Waterloo Station - London, England
This was the starting point of my long weekend in Paris. Here, I boarded the...
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Eurostar TGV
Travelling at a maximum cruising speed of 186 miles per hour on the...
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Gare du Nord - Paris, France
Three hours after leaving London, the train arrived at Gare du Nord in...
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L'Hôtel du Brabant
Located at 18, Rue des Petits Hôtels near the Gare du Nord is the...
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Street in Montmartre
A typical street in Montmartre, near the Sacré-Coeur. I believe...
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Stairway to Heaven
At the top of these stairs is the beautiful Basilica of...
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Basilique du Sacré-Coeur
On top of the hill above the city's Montmartre district, the Basilica of...
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Interior of the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur
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View from Place du Parvis du Sacré-Coeur
The Tour Montparnasse can be seen in the distance in the center of the photo....
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View from Place du Parvis du Sacré-Coeur
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Place du Tertre
In Montmartre near the Sacré-Coeur, the Place du Tertre is surrounded by...
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Sacré-Coeur
Sacré-Coeur is built on a vast scale to take full advantage of its...
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Rue de Steinkerque below Sacré-Coeur
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Anvers Métro stop
The Métro is the fastest, most convenient way to get around Paris. If...
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View of Sacré-Coeur through Rue Briquet
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L'École Militaire
The École Militaire, which, as its name implies, has been from its...
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Me on the Champ de Mars
This is me on the Champ de Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower. The...
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La Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower was constructed for the 1889 World's Fair in...
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Looking up from beneath the Eiffel Tower
This is without doubt one of the most recognizable structures in the world....
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Palais de Chaillot & Jardin du Trocadéro
This is a view of the Palais de Chaillot and the Trocadéro taken...
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Rooftops of Paris
Another view from the second level of the Eiffel Tower shows the heart...
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Bird's Eye View over the Paris rooftops
This is a view of some of the metalwork of the Eiffel Tower. The tower,...
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View of Champ de Mars
From the third level of the Eiffel Tower, you can see up to 45 miles...
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Me at the Eiffel Tower
This is me on the third level of the Eiffel Tower. What a view! I wish it had...
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Looking south along the River Seine
This view, taken from the uppermost level of the Eiffel Tower, shows...
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Looking toward the Place de L'Étoile
In the center of the Place de L'Étoile is the Arc de Triomphe, which...
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Up your tower!
Standing on the second level, I took this shot looking up toward the...
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View of River Seine & Arc de Triomphe
This view, taken from the first level of the Eiffel Tower, looks...
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Eiffel Tower - South Tower entrance
This shot was taken looking down at the ground from the tower's...
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Eiffel Tower
As you can see, there are three levels to the Eiffel Tower: the first at 185...
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Fountains at the Palais de Chaillot
On the right bank of the Seine River in Paris, facing the Eiffel Tower, the...
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Looking up at the Grande Arche
Emerging from the Métro, this was my first view of the Grande...
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La Grande Arche de la Défense
Situated in the 395 acre La Défense business district, known as the...
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View of the center of La Défense
This view was taken from near the Grande Arche looking out over the modern...
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Interior of the Grande Arche
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Interior of Grande Arche de La Défense
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View from the top of the Grande Arche
From the top of the Grande Arche, La Défense sprawls below you....
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Interesting buildings at La Défense
If I remember correctly, the domed building in the center was an IMAX theater.
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An interesting sculpture in La Défense
Sculpture by Joan Miró near the Grande Arche at La Défense in Paris.
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La Grande Arche de La Défense
Designed as the architectural centerpiece of the sprawling satellite...
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La Défense
This is a view of several office buildings in La Défense, with...
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Arc de Triomphe
Commissioned by Napoleon to pay homage to the Great Army, the Arc de Triomphe...
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Me at the Arc de Triomphe
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Avenue de la Grande Armée
This view from the top of the Arc de Triomphe looks down the Avenue de...
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Avenue des Champs Elysées
Probably the most famous boulevard in Paris is the Champs Elysées. It...
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View toward Sacré-Coeur
This is the view from the top of the Arc de Triomphe looking toward the...
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Me on top of the Arc de Triomphe
The view of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Arc de Triomphe is...
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Eiffel Tower from the Arc de Triomphe
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Beneath the Arc de Triomphe lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The...
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Arc de Triomphe
The arch was commissioned by Napoléon as a tribute to the French...
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Arc de Triomphe in Paris
This is another side view of the Arc de Triomphe. I actually caught the view...
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Arc de Triomphe
Braving the traffic and risking life and limb, I took this shot of the Arc de...
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Arc de Triomphe & Place de L'Étoile
The Avenue des Champs Elysées extends to the upper right corner of the...
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Pont-Neuf
At the western end of the Ile de la Cité is the Pont-Neuf across...
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Notre-Dame
Begun in 1163 and completed by 1345, Notre-Dame was undergoing...
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Front entrance to Notre-Dame
The front facade, executed somewhat later than the nave, depicts the Last...
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The beautiful rose window of Notre-Dame
The magnificent rose windows of the transepts at Notre-Dame date to 1250-60....
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Interior view of Notre-Dame de Paris
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Gargoyle at Notre-Dame
This is one of the many gargoyles surrounding the terrace walkway around the...
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Gargoyle at Notre-Dame
This is another shot of a gargoyle that I managed to get between the wire mesh.
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Paris rooftops
This view from the top of the bell tower of Notre-Dame looks over Paris'...
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Roof of Notre-Dame
This shot of the roof of Notre-Dame was taken from the top of the...
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Close-up of bell tower of Notre-Dame
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River Seine in the heart of Paris
Looking toward the Eiffel Tower and La Défense in the distance, I...
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Postcard shot of view from Notre-Dame
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Rose window at Notre-Dame
This is a view of the great rose window on the south side of the cathedral.
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Book stalls along the Seine
Situated along the Quai de Montbello across from Notre-Dame are several book...
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Book stall near Notre-Dame
Many fine art reproductions can be found in the book stalls on the Quai de...
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Notre-Dame de Paris
This is the south side of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Construction of Notre-Dame de...
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Front facade of Notre-Dame
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Notre Dame without all the scaffolding
This more recent shot that I found on the Internet shows what...
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L'Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall)
This is the Hôtel de Ville, or Paris City Hall, across the Pont...
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Le Paris Midi
After a long day of sightseeing, I walked across the Pont d'Arcole from...
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View within tubular pedestrian passage
Not far from Les Halles, the Centre Beaubourg, or better known as the...
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View of escalator in pedestrian passage
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Centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
Built entirely of steel and glass, the Centre Georges Pompidou at...
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Interior of the Centre Georges Pompidou
The Pompidou Center (Centre Pompidou in French) is one of the most...
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Arc de Triomphe at night
Paris is absolutely gorgeous at night. Unfortunately, I didn't...
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Eiffel Tower at night
This photo simply can't do justice to how beautiful the Eiffel...
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Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde, the largest place in Paris, is situated along the...
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View toward the Place Vendôme
Looking up the Rue de Castiglione from the Rue de Rivoli, one can see...
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Jardines des Tuileries
During the day, you can stroll through the parks of the Jardines des...
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Arc de Triomphe du Carroussel and Louvre
Seen from the Jardin des Tuileries is the Arc de Triomphe du...
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Arc de Triomphe du Carroussel
Built between 1806 and 1808, this arch celebrates the victories of Napoleon...
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Musée du Louvre
This is a view of the Richelieu wing of the Louvre and the Pyramide du Louvre...
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Richelieu wing of the Louvre
Designed by architect I.M. Pei, this glass pyramid provides an access to the...
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Sully wing of the Louvre
It is impossible to see all of the Louvre in one day; don't even...
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Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is not a big painting...
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Nike of Samothrace
An excellent example of Hellenistic art, the Winged Victory was found...
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Venus de Milo
Another wonderful piece of Hellenistic art in the Louvre is the Venus...
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One of the main galleries in the Louvre
The Louvre was built by Philippe Auguste in 1204 and was originally the royal...
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Salon in the Louvre
This is one of the elegantly furnished salons in the Louvre and is one of the...
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Salon in the Louvre
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Ceiling in the Louvre
I can't recall who painted this ceiling or what the name of the...
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Hallway in the Louvre
In the middle of the day, the museum was starting to get crowded.
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Forum des Halles
The Forum des Halles is a shopping center located in the center of Paris near...
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Eiffel Tower as seen from Les Invalides
If only the sun had been out to brighten this shot up a little...
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Hôtel National des Invalides
Les Invalides is the largest single complex of monuments in Paris. In 1670,...
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Eiffel Tower
Taken from the Jardin du Trocadéro outside the Palais de...
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Aerial view of Eiffel Tower & Trocadéro
The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889...
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Postcard shot of the Eiffel Tower
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Eiffel Tower & central Paris from above
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L'Opéra Garnier
The largest theater for lyric opera in the world, the Paris Opéra...
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Château de Vincennes
East of Paris is the Bois de Vincennes. I took the Métro there...
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Sainte-Chapelle du Château de Vincennes
The Sainte-Chapelle, begun during the reign of St. Louis IX and completed in...
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Sainte-Chapelle du Château de Vincennes
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Sainte-Chapelle du Château de Vincennes
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Aerial view of the Château de Vincennes
A royal residence for six hundred years, the Château de Vincennes...
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Now I've seen it all.....
This Benetton ad was in one of the Métro stations in Paris. The...
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Galeries Lafayette
Established in 1893 by Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse...
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Galeries Lafayette
This is another shot of the interior of the Galeries Lafayette...
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Interior of Galeries Lafayette
The best known of Paris' department stores is the Galeries...
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The beautiful dome of Galeries Lafayette
The Galeries Lafayette have become a top tourist attraction for their unique...
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Paris from the Galeries Lafayette
This snapshot of the rooftops of Paris was taken from the rooftop...
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Sacré-Coeur from the Galeries Lafayette
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Map of the Paris Métro
Paris Visite is a travel card pass enabling you to use all the public...
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Map of central Paris
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