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Overseas departments and regions: Guadeloupe [971] · Martinique [972] · French Guiana [973] · Réunion [974] · Mayotte [976]
Overseas collectivities: Saint Pierre and Miquelon [975] · Saint-Barthélemy [977] · Saint Martin [978] · French Polynesia [986] · Wallis and Futuna [987] · French Southern and Antarctic Lands [984]+
Sui generis territories: New Caledonia [988] · Clipperton Island [989]+
Location48° 51′ 23.68″ N, 2° 21′ 06.58″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earthinfo Edit coordinates on Wikidata

Coat of arms of Paris
Flag of Paris

Paris is the capital of France.

Locator map
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Paris 
capital and largest city of France
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Instance of capital,
commune of France with specific status,
departments of France (loi du 10 juillet 1964 portant réorganisation de la région parisienne, Seine),
episcopal see,
big city
Part of Metropolis of Greater Paris (1 January 2016)
Named after
LocationMetropolis of Greater Paris, Île-de-France, France
Located in or next to body of water Seine,
bassin de la Villette,
Canal Saint-Martin,
Canal de l'Ourcq
Diocese
Legislative body
Currency
  • euro (1 January 2002)
Head of government
Inception
  • 3rd century BC
Population
  • 2,206,488 (2015)
Area
  • 105.4 km²
Elevation above sea level
  • 28 ±1 m
IATA airport code
  • PAR
official website
Authority control
Wikidata

48° 51′ 23.68″ N, 2° 21′ 06.58″ E

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Pronunciation[edit]

Panorama[edit]

Main category: Landscapes of Paris
View of the north west of Paris from the Eiffel Tower
View over Paris, at dusk, from the Maine-Montparnasse tower
View of Paris from the Arc de Triomphe

Symbol[edit]

Main category: Symbols of Paris

Map[edit]

Main gallery: Maps of Paris.

History map[edit]

Main category: Old maps of Paris
  • Lutetia, the first map of Paris
  • 508
  • 1223
  • 1575
  • 1615
  • 1657
  • 17th century
  • 1736
  • 1740

Satellite imagery[edit]

Main category: Satellite pictures of Paris

  • 10m/pixel, city

  • Landsat view (false colours), city

  • 10m/pixel, city

  • Landsat view (false colours), city

  • Paris.landsat.arp.750pix.jpg

Monument[edit]

Main category: Buildings in Paris

Eiffel tower[edit]

Main gallery: Tour Eiffel.

  • Featured picturesAt sunrise from the Trocadero

  • Featured pictures

  • From south, Trocadero garden

  • Quality images

  • Featured picturesFrom north, Avenue de New York along the Seine River

  • La belle de Paris !

  • Quality imagesFrom Cité de l’Architecture, in Chaillot Palace

  • General view over Paris around Trocadero

Palais Garnier[edit]

Main gallery: Palais Garnier.
  • Façade
  • Nighttime view
  • circa 1900
    date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

  • Le Grand foyer

  • Main staircase

  • Pavillon de l’Empereur (left side)

  • detail: Roof
  • view: from avenue de l'Opéra

Grand Palais and Petit Palais[edit]

Main galleries: Grand Palais and Petit Palais.
  • Aerial photography
  • Grand Palais and
    Pont Alexandre III
  • PanoramiqueGrandPalais.jpg
  • France Paris Grand Palais Interieur 02.jpg
  • Grand palais-5.JPG
  • Toit-Grand-Palais.jpg
  • France Paris Petit Palais renove 02.jpg
  • France Paris Petit Palais Jardin interieur 04.JPG
  • France Paris Petit Palais renove Entree 02.jpg
  • France Paris Petit Palais Interieur 02.jpg

Arc de Triomphe[edit]

Main gallery: Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
  • Arc de triomphe Paris.jpg
  • Aerial photography
  • Arc Triomphe.jpg
  • Arc de Triomphe img 2863-a.jpg
  • Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees-edit2.jpg
  • Arc de Triomphe - Paris.jpg

Louvre Palace[edit]

Main gallery: Palais du Louvre.
Louvre 2007 02 24 c.jpg

Les Invalides[edit]

Main gallery: Hôtel des Invalides.
  • Garden
  • Invalides2007.jpg
  • The Dome Church at Les Invalides - July 2006-3.jpg
  • Hotel des Invalides seen from the Tour Montparnasse.JPG
  • Parigi, Dôme des Invalides.JPG

See also[edit]

Churches[edit]

Main gallery: Churches in Paris.

Notre Dame de Paris[edit]

Main gallery: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

  • Notre-Dame de Paris au printemps

  • westside

  • detail of the westside

  • Lower part of the front westside

  • view from east

  • view from south east

  • view from south east by night

  • westside, portal of the last judgement

  • Gargoyle

  • inside

  • inside

  • north rose

  • Vitrail Notre-Dame de Paris 191208 04 Fuite en Egypte.jpg
  • Notre Dame dalla Senna.jpg

Sainte Chapelle[edit]

Main gallery: Sainte-Chapelle.

  • upper level

  • low level

  • detail

  • rose window

  • view from north

Sacré-Cœur[edit]

Main gallery: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre.

  • View from the foot of the hill

  • Outside

  • Inside

  • Skyline
  • Low-angle shot

  • Sacré-coeur roof

See also[edit]

Museum[edit]

Main category: Museums in Paris

Louvre Museum[edit]

Main gallery: Louvre.

Musée d'Orsay[edit]

Main gallery: Musée d'Orsay.
  • Louvre-CourMarly.jpg
  • MuseeDOrsay.jpg
  • HorlogeMuseeDOrsay.jpg
  • Musée d'Orsay interior panoramic.jpg
  • MuseeOrsay 20070324.jpg

  • Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhone

  • Luncheon on the Grass from Edouard Manet

  • Gustave Courbet, The painter's atelier, detail

  • Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhone

  • La Moulin de la Galette from Pierre-Auguste Renoir

  • Hébé endormie from Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

  • Masc from Louis Welden Hawkins

See also[edit]

Park and Garden[edit]

Main category: Green spaces in Paris

Seine in Paris[edit]

Main category: Seine River in Paris

Bridge[edit]

Main category: Bridges in Paris
Pont des Arts (nighttime view)

See also[edit]

Main gallery: Seine.

  • Quality images

  • Seine wide.jpg
  • Pousseur-a-paris.jpg

  • Île Saint Louis from the Pont de la Tournelle.

  • Peniches sur la Seine a Boulogne P1000112.JPG

  • Quality imagesDredging in the Seine river in Paris

  • Street artist in Paris, 20 August 2006.jpg

  • View over the Seine in Paris, Pont des Invalides in the foreground, Eiffel tower in the background

Fountain and Sculpture[edit]

Main categories: Sculptures in Paris and Fountains in Paris

Square[edit]

Main category: Squares in Paris

Arrondissement of Paris[edit]

Paris contains 20 districts or arrondissements.

Street and Administrative quarter of Paris[edit]

Main category: Streets in Paris
Les Halles

Architectural element[edit]

Main category: Architectural elements in Paris

  • Entrance Petit Palais

  • Roofs, "Ile de la Cité" 1st district

  • Door (1714), 5th district

  • Door (1657) , 5th district

  • Door (e.1600), 5th district

  • Door Art Nouveau (1904), rue du Champ de Mars, 7th district

  • Door Art Nouveau (1900), av. Rapp, 7th district

  • Building Art Nouveau (1900), av. Rapp, 7th district

Theater, Convention center[edit]

Main category: Theaters in Paris

City hall[edit]

Main gallery: Hôtel de Ville de Paris.
  • HotelVilleParis.JPG
  • Nighttime view
  • Courtyard
  • Fountain

Retail area[edit]

Main category: Commerce in Paris

Café, restaurant and hotel[edit]

Main category: Hospitality buildings in Paris

Shop[edit]

Main category: Shops in Paris
Shopping arcade Galerie Vivienne

Public transport[edit]

Main category: Transport in Paris

Railway station[edit]

Main category: Rail transport in Paris

Paris Métro[edit]

Main gallery: Paris Metro.
  • 2251572276 bf04e47333 b Metro de Parie ligne 8 porte de Charenton.jpg
  • 11725735 ba634eead9 o Metro de Paris ligne 4 Saint Michel.jpg
  • 2085017310 eefc1b5ab9 b Metro de Paris ligne 10 station Cluny Sorbonne.jpg
  • 195682656 90b5548f1e b Metro de Paris station Montparnasse Bienvenue.jpg
  • Metro de Paris ligne 2 station La Chapelle 01.jpg
  • 184017112 cfaa1efbe7 o Metro de Paris tunnel ligne 4 pres d Odeon.jpg
  • 182737952 b95e56415f o Metro de Paris tunnel ligne 5 Place d'Italie.jpg
  • 1139435960 c8695fb116 b Metro de Paris couloirs de correspondance.jpg
  • Metro de Paris coulor de correspondance.jpg
  • Ligne-6-Quai-de-la-Gare-1.jpg
  • Saint-Lazare-9-Salle-echang.jpg
  • Metro-Paris-Ligne-1-station.jpg
  • Metro de Paris Couloir de correspondance station Montaparnasse, April 2005.jpg
  • Metro-Paris-ligne-1-Pont-de.jpg
  • Ligne-7-Ville-juif-Leo-2-La.jpg
  • Metro-Paris-ligne-14-statio.jpg
  • Ligne-14-Chatelet-1.jpg
  • Ligne-13-invalides-portes-a.jpg
  • Metro-sur-viaduc-Austerlitz.jpg
  • Metro-Paris-Rame-MF77-ligne.jpg
  • Entree-station-pont-de-sevr.jpg
  • Ligne-6-Glaciere-1.jpg

Other transport stations[edit]

  • See also

University, Lyceum, Library[edit]

Main categories: Universities and colleges in Paris and Libraries in Paris

Sports venue[edit]

Main category: Sports venues in Paris

Suburb[edit]

La Défense[edit]

Main gallery: La Défense.

  • View from Arc de Triomphe

  • Skyline

  • view from the Grande Arche

  • view from Saint-Cloud

Saint Denis Basilica[edit]

Main category: Basilique Saint-Denis

Versailles[edit]

Main gallery: Versailles.

Other places in Parisian suburbs[edit]

Château de Champs-sur-Marne

History of Paris[edit]

Main category: History of Paris

Painting, Drawing[edit]

Main category: Paintings of Paris

Occurrence[edit]

Main category: Events in Paris

Roller skating and Cycle sport[edit]

Main categories: Roller skating in Paris and Bicycles in Paris

  • rue du Temple, towards République

  • rue du Temple, towards République

  • Sunday when quays are car free

  • Sunday when quays are car free

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