Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #16 in Paris, France
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13.2 km
239 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: Hôtel Elysées Céramic
The Céramic Hotel is an Art Nouveau style hotel built in 1904 by Jules Lavirotte, located in Paris, in France.
Sight 2: Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church located at 12 Rue Daru in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was established and consecrated in 1861, making it the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. It was constructed in part through a gift of 200,000 francs from Tsar Alexander II. Under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from 1931 as a consequence of the Russian Revolution, the parish retroceded to the Moscow Patriarchate in 2019, becoming the see of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe. The cathedral should not be confused with Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, which is a provincial cathedral of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe . The closest métro station is Courcelles
Sight 3: Fers
Fers is a work by French artist Driss Sans-Arcidet. Created in 2009, it is a sculpture in tribute to General Dumas, located in Paris, France.
Sight 4: Général Dumas
Thomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie (25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a French Revolutionary Revolution general.
Sight 5: 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 6: Chapelle Sainte-Rita
The Sainte-Rita Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel located at 65 Boulevard de Clichy in the 9th arrondissement of Paris opposite the Moulin Rouge. Dedicated to Saint Rita of Cascia, the patron saint of lost causes, the chapel was inaugurated in 1956 to serve the prostitutes of the Pigalle, then a busy red-light district. It is affiliated with the nearby Église de la Sainte-Trinité.
Sight 7: Comédie de Paris
The Comédie de Paris is a Parisian theatre located at 42, rue Pierre-Fontaine, at the foot of the Butte Montmartre.
Sight 8: 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 9: Crypte du Martyrium de Saint-Denis
Saint Denis’s martyrium crypt is a religious building in the Montmartre district, 11 Yvonne-Le-Tac Street, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It is the place of several significant episodes in religious history.
Sight 10: Espace Dali
Dalí Paris is an exhibition space for works by Salvador Dalí from the Dali Universe collection, in particular sculptures and prints. Renovated in 2018, the museum has more than 300 original works, representative of his work. It is located in Paris, in the Montmartre district.
Sight 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14: Hôpital Lariboisière
Lariboisière Hospital is a hospital in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Sight 15: Basilique Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc
The Saint Joan of Arc Basilica is located on the Rue de Torcy and the Rue de la Chapelle in the quartier de la Chapelle of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Its design was the subject of a contentious design competition. The winning partially-completed design was eventually scrapped in favor of a more modest modernist design.
Sight 16: Le Cent Quatre
The Centquatre is a public establishment for Parisian cultural cooperation, opened since October 11, 2008 on the site of the old municipal service for funeral pumps, at 104 rue d'Aubervilliers, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. At its launch, low attendance, as well as the importance of subsidies from the City of Paris, arouse different controversies in the press. Since the change of direction in 2010 and the arrival of José-Manuel Gonçalves, the site's attendance has increased considerably, to the point of becoming a cultural high place in North Paris.
Wikipedia: Cent Quatre (établissement culturel) (FR), Website
Sight 17: Forêt linéaire
The Southern Linear Forest is a green space located along Rue Émile-Bollaert in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, in the Pont-de-Flandre district.
Sight 18: Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie or simply CSI is the biggest science museum in Europe. Located in the Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is one of the three dozen French Cultural Centers of Science, Technology and Industry (CCSTI), promoting science and science culture.
Wikipedia: Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (EN), Website
Sight 19: Argonaute
Argonaute is an Aréthuse-class submarine, and the fourth ship of the French Navy to bear the name. Launched on 29 June 1957, the submarine served as flagship within the Toulon submarine squadron. Argonaute was decommissioned on 31 July 1982. The vessel was converted to a museum ship in 1989 and located in Paris.
Sight 20: Le Cabaret Sauvage
The Cabaret Sauvage is a performance venue located in the Parc de la Villette, at 59, boulevard Macdonald, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, not far from the Porte de la Villette metro station.
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