Catacombes – Paris Underground Necropolis
The Catacombes were created in underground quarries in order to store the 6 million skeletons recovered from the old Parisian cemeteries
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Canal Saint Martin’s history
Canal Saint Martin, once built for the transport of goods and supply of drinking water to Paris, is now used for river cruises
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Buttes Chaumont park in Belleville
The luxuriant Parc des Buttes Chaumont, the 3rd largest park in Paris, was landscaped in the 1860s on a barren hill located in the village of Belleville
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Bouquinistes – Street booksellers
The Bouquinistes – street booksellers of Paris have a license granted by the city but are the only traders allowed to sell in the street without paying tax
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Jardin des Plantes – Botanical Garden
The Jardin des Plantes of Paris includes the Museum of Natural History and the Botanical Gardens and is considered the Mecca of Natural Sciences
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Parc de Bercy’s history
The Parc de Bercy was landscaped in 1997 on the site of the former official Wine Warehouses of Paris, and is the second largest Parisian public park
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Arènes de Lutèce, Paris’ Roman amphitheater
The Arènes de Lutèce was the amphitheatre built around 200AD in Paris and the oldest Roman monument still standing in the city
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Archaeological Crypt Notre Dame
The Archaeological Crypt Notre Dame, a museum in situ located under the cathedral square, exhibits the vestiges of the Roman rampart and antic Paris
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Arc de Triomphe – Place Charles De Gaulle
The Arc de Triomphe faces the Avenue des Champs Elysées and was built in the early 18th century to commemorate the victories of Emperor Napoleon I
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Zouave statue on Pont de l’Alma
The Alma Bridge is famous for the Zouave statue traditionally used by the Parisians as an unofficial standard to monitor the rise in the river water level
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Eiffel Tower’s history
The Eiffel Tower, the masterpiece Gustave Eiffel built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889 is today the most visited monument in France
