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Arc de Triomphe

Critics' Choice
Attractions, Museums

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...

Pl Charles-de-Gaulle (access via underpass)
Major venue

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Critics' Choice
Attractions

Notre-Dame was commissioned in 1160 by Bishop Maurice de Sully, who wanted to rival the smart new abbey that had just gone up in St-Denis. It replaced the earlier St-Etienne...

Pl du Parvis-Notre-Dame
Major venue FREE

Sacré-Coeur

Critics' Choice
Attractions

Work on this enormous mock Romano-Byzantine edifice began in 1877. It was commissioned after the nation's defeat by Prussia in 1870, voted for by the Assemblée Nationale and...

35 rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre
Major venue FREE