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Lines of Cremains at Père Lachaise Cemetery

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

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Notre Dame du Travail Church

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Added by steenbergenm

Chapelle Notre Dame de la Medaille Miraculeuse

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

L'Atelier des Lumières (Workshop of Light)

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Added by daryleconners

Temple de la Sybille (The Temple of Sybille)

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Added by daryleconners

Flame of Liberty

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Added by Alexander

La Conciergerie

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

The narrowest street in Paris.

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Napoleon's Angels

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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The Heart of Voltaire

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

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Danse de la Fontaine Emergente

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

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Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Musée Carnavalet

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

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WWII Bunker Under Gare de l'Est

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

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Musée de Cluny

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

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Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

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Musée des Arts et Métiers

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Added by mbison

The Gravestone Courtyard

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Laetitia Barbier

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Au Bonheur du Jour

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Added by e23rutland

Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

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Harry's New York Bar

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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Foucault's Pendulum

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

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Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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