Napoleon ordered the Arc de Triomphe's construction in 1809 as a monument to the achievements of his armies, but his empire began to collapse almost immediately; the arch was...

Paris's first ever 'ocean entertainment centre' is a hybrid aquarium-cinema complex containing over 500 species of fish, invertebrates, sharks and coral, and several cinema...

Philippe Starck has created a neo-rococo wonderland in the former mansion of the Vicomtesse de Noailles. From the red carpet entrance with a chandelier in a fish tank to the...

Since 1874, this has been one of the most desirable Paris locations in which to be laid to rest. Here you'll find composers Debussy and Fauré, painters Manet and his...

Paris's first ever 'ocean entertainment centre' is a hybrid aquarium-cinema complex containing over 500 species of fish, invertebrates, sharks and coral, and several cinema...

This vast ode to French architecture is certainly eye-catching, with over 850 life-size copies of France's architectural treasures (including portions of great cathedrals such...

Designed by Le Corbusier in 1923 for a Swiss art collector, this house shows the architect's ideas in practice, with its stilts, strip windows, roof terraces and balconies,...

The Fondation provides a chic setting for eclectic exhibitions, from Etruscan antiquities to folk art.

WhenYves Saint Laurent bowed out of designing in 2002, he reopened his fashion house as this foundation, exhibiting Picasso and Warhol paintings with the dresses they closely...

Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, the Grand Palais was the work of three different architects, each of whom designed a façade. During World War II it accommodated Nazi...

Founded in 1860, this amusement park and garden has bears, a Normandy-style farm and an aviary, as well as boat rides, a funfair with Chinese dragon rollercoaster, flying...

These romantic glasshouses were opened in 1895 to cultivate plants for Paris parks and public spaces. Today there are seasonal displays of orchids and begonias. Look out for...

Here the Confrères Bacchiques defend French wines from imports and advertising laws. In the cellars of an old wine-producing monastery are displays on the history of...

This immense pseudo-classical building was constructed by Azéma, Boileau and Carlu for the 1937 international exhibition, with giant sculptures of Apollo by Henri Bouchard, and...