Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Paris, France
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6.1 km
103 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 ParisSight 1: Vol 708 West Caribbean
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a charter flight chartered by the Martinique travel agency Globe Trotters of Rivière-Salée, operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 of the Colombian airline West Caribbean Airways. After taking off from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City on August 15, 2005, it was en route to Fort-de-France when it crashed in a field near Machiques, western Venezuela, in the early hours of Tuesday, August 16, 2005.
Sight 2: Vol 604 Flash Airlines
On January 3, 2004, the Boeing 737-300 operating Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed into the Red Sea off the coast of the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, shortly after takeoff, leaving no survivors among the 135 passengers and 13 crew members.
Sight 3: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares or 110 acres. With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures in the arts buried at Père Lachaise include: Colette, Michel Ney, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Frédéric Chopin, George Enescu, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Georges Méliès, Marcel Marceau, Olivia de Havilland, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, J. R. D. Tata, Georges Bizet, Jim Morrison, and Sir Richard Wallace.
Sight 4: Monument du souvenir
The monument of remembrance or column of remembrance is a monument in the form of a broken column, erected in 1881 in the Père-Lachaise cemetery to collect offerings to the deceased whose concession has been taken over.
Sight 5: Basilique Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours
Several basilicas are named Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours basilica in reference to Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours:
Wikipedia: Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours (FR), Website
Sight 6: Avenue de la République
A Guimard metro entrance is an access to a station of the Paris metro designed at the very beginning of the twentieth century by the Art Nouveau architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942).
Sight 7: Square Samuel de Champlain
The Samuel-de-Champlain Garden is a green space in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Sight 8: Square du Docteur Jacques-Joseph Grancher
The Square of Doctor-Grancher is a green space of the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Wikipedia: Square du Docteur Jacques-Joseph Grancher (FR), Website
Sight 9: Théâtre de la Colline
The Théâtre national de la Colline is a theatre at 15, rue Malte-Brun in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The closest métro station is Gambetta. It is one of the five national theatres dedicated to drama which are entirely supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The other four are the Odéon-Théâtre, the Comédie-Française, the Théâtre National de Chaillot, and the Théâtre National de Strasbourg. Its status as a national theatre mandates that its mission is to promote contemporary works, hence the Colline mainly stages works of the twentieth century.
Sight 10: Statue de Léon Gambetta
The Monument to Léon Gambetta by Jean-Paul Aubé, located in the Square Édouard-Vaillant, is the vestige of a larger monumental ensemble that has now been destroyed.
Sight 11: Square Édouard-Vaillant
Square Édouard-Vaillant is a public park in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Sight 12: Cimetière de Charonne
The Charton cemetery is a Parisian cemetery located in the 20th arrondissement. It is the second smallest Parisian cemetery after that of Calvary.
Sight 13: Pavillon de l'Ermitage
The Château de Bagnolet was a château situated in the Paris suburb of Bagnolet, France, 5.2 km from the center of the capital. The property was part of the biens de la Maison d'Orléans, private property of the House of Orléans from 1719 till 1769.
Sight 14: Twisted Lamppost Star
Twisted Lamppost Star is a work by American artist Mark Handforth. It is a monumental sculpture representing a twisted pink street lamp. It was installed on the T3b tram route in Paris, France, in 2012.
Sight 15: Square Séverine
Square Séverine is a square in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Sight 16: Église du Cœur Eucharistique de Jésus
The Church of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic church located on rue du Lieutenant-Chauré in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Wikipedia: Église du Cœur Eucharistique de Jésus (FR), Website
Sight 17: Square Emmanuel Fleury
Square Emmanuel-Fleury is a square in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
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