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Departments of Metropolitan France: Ain [01] · Aisne [02] · Allier [03] · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence [04] · Hautes-Alpes [05] · Alpes-Maritimes [06] · Ardèche [07] · Ardennes [08] · Ariège [09] · Aube [10] · Aude [11] · Aveyron [12] · Bouches-du-Rhône [13] · Calvados [14] · Cantal [15] · Charente [16] · Charente-Maritime [17] · Cher [18] · Corrèze [19] · Corse-du-Sud [2A]† · Haute-Corse [2B]† · Côte-d’Or [21] · Côtes-d'Armor [22] · Creuse [23] · Dordogne [24] · Doubs [25] · Drôme [26] · Eure [27] · Eure-et-Loir [28] · Finistère [29] · Gard [30] · Haute-Garonne [31] · Gers [32] · Gironde [33] · Hérault [34] · Ille-et-Vilaine [35] · Indre [36] · Indre-et-Loire [37] · Isère [38] · Jura [39] · Landes [40] · Loir-et-Cher [41] · Loire [42] · Haute-Loire [43] · Loire-Atlantique [44] · Loiret [45] · Lot [46] · Lot-et-Garonne [47] · Lozère [48] · Maine-et-Loire [49] · Manche [50] · Marne [51] · Haute-Marne [52] · Mayenne [53] · Meurthe-et-Moselle [54] · Meuse [55] · Morbihan [56] · Moselle [57] · Nièvre [58] · Nord [59] · Oise [60] · Orne [61] · Pas-de-Calais [62] · Puy-de-Dôme [63] · Pyrénées-Atlantiques [64] · Hautes-Pyrénées [65] · Pyrénées-Orientales [66] · Bas-Rhin [67] · Haut-Rhin [68] · departmental district of the Rhône [69] · Rhône [69D]‡ · Metropolis of Lyon [69M]‡ · Haute-Saône [70] · Saône-et-Loire [71] · Sarthe [72] · Savoie [73] · Haute-Savoie [74] · Paris [75] · Seine-Maritime [76] · Seine-et-Marne [77] · Yvelines [78] · Deux-Sèvres [79] · Somme [80] · Tarn [81] · Tarn-et-Garonne [82] · Var [83] · Vaucluse [84] · Vendée [85] · Vienne [86] · Haute-Vienne [87] · Vosges [88] · Yonne [89] · Territoire de Belfort [90] · Essonne [91] · Hauts-de-Seine [92] · Seine-Saint-Denis [93] · Val-de-Marne [94] · Val-d'Oise [95]
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] · Wallis and Futuna [986] · French Polynesia [987] · French Southern and Antarctic Lands [984]+
Sui generis territories: New Caledonia [988] · Clipperton Island [989]+
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] · Wallis and Futuna [986] · French Polynesia [987] · French Southern and Antarctic Lands [984]+
Sui generis territories: New Caledonia [988] · Clipperton Island [989]+
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Pronunciation[edit]
Panorama[edit]
Main category: Landscapes of Paris
Symbol[edit]
Main category: Symbols of Paris
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Insigne Lutetiae Coronatum (2016) -
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Logo Ville de Paris (City of Paris) -
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Map[edit]
Main gallery: Maps of Paris.
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Historical map[edit]
Main category: Old maps of Paris
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Lutetia, the first map of Paris
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17th century
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1889 birds eye view
Satellite imagery[edit]
Main category: Satellite pictures of Paris
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Landsat view (false colours), city -
Monument[edit]
Main category: Buildings in Paris
Eiffel Tower[edit]
Main gallery: Tour Eiffel.
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From north, Avenue de New York along the Seine River -
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General view over Paris around Trocadero
Palais Garnier[edit]
Main gallery: Palais Garnier.
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Façade
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Nighttime view
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Le Grand foyer -
Main staircase -
Pavillon de l’Empereur (left side) -
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view: from avenue de l'Opéra
Grand Palais and Petit Palais[edit]
Main galleries: Grand Palais and Petit Palais.
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Grand Palais and
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Arc de Triomphe[edit]
Main gallery: Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
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Louvre Palace[edit]
Main gallery: Palais du Louvre.
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Les Invalides[edit]
Main gallery: Hôtel des Invalides.
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Garden
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Churches[edit]
Main gallery: Churches in Paris.
Notre-Dame de Paris[edit]
Main gallery: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.
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Gargoyle
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North rose -
vitrail de la Fuite en Égypte -
Sainte Chapelle[edit]
Main gallery: Sainte-Chapelle.
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view from north
Sacré-Cœur[edit]
Main gallery: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre.
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Low-angle shot
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Sacré-coeur roof
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Museum[edit]
Main category: Museums in Paris
Louvre Museum[edit]
Main gallery: Louvre.
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Nighttime view
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Tomb of Philippe Pot
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Musée d'Orsay[edit]
Main gallery: Musée d'Orsay.
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Luncheon on the Grass from Edouard Manet -
Gustave Courbet, The painter's atelier, detail -
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La Moulin de la Galette from Pierre-Auguste Renoir -
Hébé endormie from Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse -
Masc from Louis Welden Hawkins
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Park and Garden[edit]
Main category: Green spaces in Paris
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Seine in Paris[edit]
Main category: Seine River in Paris
Bridge[edit]
Main category: Bridges in Paris
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Related property[edit]
Main gallery: Seine.
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View over the Seine in Paris, Pont des Invalides in the foreground, Eiffel tower in the background
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Fountain and Sculpture[edit]
Main categories: Sculptures in Paris and Fountains in Paris
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Fountain of place de la Contrescarpe
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Square[edit]
Main category: Squares in Paris
Municipal arrondissement of Paris[edit]
Paris contains 20 districts or arrondissements.
Street and Administrative quarter of Paris[edit]
Main category: Streets in Paris
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Architectural element[edit]
Main category: Architectural elements in Paris
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Building Art Nouveau (1900), av. Rapp, 7th district
Theatre building and Convention center[edit]
Main category: Theaters in Paris
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Town hall[edit]
Main gallery: Hôtel de Ville de Paris.
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Courtyard
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Fountain
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Retail area[edit]
Main category: Commerce in Paris
Coffeehouse, restaurant and hotel[edit]
Main category: Hospitality buildings in Paris
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Shop[edit]
Main category: Shops in Paris
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Le Bon Marché
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Le Bon Marché
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Public transport[edit]
Main category: Transport in Paris
Railway station[edit]
Main category: Rail transport in Paris
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Paris Métro[edit]
Main gallery: Paris Metro.
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University, Lyceum and Library[edit]
Main categories: Universities and colleges in Paris and Libraries in Paris
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Sports venue[edit]
Main category: Sports venues in Paris
Suburb[edit]
La Défense[edit]
Main gallery: La Défense.
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Skyline
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view from Saint-Cloud
Basilica of Saint-Denis[edit]
Main category: Basilique Saint-Denis
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Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette
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Tomb of Clovis II (foreground) and Charles Martel
Versailles[edit]
Main gallery: Versailles.
Other places in Parisian suburbs[edit]
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History of Paris[edit]
Main category: History of Paris
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rue Saint-Denis
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Grand Hôtel at the corner of Place de l'Opéra
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Monument to the Republic
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Vue sur l'Exposition universelle de 1937 à Paris.
Painting and Drawing[edit]
Main category: Paintings of Paris
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The Pont Neuf and the Samaritaine, Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet
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Entrance to a free show at the Ambigu-Comique Theatre from Louis-Léopold Boilly (1819) -
French Revolution of 1830 from Horace Vernet -
French Revolution of 1830 from Hippolyte Lecomte -
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Paris Street; Rainy Day
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The Eiffel Tower
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Occurrence[edit]
Main category: Events in Paris
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Libération de
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Roller skating and Cycle sport[edit]
Main categories: Roller skating in Paris and Bicycles in Paris
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Sunday when quays are car free
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Video recording[edit]
Main category: Videos from Paris
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Paris in the winter