Saint Blaise des Simples Chapel, Cocteau’s tomb
The poet Jean Cocteau is buried in Saint Blaise des Simples Chapel in Milly-la-Forêt, a chapel he decorated during the restoration work of 1959
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Tournemire, a beautiful French village
Tournemire is ranked among France’s Most Beautiful Villages, and is nestled in the heart of Auvergne Volcanoes Natural Park in Cantal
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Sorbonne Chapel and Richelieu’s mausoleum
Sorbonne chapel, a masterpiece of French classical architecture that houses Cardinal Richelieu’s mausoleum
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Villa Seurat, a testament to Modernist architecture
Villa Seurat, an icon of Roaring Twenties Modernist Architecture and an artists haven where Arthur Miller penned ‘Tropic of Cancer’
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Rue de la Gaîté in Montparnasse
Rue de la Gaîté, In the Montparnasse district, stands as a vibrant thoroughfare, affectionately dubbed “Theater Street” due to its rich history of entertainment venues dating back to the 1780s.
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Pont de la Concorde in Paris
The construction of the Pont de la Concorde was completed during the French Revolution with stones salvaged from the Bastille Fortress
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Garde Républicaine, Paris’ iconic Gendarmerie force
Garde Républicaine, Paris’ iconic Gendarmerie force and prestigious Calvary regiment ensure the security and safety of the city of Paris and the public
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Notre Dame des Victoires Basilica
Notre Dame des Victoires Church was commissioned by Louis XIII to express his gratitude to the Virgin Mary for his triumphs over the Huguenots and for the birth of Louis XIV
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Hôtel Salé, home to the Picasso Museum
Hôtel Salé, one of the finest mansions in the Marais built with money collected from the salt tax, hence its name, is today home to the Picasso Museum
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Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
Passerelle Solférino was renamed Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Senegalese politician’s birth
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Pont des Invalides, Paris’ lowest bridge
Pont des Invalides, the lowest of the Parisian bridges, spans the Seine upstream from the Hôtel des Invalides from which it draws its name
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Place des Victoires in Paris
Place des Victoires stands as a testament to the triumphs of King Louis XIV and holds the distinction of being one of Paris’s five royal squares
