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kcleland67

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Paris Catacombs Golem

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

The narrowest street in Paris.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

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

Place de la Reunion Fountain

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

Cactam

Added by Cactam

Medici Column

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Dylan

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Allison

Added by Allison

Jardin d'Acclimatation

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

The Stravinsky Fountain

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Added by kelseyv64

Musée National de la Marine

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Allison

Added by Allison

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.

Dylan

Sculptures de Décure

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Parc Monceau

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

orchidsheart42

Added by orchidsheart42

Deyrolle Taxidermy

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Added by mbison

Musée de Cluny

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

Allison

Added by Allison

Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy

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

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Centre Pompidou

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

lewblank

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Jules Lavirotte's 29 Avenue Rapp

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Museum of the History of Medicine

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Allison

Added by Allison

Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Allison

Added by Allison

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'Girl in a Wetsuit'

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

canuck

Added by canuck

Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

canuck

Added by canuck

Western Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors Museum

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

Added by ssmccall