Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the widest and most famous avenues in Paris. Running through the 8th arrondissement, it links Place de la Concorde and Place Charles-de-Gaulle and includes the obelisk and the Arc de Triomphe.
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is a French public cultural institution in Paris’s XIII arrondissement. Its physical collections are estimated at more than forty million items, and it is also known for the digital library Gallica.
Place Vendôme is a public square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It has an octagonal aspect, regular architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and pedimented corner screens. The square is also the starting point of the Rue de la Paix.
Place des Vosges is a square in Paris’s Marais district, in the 3rd and 4th arrondissements. Designed by Louis Métezeau, it is the oldest square in Paris and is classified as a historic monument.
Tuileries Garden, or Jardin des Tuileries, is a French garden in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, between the Louvre Museum and Place de la Concorde. Created in 1564 for the Tuileries Palace, it opened to the public in 1667 and later became a public park.
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital is an Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris hospital on boulevard de l’Hôpital in Paris. It was formed by the fusion of hôpital de la Pitié and hôpital de la Salpêtrière and remains on its original site.
The Church of Saint-Sulpice is a large church in Paris’s Odéon district. Dedicated to Sulpicio Pío, it is one of the city’s biggest churches and the second longest after Notre Dame Cathedral. It is known for its artworks, façade, and solar meridian.
Luxembourg Palace, or Palais du Luxembourg, is a palace in the northern part of the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. Built at the beginning of the 17th century for Marie de Médicis, it has housed the French Senate since 1799.
The Comédie-Française is a French cultural institution founded in 1680 and based in the Salle Richelieu at the Palais-Royal in Paris. It is the only national theater in France with a permanent troupe of actors, the Troupe des Comédiens-Français.
Jardin du Luxembourg is a public garden in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Created in 1612 for Marie de Médicis beside the Luxembourg Palace, it includes flower beds and sculptures and covers 25 hectares, 23 of them open to the public.
Pont Neuf is the oldest existing bridge in Paris and the first stone bridge to cross the Seine entirely. It crosses the river at the western tip of the Île de la Cité and is known for being an uncovered bridge with sidewalks for pedestrians.
The Church of Saint-Eustache is a parish Catholic church at 146 rue Rambuteau in Paris’s 1st arrondissement, in the heart of Les Halles. Dedicated to Saint Eustache, it is the third largest church in Paris after Notre-Dame and Saint-Sulpice.
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society founded in 1666 by Louis XIV, on the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert. Based in Paris, it was created to encourage and protect French scientific research.
Place Charles-de-Gaulle is a square in Paris centered on the Arc de Triomphe. Renamed in 1970 from place de l’Étoile, it remains commonly known by that former name and is marked by a star-shaped layout.
Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis is a church on rue Saint-Antoine in the Marais quarter of Paris. Built between 1627 and 1641 for Louis XIII, it was the first church in Paris to use Jesuit Baroque style instead of Gothic and influenced later religious architecture.
Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France, located in Paris’s 5th arrondissement on the left bank of the Seine. It includes museums, greenhouses, and a small zoo.
Avenue Montaigne is a 615-meter avenue in Paris, running from Place de l’Alma to the rond-point des Champs-Élysées. It marks the southern edge of the triangle d’or and is served by metro stations Alma - Marceau and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The equestrian statue of Louis XIV is a bronze monument at the center of Place des Victoires in Paris, on the border of the 1st and 2nd arrondissements. Inaugurated in 1818, it stands on a pedestal designed by Jean-Antoine Alavoine.
Picpus Cemetery is the largest private cemetery in Paris, located in the 12th arrondissement. Created from confiscated convent land during the French Revolution, it contains the graves of 1,306 victims executed in 1794 and the tomb of Marquis de Lafayette.
Porte Saint-Denis is a triumphal arch in Paris, built in 1673 by François Blondel to honor Louis XIV. It stands at the site of a former gate of Charles V’s enclosure and is a representative monument of the official art of its era.
The Promenade of Peyrou is a historic esplanade and square in the west of Montpellier’s Écusson district. Classified as a historical monument, it includes terraces, the Peyrou Gate, an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, an aqueduct, and later additions.
Boulevard des Capucines is a boulevard in Paris and one of the Grands Boulevards. It was created through the former line of the Wall of Charles V and the Louis XIII Wall and was once called Rue Basse-du-Rempart.
The Hôpital de la Charité de Lyon was a former hospital built in Lyon to receive orphan children and indigent people. It was destroyed in 1934 because of unsanitary conditions, and only the church bell tower was preserved.
Église du Val-de-Grâce is a Roman Catholic church in Paris’s 5th arrondissement. Built as part of a royal abbey begun under Anne of Austria, it was later turned into a hospital during the French Revolution. Its dome is a landmark in the Paris skyline.
Nice Cathedral is the main Catholic place of worship in Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. Located at Place Rossetti in the historic center, it was built in Baroque style in the 17th century and designated a minor basilica in 1949.
Place des Victoires is a square in the historical center of Paris. Created in honor of Louis XIV, it is the third Royal square built in the city, after Place Dauphine and Place des Vosges.
Petit Luxembourg is a private mansion in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, west of the Palais du Luxembourg on Rue de Vaugirard. It has served as the residence of the President of the French Senate since 1825.
Porte Saint-Martin is a 17th-century triumphal arch on the Grands Boulevards in Paris, in the 10th Arrondissement. Built by Pierre Bullet, it was listed as a Monument historique in 1862.
The Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Honoré was a destroyed convent in Paris connected with the Dominicans, known in France as Jacobins. The community was confirmed by Pope Honorius in 1216 and later became associated with major convents, schools, and burial sites.
Hôtel de Condé was a former hôtel particulier in Paris, located in the 6th arrondissement near the present Théâtre de l’Odéon. It occupied a large triangular site and was destroyed at the end of the 18th century.
Bibliothèque Mazarine is a public library in Paris and the oldest library in France. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement, it is a library of scientific and literary interest.
Hôtel d'Assézat is a Renaissance private mansion at 7 place d'Assézat in Toulouse. Built from 1555, it features a monumental entrance gate and interior courtyard, and now houses the Fondation Bemberg museum.
Saint George Palace is a historic building in Rennes, formerly an abbey residence built in 1670 on the site of an older abbey building. It stands in the Thabor-Saint Hélier quarter and has been listed as a monument historique since 1930.
Hôtel de Lauzun is a private mansion built between 1657 and 1658 for financier Charles Gruyn. It was decorated by Michel Dorigny and later passed through several owners, including the duc de Lauzun.
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned academy founded in 1663 by Colbert as the Petite Académie. It was created to establish inscriptions and mottos for monuments and medals and later turned toward history and archaeology.
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a Polish Catholic place of worship in Paris, located at place Maurice-Barrès, at the corner of rue Saint-Honoré and rue Cambon. Built between 1670 and 1676, it depends on a convent founded in 1622 and later changed status several times.
Place du Carrousel is a public square in District I of Paris, located at the open end of the Louvre Palace courtyard. It stands between the museum and the Tuileries Garden and marks the garden’s eastern end.
The Gate of Peyrou is the Arc de Triomphe of Montpellier, erected in 1691 by Augustin-Charles d'Aviler. It stands on the Promenade du Peyrou and was designed from drawings by François II d'Orbay.
The Church of Saint-Just is a religious building in Lyon’s 5th arrondissement, on the right bank of the Saône. It stands near the original Saint-Just site and holds the status of a collégiale, reflecting its dual dedications.
The former Couvent des Annonciades is located at 54 rue Magendie in Bordeaux. Founded in 1520, it was built for nuns from Albi and retains a Renaissance character, with chapel, portal, cloister, and walls protected as historic monuments.
Boulevard du Temple is a Paris boulevard opened between 1656 and 1705 through the bastion of the Temple in Charles V’s enclosure. It was once known as boulevard du Crime and was lined with cafés and theaters.
The Tomb of Francis II is a funerary monument in Nantes Cathedral for François II, Duke of Brittany, and his wife Marguerite de Foix. Made in the early 16th century, it is regarded as a major work of French Renaissance sculpture.
Jardin des plantes de Montpellier is a botanical university garden founded in 1593 in Montpellier. Part of the Faculty of Medicine and the University of Montpellier, it combines botanical, historical, and university functions.
Sainte-Anne Church is an ancient parish church in Montpellier, France. Built in the 15th century, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times before being deconsecrated and turned into the cultural venue Carré Sainte-Anne.
Saint-François-de-Sales Church is a Catholic church in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France. Also called église des Italiens, it stands in the old town of Annecy, opposite the palais de l'Isle.
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.
The Chapelle de la Trinité is a baroque chapel in Lyon built by the Jesuits at the beginning of the 17th century. It belonged to the collège de la Trinité and later became a deconsecrated church used as a concert hall.
The BnF Museum, also known as the Cabinet des médailles and Cabinet du roi, preserves numismatic and antiquities collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. It is one of the oldest French museums and is located in Paris.