Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Paris, France

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Number of sights 29 sights
Distance 10.4 km
Ascend 200 m
Descend 210 m

Experience Paris in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Paris

Sight 1: Hôtel de Rosambo

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The Hotel de Rosanbo is a private mansion located in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Rosanbo (FR)

48 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Hôtel de Sechtré

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Hôtel de Sechtré

The Hôtel de Sechtré is a private mansion located in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Sechtré (FR)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Cinéma l'Eldorado

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Cinéma l'Eldorado theatre comedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Théâtre Libre, formerly Eldorado and then Comédia, is a Parisian theater located at 4, boulevard de Strasbourg in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It has been called Théâtre libre since 2017.

Wikipedia: Eldorado (théâtre) (FR)

866 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Au Planteur

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Au planteur is a former coffee merchant from Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Au Planteur (FR)

611 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

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Located at 6, rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, The Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is one of ten minor basilicas located in the Île-de-France region of France. It was begun as an Abbey church, and constructed between 1629 and 1740 in the French classical style. Its name was given by King Louis XIII, who dedicated it to his victory over the Protestants at La Rochelle in 1628 during the French Wars of Religion. Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is famous for the ex voto offerings left there by the faithful. Over 37,000 devotional plaques, silver and gold hearts, as well as military decorations, have been left at the basilica. The closest Métro station is 'Bourse'.

Wikipedia: Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris (EN), Website

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel Cornette

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The Cornette Hotel is a private mansion located on the Place des Victoires in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Cornette (FR)

35 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel Gigault de La Salle

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The Hotel Gigault de La Salle is a private mansion located on the Place des Victoires in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Gigault de La Salle (FR)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Hôtel Pellé de Montaleau

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The Hotel Pellé de Montaleau is a private mansion located on the Place des Victoires in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Pellé de Montaleau (FR)

38 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Hôtel de Metz de Rosnay

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The Hôtel de Metz de Rosnay is a private mansion located on the Place des Victoires in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Metz de Rosnay (FR)

926 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Colonne Vendôme

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The Place Vendôme, earlier known as the Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as the Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is the starting point of the Rue de la Paix. Its regular architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and pedimented screens canted across the corners give the rectangular Place Vendôme the aspect of an octagon. The original Vendôme Column at the centre of the square was erected by Napoleon I to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz; it was torn down on 16 May 1871, by decree of the Paris Commune, but subsequently re-erected and remains a prominent feature on the square today.

Wikipedia: Colonne Vendôme (EN)

466 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Au Gagne Petit

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Au Gagne-Petit is a former department store that was established at 23 Avenue de l'Opéra in Paris.

Wikipedia: Au gagne petit (FR)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Fontaine Molière

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The Fontaine Molière is a fountain in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, at the junction of rue Molière and rue de Richelieu.

Wikipedia: Fontaine Molière (EN)

326 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Colonnes de Buren

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Les Deux Plateaux, more commonly known as the Colonnes de Buren, is an art installation created by the French artist Daniel Buren in 1985–1986. It is located in the inner courtyard of the Palais Royal in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Les Deux Plateaux (EN)

110 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Comédie Française

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Comédie Française Dottore Gianni / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state theatre in France to have its own permanent troupe of actors. The company's primary venue is the Salle Richelieu, which is a part of the Palais-Royal complex and located at 2, Rue de Richelieu on Place André-Malraux in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.

Wikipedia: Comédie-Française (EN), Website

438 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Mur de Charles V

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Mur de Charles V

The wall of Charles V, built from 1356 to 1383 is one of the city walls of Paris built on orders granted by Charles V of France. It was built on the right bank of the river Seine outside the wall of Philippe Auguste. In the 1640s, the western part of the wall of Charles V was demolished and replaced by the larger Louis XIII wall, with the demolished material reused for the new wall. This new enclosure (enceinte) was completely destroyed in the 1670s and was replaced by the Grands Boulevards.

Wikipedia: Wall of Charles V (EN)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories in the Wars of the Third and Fourth Coalitions. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, at the far end of the Champs-Élysées, is about twice the size; designed in the same year but not completed until 1836.

Wikipedia: Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (EN)

759 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 17: Hôtel de Pomereu

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The Hôtel de Pomereu is a mansion located at NOS 63 at 67 in rue de Lille and at No. 10 in rue de Poitiers, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is the property of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and the headquarters of the long -term investor club.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Pomereu (FR)

638 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 18: Hôtel de Beauffremont

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The Hôtel de Bauffremont, formerly Hôtel d'Orrouer, is a private mansion located at 87, rue de Grenelle in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, in the Île-de-France region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Beauffremont (FR)

356 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Hôtel de Villeroy

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The Hôtel de Villeroy is an 18th-century building in Paris, built on the initiative of Antoine Hogguer of Saint-Gall, Baron de Presles for his mistress, the actress Charlotte Desmares.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Villeroy (Paris, 7th arrondissement) (EN)

385 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Hôtel de Noirmoutiers

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The Hôtel de Noirmoutier is an hôtel particulier in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built in 1723. It has been listed by the French Ministry of Culture since 12 February 1996.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Noirmoutier (EN)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Basilique Sainte-Clotilde

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The Basilica of Saint Clotilde is a basilica church located on the Rue Las Cases, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was constructed between 1846 and 1856, and is the first example of a church in Paris in the neo-Gothic style.

Wikipedia: Sainte-Clotilde, Paris (EN), Website

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Chapelle des Catéchismes

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The Chapel of Jesus-Child, also called the Chapel of the Catechisms, is an English neo-Gothic style chapel located at 29 rue Las-Cases in the 7th arrondissement of Paris and dependent on the parish of Sainte-Clotilde.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de Jésus-Enfant (FR)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Hôtel de Broglie

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The Hôtel de Broglie-Haussonville is a private mansion located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 35 rue Saint-Dominique.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Broglie-Haussonville (FR)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 24: Hôtel de Brienne

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The Hôtel de Brienne is an 18th-century French hôtel particulier at 14 Rue Saint-Dominique in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It serves as the official residence of the minister of defense.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Brienne (EN)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 25: National Assembly

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National Assembly

The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate. The National Assembly's legislators are known as députés, meaning "delegate" or "envoy" in English; etymologically, it is a cognate of the English word deputy, the standard term for legislators in many parliamentary systems.

Wikipedia: National Assembly (France) (EN), Website

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 26: Hôtel de Seignelay

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The Hôtel de Seignelay is a private mansion located at 80, rue de Lille, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was built around 1713 by Germain Boffrand, who sold it to Count Charles Léonor Colbert de Seignelay, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Seignelay and grandson of Louis XIV's minister.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Seignelay (FR)

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: Hôtel de Beauharnais

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The Hôtel Beauharnais is a historic hôtel particulier, a type of large French townhouse, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by architect Germain Boffrand. Its construction was completed in 1714. By 1803, the structure was purchased by Eugène de Beauharnais, who had it rebuilt in an Empire style. It has been listed as an official historical monument since July 25, 1951. Today it serves as the official residence of the German Ambassador to France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Beauharnais (EN)

472 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 28: Hôtel de Lassay

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The Hôtel de Lassay is a private mansion located on the rue de l'Université, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the current residence of the President of the National Assembly, and adjoins the Palais Bourbon, the seat of the lower house of Parliament.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Lassay (EN)

1901 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 29: Field of Mars

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The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius in Rome, which was dedicated to the god Mars. The name alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military.

Wikipedia: Champ de Mars (EN)

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