Places to visit in Paris

1) Carnavalet museum: The Carnavalet Museum in Paris is dedicated to the history of the city. The museum occupies two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau.

History of the Hôtel Carnavalet: In 1548, Jacques des Ligneris,

President of the Parliament of Paris, ordered the construction

of the mansion that came to be known as the Hôtel Carnavalet;

construction was completed about 1560. In

1578, the widow of Francois de Kernevenoy, later known as Carnavalet, purchased the building. In 1654, the mansion was bought by Claude Boislève, who commissioned the well-known architect, François Mansart, to make extensive renovations.

FEE: FREE

ADDRESS: 23, rue de Sevigne 75003 Paris

TIMINGS :10am to 5.40pm

TRANS :Saint-Paul metro station on line 1,Buses:29,69,76,96

2) Cognacq-Jay(museum): Ernest Cognacq and Marie-Louise Jay

made their fortune in a decidedly 20th-century way—by selling

mass-produced goods in the very modern La Samaritaine department store. When it came to their own shopping tastes, however, the couple preferred the one-of-a-kind and the custom-made, and their taste in art and furniture was far more old-fashioned. Between 1900 and 1925, they amassed one of the finest private collections of 18th-century painting and objets d'art, which the couple then donated to the city of Paris.The Cognacq-Jay's collection is now beautifully installed in four floors of the restored Hôtel Donon. It doesn't take a big leap of the imagination to see and feel what daily home life for members of the ancien régime must have been like before the Revolution—luxuriating in a Louis XVI chair covered with Beauvais tapestry made after designs by Oudry and Boucher, checking the time on a stunning mantle clock by Sèvres, penning a brief note on a Boulle bureau inlaid with ivory, and settling in, after a long hard day, on a royal bed à la Polonaise. (There is a magnificent one on the Cognacq-Jay's third floor which onelonged to the Madame Adelaïde, aunt to the king).

FEE:FREE

ADDRESS:8 rue Elzévir 75004 Paris.

3) Notre Dame Cathedral: Notre Dame de Paris (in English: Our Lady of Paris), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral.Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic
architecture in France and in Europe.Notre Dame de Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress (arched exterior supports). The building was not originally designed to include the flying buttresses around the choir and nave. After the construction began and the thinner walls

(popularized in the Gothic style) grew ever higher, stress fractures began to occur as the walls pushed outward. In response, the cathedral's architects built supports around the outside walls, and later additions continued the pattern.Notre-Dame's first version was a "magnificent church" built by Childebert I, the king of the Franks at the time, in 528, and was already the cathedral of the city of Paris in the 10th century. However, in 1160, having become the "parish church of the kings of Europe," Bishop Maurice de Sully deemed the building unworthy of its lofty role, and had it demolished.Construction on the current cathedral began in 1163, during the reign of Louis VII, and opinion differs as to whether Bishop Maurice de Sully or Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone of the cathedral.

FEE:FREE

ADDRESS:Parvis Notre Dame 75004 Paris, France.

4) Luxembourg Gardens : The Jardin du Luxembourg is the largest public park (224,500 m² (22.5 hectares) located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France.

The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed

in the Luxembourg Palace.The garden is largely devoted to a green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and centred on a large octagonal basin of water, with a central jet of water; in it children sail model boats.[1] The garden
is famed for its calm atmosphere. Surrounding the bassin on the raised balustraded terraces are a series of statues of former French queens, saints and copies after the Antique. In the southwest corner, there is an orchard of apple and pear trees and the théâtre des marionnettes (puppet theatre). The gardens include a large fenced-in playground for young children and their parents and a vintage

carousel. In addition, free musical performances are presented in a gazebo on the grounds and there is a small cafe restaurant nearby, under the trees, with both indoor and outdoor seating from which many people enjoy the music over a glass of wine.The garden contains just over a hundred statues, monuments, and fountains, scattered throughout the grounds. Surrounding the central green space are about twenty figures of historical French queens and female saints commisionned by Louis-Philippe in 1848, standing on pedestals, including statues of Jeanne III of Navarre, Blanche of Castile, Anne of Austria, Louise of Savoy, and Anne of France.

FEE:FREE

ADDRESS:6 Rue Gay-Lussac 75005 Paris, France.

5) Seine River: The Seine (French: La Seine, pronounced: [la sɛn]) is a slow-flow

ing major river and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France. It is also a tourist attraction, with excursion boats offering sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite and Rive Gauche within the city of Paris. The Seine is dredged and oceangoing vessels can dock at Rouen, 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.Commercial riverboats can use the river from Bar-sur-Seine,

560 km (350 miles) to its mouth. At Paris, there are
37 bridges.The river is only 24 metres (80 feet) above sea level,

446 km (277 miles) from its mouth, making it slow flowing and

thus easily navigable. It is 776 km (486 miles) long and flows into

the Atlantic Ocean from the continent.

6) Eiffel tower : The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris,[10] is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its
designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completion until 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New
York City. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-

tallest structure in France, behind the Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004.The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend either on stairs or lifts to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the
second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of movies set in the city.

From January 1 to June 12

Elevator: 9:30am to 11:45pm Steps:9:30am to 6:30pm (10:30pm for top floor)

(Final lift up at 11:00pm)

From June 13 to August 29

Elevator:9:00am to 00:45am Steps:9:00am to 00:45am Final admittance midnight

(Final lift up at midnight) (11:00pm for top floor)

From August 30 to Dec 31

Elevator:9:30 am to 11:45 pm Steps:9:30am to 6:30pm

(Final lift up at 11:00pm)

FEE:Elevator entrance tickets :

(to second floor) :

Adults:8.10 €, Youths 12 - 24: 6.50 €, Reduced Rates: Children 4 - 11 Handicapped*:4.00 €(to top floor) :

Adults:13.10 €, Youths:11.50 €, Reduced Rates: Children 4 - 11 Handicapped*:9.00 €

Stair entrance tickets:

(to second floor) :

Adults:4.50 €, Youths:3.50 €, Reduced Rates: Children 4 - 11 Handicapped*:3.00 ADDRESS:Champ de Mars 75007 Paris.

7) Arc de Triomphe: The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'Étoile.[1] Officially, it is the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, as a smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel exists nearby. It is located at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The triumphal arch honours those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I.The monument stands 50 m (160 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The large vault is -29.19 m (−95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The small vault is 18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m
(27.7 ft) wide. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence.[2] Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal that three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919, marking the end of hostilities in World War I, Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport biplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel.

ADDRESS:Avenue de Friedland 75008 Paris

TIMINGS: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm

8) Saint-Denis Basilica: The Cathedral Basilica of St Denis (French: Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, or simply Basilique Saint-Denis, previously the Abbaye de Saint-Denis) is a large abbey church in the commune of Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris. The abbey church was created a cathedral in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy. The building is of unique importance historically and architecturally.

FEE:FREETRANS:direct bus from station.

9) Lourve Museum : The Musée du Louvre (French pronunciation: [myze dy luvʁ]), or officially the Grand Louvre — in English, the Louvre Museum or Great Louvre, or simply the Louvre — is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited museum in the world, and a historic monument. It is a central landmark of Paris, France and is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district).

Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 19th century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet).The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being confiscated church and royal property. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed in 1796 until 1801. The size of the collection increased under Napoleon when the museum was renamed the Musée Napoléon.

The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) which began as a fortress built in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are still visible. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace.

FEE: €9.5: full-day access to the Louvre except for temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon also valid for the Musée Eugène Delacroix,

€6: on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.,

€11: temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napoléon.

ADDRESS;36 Rue du Louvre 75001 Paris, France

TIMINGS: Sat-Mon and Thurs 9am-6pm.

10) Centre Georges Pompidou: Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture.The Centre was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the British architect couple Richard Rogers and Su Rogers, Gianfranco Franchini, the British structural engineer Edmund Happold (who would later found Buro Happold), and Irish structural engineer Peter Rice. The project was awarded to this team in an architectural design competition, whose results were announced in 1971. Reporting on Rogers' winning the Pritzker Prize in 2007, The New York Times noted that the design of the Centre "turned the architecture world upside down" and that "Mr. Rogers earned a reputation as a high-tech iconoclast with the completion of the 1977 Pompidou Centre, with its exposed skeleton of brightly colored tubes for mechanical systems. The Pritzker jury said the Pompidou “revolutionized museums, transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city.”Initially, all of the functional structural elements of the building were colour-coded: green pipes are plumbing, blue ducts are for climate control, electrical wires are encased in yellow, and circulation elements and devices for safety (e.g., fire extinguishers) are red. However, recent visits suggests that this color coding has been partially removed, and many of the elements are simply painted white.

Other important places which we can visit:

1)Picasso Museum,

2)Deportation Memorial (behind Notre Dame)

3)Cluny Museum:

On fri & Sat(4:00),6 Place Paul Painlevé 75005 Paris, France

4)Musee de Prefecture de Police:

Address:4 Rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève 75005 Paris

Open: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.sun closed

5)Pantheon:

Address:Le Panthéon ,Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris,

6)Musseum Zadkine :

Address:100 Bis Rue d'Assas 75006 Paris, France

time10am - 6pm, Trans:Bus : 38, 82, 83,

7)Palace of versailles(called as Les Invalides):

9 am to 6:30 pm 20 euro in which museuum pass allows Les Invalides,

Address:129 Avenue de Tourville, 75007 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

8)Musee D'Orsay :

Address 8 euro 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur 75007 Paris, France :

Open 9.30 - 18 h ,Musée d'Orsay and Musée Rodin at 12 €.

9)Petit Palais:

Address:1 Avenue Dutuit 75008 Paris,10am-5pm

10)Marche des Fleurs:

Address:60 boulevard Malesherbes 75008 Paris, France

11)Marche des Fleurs:full of flowers and birds which is diff from other part of world

12)Montmartre: It is quite a walk from the Seine and Louvre

13)Montparnasse Train station nice one :

Address:33 avenue du Maine, 75015 Paris,

14)Fragonard Perfume Museum :

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m :

near the Opéra station of the Paris

15)Steps of Sacre Coeur

Address:35 Rue du Chevalier de La Barre 75018 Paris, France