Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Ménilmontant is a Catholic church in Paris’s 20th arrondissement. It combines neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic elements, features a 65-metre bell tower and a monumental staircase, and is listed as a historic monument.
Avenue Marceau is a major street in western Paris, France. It runs from Place Charles de Gaulle toward Avenue du Président-Wilson and forms the boundary between the 8th and 16th arrondissements. The avenue is primarily an upscale residential street.
The Grenadier is a statue by Georges Diebolt, created in 1856 for the former Pont de l’Alma in Paris. It depicts Michel Lerasle, a 19th-century French army grenadier, and is now installed in Dijon, Côte-d'Or.
Temple Neuf is a Protestant church on the Grande Île of Strasbourg, affiliated with the Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine. It was built after the fire of 24 August 1870 destroyed the former Dominican church.
The Église reformée de Nice, also called the Saint-Esprit temple, is a Protestant Reformed place of worship at 21 boulevard Victor-Hugo in Nice. Formerly the American Episcopal Holy Spirit Church, it has been listed as a historical monument since 2020.
Jardin des serres d’Auteuil is a public botanical garden at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. Redesign in the late 19th century brought cast-iron greenhouses, a fountain by Jules Dalou, and mascarons by Auguste Rodin.
Saint-Michel Church in Lille is a church building constructed between 1869 and 1874 during the Second Empire. It is in the Romano-Byzantine style, with limestone and brick construction, and includes decorated choir and nave spaces.
Église Saint-Bernard de Lyon is a church building on montée Saint-Sébastien. Consecrated in an unspecified year, it was later closed, desacralized in 1999, and has been totally closed since March 2004.
The Galerie de Paléontologie et d'Anatomie comparée is a gallery of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. It stands east of the Jardin des Plantes, at the beginning of Rue Buffon, in a building designed by Ferdinand Dutert.
Église Saint-Augustin de Lyon is a Catholic church in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, at the intersection of rues Denfert-Rochereau and Jacquard. It is the most recent parish sanctuary in the district, apart from Sainte-Élisabeth.
Saint-Ambroise is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 11th arrondissement of eastern Paris. Dedicated to St. Ambrose, it gave its name to the quartier Saint-Ambroise and stands near the Saint-Ambroise Metro station.
Basilique Saint-Nicolas is a Catholic neo-Gothic basilica in downtown Nantes. It is one of the city’s two basilicas and belongs to the urban and parish history of Saint-Nicolas, with parts of the old city wall still visible nearby.
Palais des arts is a monument in Marseille, located at the end of Place Auguste-et-François-Carli in the Thiers district. Built in 1864, it originally housed the municipal library and the École des beaux-arts de Marseille.
Église du Bon-Pasteur is a former Roman Catholic church in Lyon’s 1st arrondissement. Completed in 1883, it was designed in a neo-Romanesque style and desacralized in 1984. Its tower is highly visible from La Croix-Rousse.
The Grande synagogue de Lyon is a Jewish religious building in Lyon, on Quai Tilsitt in the 2nd arrondissement. Built from 1863 to 1864 in a neo-Byzantine style, it was designed by the young Jewish architect Abraham Hirsch.
Église Saint-Sauveur de Lille is a church on rue Saint-Sauveur in Lille-Centre. Built from 1898 to 1902 on the site of a former Gothic church, it was designed in an eclectic and neo-Byzantine style and later closed in 2015 for security investigations.
Stade Pershing is a sports venue in the east of Bois de Vincennes, built in 1919 and named for American General John Pershing. It began as a stadium for football, rugby, and athletics before becoming a complex used for multiple sports.
Musée Grobet-Labadié is an art museum in Marseille, housed in an hôtel particulier built in 1873 and facing the Palais Longchamp. It preserves a family collection and the building donated to the city.
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.
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 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.
The Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi is a monumental statue in Nice, located in Place Garibaldi. Created by Antoine Étex and Gustave Deloye, it was inaugurated in 1891 and later listed as a French historic monument.
The Basilique Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien is a 19th-century French neo-Romanesque basilica in Nantes. It stands in the Malakoff-Saint-Donatien district, with its main facade facing Place des Enfants-Nantais, and includes a cemetery and the Saint-Étienne chapel.
Saint-Gervais Church is a Catholic church in Rouen, part of the Archdiocese of Rouen. The current building was constructed between 1868 and 1874 in a neo-Romanesque style by architect Martin Pierre, and it is listed as a historical monument.
Hôtel Brion, also known as Villa Brion, is a small historic private mansion in Strasbourg’s Neustadt district at 22 Sleidan Street. Designed in Liberty style, it has been listed as a historic monument of France since 1975.
The Synagogue de Lille, inaugurated in 1891, stands on Rue Auguste-Angellier in Lille, northern France. Designed by Albert Hannotin in an Orientalist style, it has been a protected historical monument since 1984 and retained its original interior decoration through World War II.
The Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie is a Masonic museum at the Grand Orient de France headquarters. Its collections grew from the 19th century and include objects, medals, documents, and donations gathered over time.
The Synagogue du Quai Kléber was a monumental synagogue in Strasbourg, built between 1896 and 1898 in the Neo-Romanesque style. It stood on Quai Kléber and was destroyed by fire set by the Nazis in September 1940.
The Textile Arts Museum in Lyon is housed at rue de la Charité with the musée des Arts décoratifs. It holds one of the world’s most important fabric and textile collections and the richest of its kind in France.
Hôtel Louvre et Paix was a luxury hotel on La Canebière in Marseille, built by Jean-Charles Pot. It originally had 150 rooms, 20 salons, and two restaurants, and was equipped with elevators, telephones, and electric lighting.
This synagogue in Bordeaux is the seat of the Sephardic community and one of the largest synagogues in Europe. Built between 1877 and 1882, it succeeded an earlier building destroyed by fire in 1873.
Musée Réattu in Arles is an art museum housed in a former priory on the Rhône quays. It holds works by Jacques Réattu, Antoine Raspal, Picasso drawings, and collections linked to photography and architecture.
The Strasbourg Historical Museum is a history museum in Strasbourg, France, housed in the Renaissance building of the former slaughterhouse, the Grande Boucherie. It is dedicated to the history of the city from the early Middle Ages to the contemporary period.
Palais des Fêtes is a 1,200-seat concert hall in Strasbourg’s Neustadt district. Commissioned in 1897, it served as the city’s main concert hall until 1975 and has been listed as a historic monument since 2007.
Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Catholic Church is a late 19th-century Catholic church in Strasbourg, France, dedicated to Saint Peter. Built in the Neustadt district next to the Palais de Justice, it is distinct from the medieval Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church.
Synagogue de Nazareth is a 19th-century synagogue in Paris. It is the oldest of the city’s large synagogues and is attached to the Consistoire central israélite de France.
Lyon Observatory is a professional astronomical observatory in Saint-Genis-Laval near Lyon. Founded in 1878, it now serves as an internal school of the University Claude Bernard and a centre for astrophysical research.
The Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas and Saint Alexandra is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nice, on rue Longchamp. Consecrated in 1860, it was built for the Russian aristocracy staying in the region.
Stade Bergeyre is a stadium associated with Sporting Club de Vaugirard and later Olympique de Paris. It was developed on an isolated hill at Buttes-Chaumont after the club’s former ground was requisitioned near World War I, and its construction was slowed by the war.
Église de la Rédemption is a church in Lyon’s Brotteaux district, on place Puvis de Chavannes. Built by Claude-Anthelme Benoit in 1868, it was intended as the permanent church for the religious district of Redemption and remained unfinished.
Saint-Maurice is a Roman Catholic church on Place Arnold in Strasbourg’s Neustadt district. Built in the late 19th century, it was originally the church of the city’s Catholic garrison and features a tall Gothic Revival bell tower.
Église Saint-Similien is a church in the Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix district of Nantes, dedicated to Saint Similien, a fourth-century bishop of Nantes. Built on his tomb, it has been enlarged and rebuilt several times.
Parc de la Cerisaie is an urban park in Lyon’s Croix-Rousse district, covering 4.5 hectares. Set on a slope connecting to the quais de la Saône, it is partially listed as a historic monument and accessible via rue Chazière.