude-Clair Francin and André Portier and built between 1749 and 1754.
Église Notre-Dame du Port, also known as église de l'Immaculée Conception, is a neo-classical church in Nice’s port district. Inaugurated in 1853 at Île de Beauté, it faces the Baie des Anges and is listed as a historical monument.