Paris Ouest
Encyclopedia
Paris Ouest is an expression referring to the wealthiest and most prestigious residential area of France.
Located in the central and western part of Paris, it roughly follows Paris' Voie Royale (Royal Way) or Axe historique (historical axis): a line of monuments, buildings and thoroughfares that extends from the former royal Palace
of the Louvre
through the Tuileries, the Place de la Concorde
, the Champs Élysées, the Place de l'Etoile
and all the way to Neuilly-sur-Seine
.
Paris Ouest has long been known as French high society's favorite place of residence, comparable to New York
's Upper East Side
, Los Angeles
' Beverly Hills or London
's Mayfair
and Belgravia
, to such an extent that the phrase "Paris Ouest" has been associated with great wealth
, elitism
and social hegemony in French popular culture as well as in some masterpieces of French literature such as Balzac's La comédie humaine
or Proust's In Search of Lost Time
.
The cultural, social and economic influence of the area has played a prominent role throughout French history and is still highly vivid in nowadays' French elite. Paris Ouests standards of life were also highly influential in educating foreign elites, especially in Europe, Russia and Northern America (see Frick Collection
). As so Paris Ouest should not only be seen as a geographic area but also as a social attitude symbolized by French high society's habits and way of life.
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In 1612, Queen Marie de Medicis bought an estate in the left bank of Paris and commissioned architect Salomon de Brosse
to transform it into the outstanding Luxembourg Palace
surrounding by a large royal garden. The new Palace turned the all neighborhood into a fashionable district for French nobility.
By the 17th century, French high nobility started to move from the central Marais
, the then-aristocratic district of Paris where nobles used to built their urban mansions (see Hotel de Soubise
) to the clearer, less populated and less polluted Faubourg Saint-Germain
that soon became the new residence of French highest nobility.
The district became so fashionable within the French aristocracy
that the phrase le Faubourg has been used to describe French nobility ever since. The oldest and most prestigious families of the French nobility built outstanding residences in the area such as the Hôtel Matignon
, the Hôtel de Salm or the Hôtel Biron
.
In the 18th century, alongside the rising attraction of exclusive Faubourg Saint-Germain, the Faubourg Saint-Honoré
district (surrounding the Champs-Élysées
) also became known as one of Paris wealthiest residential area (see Hôtel d'Évreux or Hôtel de Crillon
).
During the 19th century, Paris became socially divided between an eastern working-class area with growing numbers of factories and subsequent pollution and a more and more wealthy and privileged western part. Some historian have said that that trend was reinforce by the sea winds that comes from the west and therefore preserved western Paris fresh air. The avenue des Champs-Élysées was the fashionable high society promenade, and the new districts of the current 16th and 8th arrondissement were covered by many grand palaces (see Avenue Foch
) such as the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
and the Hôtel Jacquemart-André or the Hôtel Nissim de Camondo
as well as luxury
bourgeois Haussmanian buildings.
By the end of the 19th century, the new French high society
, made of wealthy bourgeois
and old nobles exclusively lived in Western Paris and the high-profile social life was deeply rooted there, as Marcel Proust
described. A state of things that has not change much, according to sociologists Michel and Monique Pincon-Charlot , the role of a Paris Ouest address and education is still extremely prominent to be part of the French elite.
, which is immediately adjacent to the 16th.
Paris Ouest covers a land area of 21.7 km2 or 30,66 km2 .
Among cities of over 50,000 inhabitants, Neuilly-sur-Seine
, the western suburb immediately continuing Paris Ouest, is the wealthiest city in France, with an average household income of €62,646, and 20% earning more than €8,000 per month.
But within Paris, the four Western Paris'arrondissements
surpass wealthy Neuilly-sur-Seine in household income: the 6th, the 7th, the 8th and the 16th ; the 8th "arrondissement" being the richest district in France (the others three following it closely as 2nd, 3rd and 4th richest ones).
When considering Paris Ouest as a whole, the average household income is close to €8,000 per month, which makes it one of the wealthiest areas in the world (slightly higher ranked than Teton County, Wyoming
, the wealthiest U.S. county for household income, according to a 2009 governmental census). Paris Ouest has also more people paying the solidarity tax on wealth
(people who own more than €700.000 in assets, deducted of all debt) than anywhere else with around 60,000 declarers, a little more than 16% of its population.
Moreover, one-third of the French citizens whose fortune is at least €50 million live in the area (around 175 families), and 8 out of the 10 richest French billionaire
s (and 70% of the 50 wealthiest French) live there as well, including the wealthiest European, LVMH
owner and CEO Bernard Arnault
(living in the 7th arrondissement), and the world's richest woman, L'Oréal
heiress Liliane Bettencourt
(living in Neuilly-sur-Seine).
That extreme concentration of wealth and power has led to a unique case of social domination and reproduction
. According to famous sociologist Pierre Bourdieu
(in his work Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste (in French, La Distinction
)), social stratification
is linked to the amount of social
, cultural
, and symbolic
capitals one possesses as well as it is based on aesthetic preferences social classes taught their children during childhood. In regards to that theory, Paris Ouest is the perfect example of social distinction based on both high level of all capital and common upper-class preferences. As shown by sociologists Pinçon-Charlot, a Paris Ouest's education and address is determining when it comes to taking part of French elite
.
in France including the outstanding Faubourg Saint-Germain hôtels particuliers, haussmannian bourgeois apartments or artist ateliers as well as the famous Auteuil "villas", heirs to 19th-century high society
country houses, they are exclusive gated communities with huge houses surrounding by gardens, which is extremely rare in Paris.
Located in the central and western part of Paris, it roughly follows Paris' Voie Royale (Royal Way) or Axe historique (historical axis): a line of monuments, buildings and thoroughfares that extends from the former royal Palace
Royal Palace
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of the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
through the Tuileries, the Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.- History :...
, the Champs Élysées, the Place de l'Etoile
Place de l'Étoile
The Place Charles de Gaulle, , historically known as the Place de l'Étoile , is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues including the Champs-Élysées which continues to the east. It was renamed in 1970 following the death of General and President Charles...
and all the way to Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
.
Paris Ouest has long been known as French high society's favorite place of residence, comparable to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
' Beverly Hills or London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Mayfair
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster.-History:Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today...
and Belgravia
Belgravia
Belgravia is a district of central London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Noted for its immensely expensive residential properties, it is one of the wealthiest districts in the world...
, to such an extent that the phrase "Paris Ouest" has been associated with great wealth
Wealth
Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem...
, elitism
Elitism
Elitism is the belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite — a select group of people with intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are those whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously or carry the most...
and social hegemony in French popular culture as well as in some masterpieces of French literature such as Balzac's La comédie humaine
La Comédie humaine
La Comédie humaine is the title of Honoré de Balzac's multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy .-Overview:...
or Proust's In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past is a novel in seven volumes by Marcel Proust. His most prominent work, it is popularly known for its considerable length and the notion of involuntary memory, the most famous example being the "episode of the madeleine." The novel is widely...
.
The cultural, social and economic influence of the area has played a prominent role throughout French history and is still highly vivid in nowadays' French elite. Paris Ouests standards of life were also highly influential in educating foreign elites, especially in Europe, Russia and Northern America (see Frick Collection
Frick Collection
The Frick Collection is an art museum located in Manhattan, New York City, United States.- History :It is housed in the former Henry Clay Frick House, which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914. John Russell Pope altered and enlarged the building in the early 1930s to adapt...
). As so Paris Ouest should not only be seen as a geographic area but also as a social attitude symbolized by French high society's habits and way of life.
History
Salomon de Brosse
Salomon de Brosse was the most influential early 17th-century French architect, a major influence on François Mansart. Salomon was from a prominent Huguenot family, the grandson through his mother of the designer Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau and the son of the architect Jean de Brosse...
to transform it into the outstanding Luxembourg Palace
Luxembourg Palace
The Luxembourg Palace in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden , is the seat of the French Senate.The formal Luxembourg Garden presents a 25-hectare green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and provided with large basins of water where children sail model...
surrounding by a large royal garden. The new Palace turned the all neighborhood into a fashionable district for French nobility.
By the 17th century, French high nobility started to move from the central Marais
Le Marais
Le Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...
, the then-aristocratic district of Paris where nobles used to built their urban mansions (see Hotel de Soubise
Hôtel de Soubise
The Hôtel de Soubise is a city mansion entre cour et jardin , located at 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in the IIIe arrondissement of Paris....
) to the clearer, less populated and less polluted Faubourg Saint-Germain
Faubourg Saint-Germain
The Faubourg Saint Germain is an historic district of Paris. The Faubourg has long been known as the favorite home of the French high nobility and hosts many aristocratic Hôtels particuliers...
that soon became the new residence of French highest nobility.
The district became so fashionable within the French aristocracy
Aristocracy
Aristocracy , is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, it was conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens, and contrasted with monarchy...
that the phrase le Faubourg has been used to describe French nobility ever since. The oldest and most prestigious families of the French nobility built outstanding residences in the area such as the Hôtel Matignon
Hôtel Matignon
The Hôtel Matignon is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in the VIIe arrondissement of Paris, France.The address of Hotel Matignon is 57 rue de Varenne, Paris, France.-History:...
, the Hôtel de Salm or the Hôtel Biron
Hôtel Biron
The Hôtel Biron is an hôtel particulier in the rue de Varenne, Paris VIIème, that was built by Jacques Gabriel and his associate designer Jean Aubert, in 1728-31 Since 1919 it has housed the Musée Auguste Rodin....
.
In the 18th century, alongside the rising attraction of exclusive Faubourg Saint-Germain, the Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript , it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world, thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house...
district (surrounding the Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is...
) also became known as one of Paris wealthiest residential area (see Hôtel d'Évreux or Hôtel de Crillon
Hôtel de Crillon
The Hôtel de Crillon in Paris is one of the oldest luxury hotels in the world. The hotel is located at the foot of the Champs-Élysées and is one of two identical stone palaces on the Place de la Concorde. The Crillon has 103 guest rooms and 44 suites...
).
During the 19th century, Paris became socially divided between an eastern working-class area with growing numbers of factories and subsequent pollution and a more and more wealthy and privileged western part. Some historian have said that that trend was reinforce by the sea winds that comes from the west and therefore preserved western Paris fresh air. The avenue des Champs-Élysées was the fashionable high society promenade, and the new districts of the current 16th and 8th arrondissement were covered by many grand palaces (see Avenue Foch
Avenue Foch
Avenue Foch is a street in Paris, France, named after Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously named Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, and one of the most expensive addresses in the world, home to many grand palaces, including ones belonging to the...
) such as the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild at 11. rue Berryer in the 8th arrondissement in Paris, France, is a former residence of Adèle Hannah Charlotte Rothschild , the widow of Salomon James de Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family of France...
and the Hôtel Jacquemart-André or the Hôtel Nissim de Camondo
Musée Nissim de Camondo
The Musée Nissim de Camondo is a non-profit house museum located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, VIIIe arrondissement, Paris, France....
as well as luxury
Luxury real estate
Luxury real estate is the real estate market niche targeted at the highest socio-economic group of consumers. -Definition:The characteristics that define luxury real estate differ among countries...
bourgeois Haussmanian buildings.
By the end of the 19th century, the new French high society
High society
High society may refer to:* Upper class, group of people at the top of a social hierarchy* Gentry, origin Old French genterie, from gentil ‘high-born, noble* High society , social grouping which socialites may be affiliated with....
, made of wealthy bourgeois
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
and old nobles exclusively lived in Western Paris and the high-profile social life was deeply rooted there, as Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
described. A state of things that has not change much, according to sociologists Michel and Monique Pincon-Charlot , the role of a Paris Ouest address and education is still extremely prominent to be part of the French elite.
Geography
Paris Ouest is made of four central and western Parisian arrondissements: the 6th, the 7th, the 8th and the 16th; and of the city of Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, which is immediately adjacent to the 16th.
Paris Ouest covers a land area of 21.7 km2 or 30,66 km2 .
Demography
As of the 1999 census, 363.445 people were living in Paris Ouest:| District | Year | Population | Density (inh. per km²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th arrondissement | 1999 | 44,919 | 20,854 | |
| 6th arrondissement | 2005 (est) | 45,200 | 20,984 | |
| 7th arrondissement | 1999 | 56,985 | 13,940 | |
| 7th arrondissement | 2005 (est) | 55,400 | 13,552 | |
| 8th arrondissement | 1999 | 39,314 | 10,130 | |
| 8th arrondissement | 2005 (est) | 38,700 | 9,972 | |
| 16th arrondissement | 1999 | 161,773 | 20,619 | |
| 16th arrondissement | 2005 (est) | 149,500 | 19,054 |
Sociology
Not only is Paris Ouest as a whole the wealthiest area in France, but the five districts that make it up, individually, rank at the top of France's highest income districts:Among cities of over 50,000 inhabitants, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, the western suburb immediately continuing Paris Ouest, is the wealthiest city in France, with an average household income of €62,646, and 20% earning more than €8,000 per month.
But within Paris, the four Western Paris'arrondissements
Arrondissements of Paris
The city of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux administrative districts, more simply referred to as arrondissements . These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 101 French départements...
surpass wealthy Neuilly-sur-Seine in household income: the 6th, the 7th, the 8th and the 16th ; the 8th "arrondissement" being the richest district in France (the others three following it closely as 2nd, 3rd and 4th richest ones).
When considering Paris Ouest as a whole, the average household income is close to €8,000 per month, which makes it one of the wealthiest areas in the world (slightly higher ranked than Teton County, Wyoming
Teton County, Wyoming
Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area...
, the wealthiest U.S. county for household income, according to a 2009 governmental census). Paris Ouest has also more people paying the solidarity tax on wealth
Solidarity tax on wealth
The solidarity tax on wealth is an annual direct wealth tax on those in France having assets in excess of €800,000, . It was one of the Socialist Party's 1981 electoral program's measures, 110 Propositions for France...
(people who own more than €700.000 in assets, deducted of all debt) than anywhere else with around 60,000 declarers, a little more than 16% of its population.
Moreover, one-third of the French citizens whose fortune is at least €50 million live in the area (around 175 families), and 8 out of the 10 richest French billionaire
Billionaire
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
s (and 70% of the 50 wealthiest French) live there as well, including the wealthiest European, LVMH
LVMH
LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The company was formed after the 1987 merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, a company formed after the 1971 merger...
owner and CEO Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate who is best known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH. According to Forbes Magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion.-Education and business career:Arnault was born...
(living in the 7th arrondissement), and the world's richest woman, L'Oréal
L'Oréal
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
heiress Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Bettencourt is a French heiress, socialite, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and, with a fortune estimated at US$23.5 billion, is one of the wealthiest people in the world.-Biography:...
(living in Neuilly-sur-Seine).
That extreme concentration of wealth and power has led to a unique case of social domination and reproduction
Cultural reproduction
Cultural reproduction is the transmission of existing cultural values and norms from generation to generation. Cultural reproduction refers to the mechanisms by which continuity of cultural experience is sustained across time...
. According to famous sociologist Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.Starting from the role of economic capital for social positioning, Bourdieu pioneered investigative frameworks and terminologies such as cultural, social, and symbolic capital, and the concepts of habitus, field or location,...
(in his work Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste (in French, La Distinction
La Distinction
La Distinction is a book by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu , based on Bourdieu's empirical research on French culture. Taken from studies conducted by Bourdieu in 1963 and concluded in 1967-68, the book was originally published in France in 1979...
)), social stratification
Social stratification
In sociology the social stratification is a concept of class, involving the "classification of persons into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions ... a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions."...
is linked to the amount of social
Social capital
Social capital is a sociological concept, which refers to connections within and between social networks. The concept of social capital highlights the value of social relations and the role of cooperation and confidence to get collective or economic results. The term social capital is frequently...
, cultural
Cultural capital
The term cultural capital refers to non-financial social assets; they may be educational or intellectual, which might promote social mobility beyond economic means....
, and symbolic
Symbolic capital
In sociology and anthropology, symbolic capital can be referred to as the resources available to an individual on the basis of honor, prestige or recognition, and functions as an authoritative embodiment of cultural value...
capitals one possesses as well as it is based on aesthetic preferences social classes taught their children during childhood. In regards to that theory, Paris Ouest is the perfect example of social distinction based on both high level of all capital and common upper-class preferences. As shown by sociologists Pinçon-Charlot, a Paris Ouest's education and address is determining when it comes to taking part of French elite
Elite
Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...
.
Real estate
As a high society residential area, Paris Ouest has the most expensive real estates market in Paris and features some of the most expensive real estateReal estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
in France including the outstanding Faubourg Saint-Germain hôtels particuliers, haussmannian bourgeois apartments or artist ateliers as well as the famous Auteuil "villas", heirs to 19th-century high society
High society
High society may refer to:* Upper class, group of people at the top of a social hierarchy* Gentry, origin Old French genterie, from gentil ‘high-born, noble* High society , social grouping which socialites may be affiliated with....
country houses, they are exclusive gated communities with huge houses surrounding by gardens, which is extremely rare in Paris.
6th
- Académie françaiseAcadémie françaiseL'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
- French Senate (Luxembourg PalaceLuxembourg PalaceThe Luxembourg Palace in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden , is the seat of the French Senate.The formal Luxembourg Garden presents a 25-hectare green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and provided with large basins of water where children sail model...
) - Jardin du LuxembourgJardin du LuxembourgThe Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris (224,500 m²...
- Medici FountainMedici FountainThe Medici Fountain is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. It was built in about 1630 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France...
- Pont des ArtsPont des ArtsThe Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the palais du Louvre, .-History:Between 1802 and 1804, a nine-arch metallic bridge for pedestrians was constructed at the location of...
- Pont NeufPont NeufThe Pont Neuf is, despite its name, the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. Its name, which was given to distinguish it from older bridges that were lined on both sides with houses, has remained....
- Pont Saint-MichelPont Saint-MichelPont Saint-Michel is a bridge linking the Place Saint-Michel on the left bank of the river Seine to the Île de la Cité. It was named after the nearby chapel of Saint-Michel. It is near Sainte Chapelle and the Palais de Justice...
- Saint-Germain-des-PrésSaint-Germain-des-PrésSaint-Germain-des-Prés is an area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés....
Quarter and former abbeyAbbey of Saint-Germain-des-PrésThe Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of Neustria... - Latin Quarter (partial)
- Saint-Sulpice church
- Théâtre de l'EuropeOdéonThe Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe is one of France's six national theatres.It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, next to the Luxembourg Garden...
- Théâtre du Vieux-ColombierThéâtre du Vieux-ColombierThe Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier is a theatre located at 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier, in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. It was founded in 1913 by the theatre producer and playwright Jacques Copeau...
- Café de FloreCafé de FloreThe Café de Flore, at the corner of the Boulevard Saint-Germain and the Rue St. Benoit, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, has long been celebrated for its intellectual clientele....
- Les Deux MagotsLes Deux MagotsLes Deux Magots is a famous café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France. It once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual élite of the city. It is now a popular tourist destination...
- PolidorPolidorThe Crémerie-Restaurant Polidor is a historic restaurant in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris. Its predecessor was founded in 1845, and it has had its present name since the beginning of the 20th century. The interior of the restaurant is basically unchanged for over 100 years, and the style of...
- Hotel de ChimayHôtel de ChimayThe Hôtel de Chimay is situated in the 6th arrondissement of Paris of Paris in France. It is located at 17 quai Malaquais. Once an Hôtel particulier, since 1883, it has been an extension of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, a distinguished National School of Fine Arts.-History:The quai...
- Hôtel LutetiaHôtel LutetiaThe Hôtel Lutetia, located at 45 Boulevard Raspail, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of the 6th Arrondissement of Paris, is one of the best-known hotels on the Left Bank...
- Café ProcopeCafé ProcopeCafé Procope, in rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, 6th arrondissement, is called the oldest restaurant of Paris in continuous operation. It was opened in 1694 by the Sicilian Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, with a slyly subversive name adopted from the historian Procopius, whose Secret History, the...
- OdéonOdéonThe Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe is one of France's six national theatres.It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, next to the Luxembourg Garden...
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- French National AssemblyFrench National AssemblyThe French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
- Eiffel TowerEiffel TowerThe Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world...
- Hôtel MatignonHôtel MatignonThe Hôtel Matignon is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in the VIIe arrondissement of Paris, France.The address of Hotel Matignon is 57 rue de Varenne, Paris, France.-History:...
- Champ de MarsChamp de MarsThe Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius in Rome, a tribute to the Roman god of war...
- Musée d'OrsayMusée d'OrsayThe Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
- École MilitaireÉcole MilitaireThe École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars....
- Hôtel des InvalidesLes InvalidesLes Invalides , officially known as L'Hôtel national des Invalides , is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's...
- Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de ChevalerieMusée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de ChevalerieThe Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie is a museum of national orders of merit located in the 7th arrondissement in the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur beside the Musée d'Orsay at 2, rue de la Légion-d'Honneur , Paris, France. It is open daily except Monday; admission...
- Musée MaillolMusée MaillolThe Musée Maillol is an art museum located in the 7th arrondissement at 59-61, rue de Grenelle, Paris, France. It is open daily except Tuesday; an admission fee is charged....
- Musée de l'Ordre de la LibérationMusée de l'Ordre de la LibérationThe Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération is a military museum located in the 7th arrondissement at 51 bis boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg, Paris, France. It is open daily except Sunday; admission is free...
- Musée RodinMusée RodinThe Musée Rodin in Paris, France, is a museum that was opened in 1919 in the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds. It displays works by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin....
- Musée Valentin HaüyMusée Valentin HaüyThe Musée Valentin Haüy is a private museum dedicated to tools and education of the blind, and located in the building of the Valentin Haüy Association, in the VIIe arrondissement at 5, rue Duroc, Paris, France. It is open Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons without charge.The museum was established...
- Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
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- Arc de TriompheArc de Triomphe-The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire...
- Automobile Club de France
- Chapelle ExpiatoireChapelle ExpiatoireThe Chapelle expiatoire is a chapel located in the eighth arrondissement, of Paris, France. This chapel is dedicated to King Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette, although they are formally buried in the Basilica of St Denis....
- Église de la
MadeleineÉglise de la MadeleineL'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army... - Église
Saint-AugustinÉglise Saint-Augustin de ParisThe Église Saint-Augustin de Paris is a church in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris, France. Here Charles de Foucauld was converted by its priest, Father Huvelin. During the Second Empire, this area was undergoing considerable building work and demographic movement... - Élysée PalaceÉlysée PalaceThe Élysée Palace is the official residence of the President of the French Republic, containing his office, and is where the Council of Ministers meets. It is located near the Champs-Élysées in Paris....
- Gare Saint-LazareGare Saint-LazareParis Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Paris, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 274,000 passengers each day.-History:...
- Grand PalaisGrand PalaisThis article contains material abridged and translated from the French and Spanish Wikipedia.The Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais , is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France...
- Hôtel de CrillonHôtel de CrillonThe Hôtel de Crillon in Paris is one of the oldest luxury hotels in the world. The hotel is located at the foot of the Champs-Élysées and is one of two identical stone palaces on the Place de la Concorde. The Crillon has 103 guest rooms and 44 suites...
- Hôtel de MarignyHôtel de MarignyThe Hôtel de Marigny is a town house in Paris, France, on the Avenue Marigny, not far from the Elysée Palace. It is used as a residence for state visitors to France. The house has been the property of the French government since 1972...
- Hôtel de la MarineHôtel de la MarineThe hôtel de la Marine is a building on place de la Concorde in Paris, to the east of Rue Royale. It was built between 1757 and 1774 on what was then known as place Louis XV, with a façade by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Premier architecte du Roi and designer of the square...
- Lycée Chaptal
- Maxim's Art Nouveau
"Collection 1900" - Musée CernuschiMusée CernuschiThe Musée Cernuschi is an Asian art museum located at 7 avenue Vélasquez, near Parc Monceau, in Paris, France, specialising in China, Japan and Korea. Its collection in Asian art is second only to the Musée Guimet in Paris....
- Musée Bouilhet-
ChristofleMusée Bouilhet-ChristofleThe Musée Bouilhet-Christofle is a private museum located in the 8th arrondissement at 9, rue Royale, Paris, France. It is open weekday afternoons by appointment; an admission fee is charged... - Musée Jacquemart-
AndréMusée Jacquemart-AndréThe Musée Jacquemart-André is a public museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The museum was created from the private home of Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart to display the art they collected during their lives.-History:Edouard André, the scion of a... - Musée Nissim
de CamondoMusée Nissim de CamondoThe Musée Nissim de Camondo is a non-profit house museum located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, VIIIe arrondissement, Paris, France.... - The ObeliskLuxor ObeliskThe Luxor Obelisk is a 23 metres high Egyptian obelisk standing at the center of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France...
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in the Place de la ConcordePlace de la ConcordeThe Place de la Concorde in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.- History :... - Palais de la DécouvertePalais de la DécouverteThe Palais de la Découverte is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France. It is open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged....
- Parc MonceauParc MonceauParc Monceau is a semi-public park situated in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. The park covers an area of 8.2 hectares ....
- Petit PalaisPetit PalaisThe Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts ....
- Pont Alexandre IIIPont Alexandre IIIThe Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter, widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in Paris...
- Pont de l'AlmaPont de l'AlmaPont de l'Alma is an arch bridge in Paris, crossing the Seine. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War, in which the Franco-British alliance achieved victory over the Russian army on September 20, 1854....
- Pont de la ConcordePont de la Concorde (Paris)The Pont de la Concorde is an arch bridge across the River Seine in Paris connecting the Quai des Tuileries at the Place de la Concorde and the Quai d'Orsay...
- Pont des InvalidesPont des InvalidesThe Pont des Invalides is the lowest bridge traversing the Seine in Paris.-History:The story of this bridge started in 1821, when engineer Claude Navier conceived a technologically revolutionary bridge that crossed the Seine in one single reach without any point of support in between...
- Salle Gaveau
- The Scots Kirk
(l'Église écossaise de Paris)The Scots Kirk, ParisThe Scots Kirk is situated at 17, rue Bayard, near the Champs-Elysées in Paris. It is the only congregation of the Church of Scotland in France. The church building is modern but somewhat inconspicuous from the street. The nearest Paris Métro station is Franklin D. Roosevelt.-History:The origins of... - Théâtre des Champs-ÉlyséesThéâtre des Champs-ÉlyséesThe Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is a theatre at 15 avenue Montaigne. Despite its name, the theatre is not on the Champs-Élysées but nearby in another part of the 8th arrondissement of Paris....
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- PassyPassyPassy is an area of Paris, France, located in the XVIe arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is traditionally home to many of the city's wealthiest residents.Passy was formerly a commune...
- Cimetière de Passy
- Parc des PrincesParc des PrincesThe Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...
- Palais de TokyoPalais de TokyoThe Palais de Tokyo is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, near the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The eastern wing of the building belongs the City of Paris and hosts the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris...
- Lycée Janson de SaillyLycée Janson de SaillyLycée Janson de Sailly is a lycée located in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris, France. It is generally considered as one of the most prestigious lycées in Paris...
- Maison de Radio FranceRadio FranceRadio France is a French public service radio broadcaster.-Mission:Radio France's two principal missions are:* To create and expand the programming on all of their stations; and...
- Maison de BalzacMaison de BalzacThe Maison de Balzac is a house museum in the former residence of French novelist Honoré de Balzac . It is located in the 16th arrondissement at 47, rue Raynouard, Paris, France, and open daily except Mondays and holidays; admission to the house is free, but a fee is charged for its temporary...
- ExploradomeExploradomeThe Exploradome is a science museum located in Vitry-sur-Seine in the Val-de-Marne, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.The museum opened in 1998. Its permanent exhibition contains interactive objects designed and produced by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, including optical...
- Fondation Le Corbusier
- Guimet MuseumGuimet MuseumThe Guimet Museum is a museum of Asian art located at 6, place d'Iéna in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France...
- Jardin d'AcclimatationJardin d'AcclimatationThe Jardin d'Acclimatation is a children's amusement park with a menagerie, the Exploradôme museum, and other attractions located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris.-History:...
- Jardin des Serres d'AuteuilJardin des Serres d'AuteuilThe Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil is a botanical garden set within a major greenhouse complex located at the southern edge of the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement, with entry at 1 avenue Gordon-Bennett, Paris, France....
- Musée Arménien de FranceMusée Arménien de FranceThe Musée Arménien de France is a private museum of Armenian art and archaeology located in the XVIe arrondissement at Fondation Nourhan Fringhian, 59 avenue Foch, Paris, France....
- Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre FauchardMusée d'Art Dentaire Pierre FauchardThe Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard is a museum of dental history located in the 16th arrondissement at the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie Dentaire, 22 Rue Émile Ménier, Paris, France. It is open Wednesday afternoons by appointment...
- Musée BaccaratMusée BaccaratThe Musée Baccarat is a private museum of Baccarat crystal located in the 16th arrondissement at 11, place des États-Unis, Paris, France. It is open daily except Sundays, Tuesdays, and holidays; an admission fee is charged....
- Musée ClemenceauMusée ClemenceauThe Musée Clemenceau is a house museum located in the 16th arrondissement at 8, rue Benjamin Franklin, Paris, France. It is open in the afternoons of Tuesday through Saturday, except in August; an admission fee is charged...
- Musée de la ContrefaçonMusée de la ContrefaçonThe Musée de la Contrefaçon is a museum of counterfeiting. It is located at 16, rue de la Faisanderie, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris, France, and open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged. The nearest métro and RER stations are Porte Dauphine and Avenue Foch.The museum was...
- Musée d'EnneryMusée d'EnneryThe Musée d'Ennery is a museum of art located in the XVIe arrondissement at 59, avenue Foch, Paris, France. It is open Thursday and Sunday afternoons; entrance is free. The nearest métro station is Victor Hugo....
- Musée GallieraMusée GallieraThe Musée Galliera, also known as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, is a fashion museum located in the 16th arrondissement at 10, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, France. It is open daily except Tuesdays; an admission fee is charged....
- Musée Marmottan Monet
- Musée de Radio FranceMusée de Radio FranceThe Musée de Radio France was a museum operated by Radio France and located in the Maison de Radio-France, near the Pont de Grenelle in the XVIe arondissement at 116, avenue du Président Kennedy, Paris, France...
- New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's distinguished Paris campus. - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade...
- Château de la MuetteChâteau de la MuetteThe Château de la Muette is a château located on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France, near the Porte de la Muette.Three châteaux have been located on the site since a hunting lodge was transformed into the first château for Princess Marguerite de Valois, favorite daughter of King...
- International School of ParisInternational School of ParisThe International School of Paris is a private international school based in Paris, France. It is the only English-speaking school within the city of Paris and the only school in France to offer all three International Baccalaureate programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme, the IB Middle Years...
- TenniseumTenniseumThe Tenniseum, also known as the Musée du Tennis or the Musée de Roland-Garros, is a tennis museum located in the Stade Roland Garros in the 16th arrondissement at 2, avenue Gordon-Bennett, Paris, France...