Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in Paris, France
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12.7 km
257 m
Explore Paris in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in ParisSight 1: Cité ouvrière Napoléon
The Cité Napoléon, located at 58-60 rue de Rochechouart and 25 rue Pétrelle, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, was the first working-class housing estate in Paris.
Sight 2: Halle Saint-Pierre
The Halle Saint-Pierre is a museum dedicated to outsider, outsider art. It is located in Paris, at the foot of the
Wikipedia: Halle Saint Pierre, musée d'Art Brut et d'Art Singulier (FR), Website
Sight 3: Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris
The Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was formally approved as a national historic monument by the National Commission of Patrimony and Architecture on December 8, 2022.
Sight 4: Fontaine Wallace
Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains named after, financed by and roughly designed by Sir Richard Wallace. The final design and sculpture is by Wallace's friend Charles-Auguste Lebourg. They are large cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, France, mainly along the most-frequented sidewalks. A great aesthetic success, they are recognized worldwide as one of the symbols of Paris. A Wallace fountain can be seen outside the Wallace Collection in London, the gallery that houses the works of art collected by Sir Richard Wallace and the first four Marquesses of Hertford.
Sight 5: La Boule Noire
La Boule Noire is a performance hall in the Montmartre district, located 120 boulevard de Rochechouart in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. She adjoins the Cigale room.
Sight 6: Grande Synagogue de la Victoire
The Grand Synagogue of Paris, generally known as Synagogue de la Victoire or Grande Synagogue de la Victoire, is situated at 44, Rue de la Victoire, in the 9th arrondissement. It also serves as the official seat of the chief rabbi of Paris.
Sight 7: Casino de Paris
The Casino de Paris, located at 16, rue de Clichy, in the 9th arrondissement, is one of the well known music halls of Paris, with a history dating back to the 18th century. Contrary to what the name might suggest, it is a performance venue, not a gambling house. The closest métro/RER stations are Liège, Trinité – d'Estienne d'Orves, and Haussmann – Saint-Lazare.
Sight 8: Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra
The Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris is a library and museum of the Paris Opera and is located in the 9th arrondissement at 8 rue Scribe, Paris, France. It is no longer managed by the Opera, but instead is part of the Music Department of the National Library of France. The Paris Opera Library-Museum is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
Wikipedia: Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris (EN), Website
Sight 9: Chapelle expiatoire
The Chapelle expiatoire is a chapel located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The chapel was constructed on the grounds where King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette had been buried after they had been guillotined, and it is therefore dedicated to them.
Sight 10: Espace Cardin
Les Ambassadeurs was a restaurant in Paris, France, situated in the Hôtel de Crillon. It closed on March 31, 2013, when the hotel closed for renovations, and in 2017 the space reopened as a bar, with Les Ambassadeurs being replaced by a smaller restaurant.
Sight 11: Fontaine de la Grille du Coq
The Grille du Coq fountain is located in the northern part of the Champs-Élysées gardens, part of the Carré des Ambassadeurs, near the Place de la Concorde in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was installed in front of the Rooster Gate of the Élysée Palace from which it takes its name.
Sight 12: Grand Palais
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie to prepare for the Universal Exposition of 1900. That exposition also produced the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III.
Sight 13: Fontaine Miroir d'eau, la Seine et ses affluents
Mirror of water, the Seine and its tributaries is a fountain drawn and made at the beginning of the 20th century by the sculptor François-Raoul Larche and visible near the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Wikipedia: Fontaine Miroir d'eau, la Seine et ses affluents (FR)
Sight 14: Cathédrale Arménienne Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, at 15 rue Jean-Goujon.
Wikipedia: Cathédrale arménienne Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Paris (FR)
Sight 15: American Cathedral in Paris
The American Cathedral in Paris, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is one of the oldest English-speaking churches in Paris. It is the gathering church for the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church is located in central Paris between the Champs-Elysées and the River Seine at 23 avenue George V in the 8th arrondissement. The closest métro stations are Alma – Marceau and George V .
Sight 16: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne
St. Stephen's Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France in Paris. It is located at 7 rue Georges-Bizet, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was consecrated on 22 December 1895.
Wikipedia: St. Stephen's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Paris (EN)
Sight 17: Architecture and Heritage City Museum
The Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine is a museum of architecture and monumental sculpture located in the Palais de Chaillot (Trocadéro), in Paris, France. Its permanent collection is also known as Musée national des monuments français. It was established in 1879 by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. The museum was renovated in 2007 and covers 9,000 square meters of gallery space. As a whole, the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine spreads across 22,000 square meters, which makes it the largest museum devoted to architecture in the world, even surpassing the Design Museum of London.
Wikipedia: Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (EN), Website
Sight 18: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Sacrement
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Sight 19: Château de la Muette
The Château de la Muette is a château located on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France, near the Porte de la Muette. It is the OECD's headquarters.
Sight 20: Immeuble dit Fondation Thiers
The Thiers Foundation is a French institution designed to assist the early careers of young researchers who are considered promising.
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