PARIS - EIFFEL TOWER

 

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 for the World Fair Flashing lights draw attention to the Eiffel Tower Illumination of the Eiffel Tower at night Looking up through the tower from underneath



PARIS - CATHÉDRALE DU NOTRE DAME


Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris, the heart of the city Detail of the adornments above the main entrance Gargoyle sitting atop Notre Dame A gargoyle shares the spectacular view of Paris



PARIS - BASILIQUE DU SACRÉ CŒUR


Basilique du Sacre Coeur is located at the top of Butte du Montmartre Sacre Coeur illuminated at night The afternoon sun gives the basilica an interesting glow View of Paris from the dome



PARIS - MUSÉE DU LOUVRE


Musee du Louvre, with the controversial pyramid designed by I.M. Pei View from inside the Grande Pyramide Pyramid illuminated at night Winged Victory of Samothrace


PARIS


Champs Elysees at night, viewed from atop the Arc de Triomphe The Parliament House, much of which is underground The Pantheon contains the tombs of French luminaries such as Voltaire and the Curies Modern art inside the Pantheon
Moulin Rouge, the famous cabaret, was founded in 1889 The Madeleine church was built in neoclassical style Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, located opposite the Louvre The 3,300-year-old obelisk in Place de la Concorde was given to France in 1831
Eglise du Dome in Les Invalides Napoleon's tomb inside the Eglise du Dome Gare du Nord is one of the major train stations in Paris Palais Royal, which once accommodated Louis XIV in the 17th century