Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in Paris, France

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 12.7 km
Ascend 239 m
Descend 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 Paris

Sight 1: Cité ouvrière Napoléon

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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.

Wikipedia: Cité Napoléon (FR)

638 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Halle Saint-Pierre

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Halle Saint-PierreJim Linwood from London / CC BY 2.0

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

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris

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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.

Wikipedia: Sacré-Cœur, Paris (EN), Website

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Fontaine Wallace

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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.

Wikipedia: Wallace fountain (EN)

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: La Boule Noire

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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.

Wikipedia: Boule Noire (salle de spectacle) (FR), Website

1033 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: Grande Synagogue de la Victoire

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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.

Wikipedia: Grand Synagogue of Paris (EN)

721 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Casino de Paris

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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.

Wikipedia: Casino de Paris (EN), Website

838 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra

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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

760 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: Chapelle expiatoire

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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.

Wikipedia: Chapelle expiatoire (EN), Website

989 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 10: Espace Cardin

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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.

Wikipedia: Les Ambassadeurs (restaurant) (EN), Website

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Fontaine de la Grille du Coq

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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.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Grille du Coq (FR)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Grand Palais

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Grand PalaisDennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Grand Palais (EN), Website

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Fontaine Miroir d'eau, la Seine et ses affluents

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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)

385 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Cathédrale Arménienne Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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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)

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: American Cathedral in Paris

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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 .

Wikipedia: American Cathedral in Paris (EN)

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne

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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)

1024 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 17: Architecture and Heritage City Museum

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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

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 18: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Sacrement

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1039 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 19: Château de la Muette

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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.

Wikipedia: Château de la Muette (EN)

1462 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 20: Immeuble dit Fondation Thiers

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The Thiers Foundation is a French institution designed to assist the early careers of young researchers who are considered promising.

Wikipedia: Fondation Thiers (FR)

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