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Overseas departments and regions: Guadeloupe [971] · Martinique [972] · French Guiana [973] · Réunion [974] · Mayotte [976]
Overseas collectivities: Saint Pierre and Miquelon [975] · Saint Barthélemy [977] · Saint-Martin [978] · Wallis and Futuna [986] · French Polynesia [987] · French Southern and Antarctic Lands [984]+
Sui generis territories: New Caledonia [988] · Clipperton Island [989]+
Overseas departments and regions: Guadeloupe [971] · Martinique [972] · French Guiana [973] · Réunion [974] · Mayotte [976]
Overseas collectivities: Saint Pierre and Miquelon [975] · Saint Barthélemy [977] · Saint-Martin [978] · Wallis and Futuna [986] · French Polynesia [987] · French Southern and Antarctic Lands [984]+
Sui generis territories: New Caledonia [988] · Clipperton Island [989]+
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Pronunciation[edit]
Panorama[edit]
Main category: Landscapes of Paris
Symbol[edit]
Main category: Symbols of Paris
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Insigne Lutetiae Coronatum (2016) -
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Logo Ville de Paris (City of Paris) -
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Map[edit]
Main gallery: Maps of Paris.
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Canal
History map[edit]
Main category: Old maps of Paris
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Lutetia, the first map of Paris
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17th century
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1889 birds eye view
Satellite imagery[edit]
Main category: Satellite pictures of Paris
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Landsat view (false colours), city -
Monument[edit]
Main category: Buildings in Paris
Eiffel Tower[edit]
Main gallery: Tour Eiffel.
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From north, Avenue de New York along the Seine River -
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General view over Paris around Trocadero
Palais Garnier[edit]
Main gallery: Palais Garnier.
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Nighttime view
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view: from avenue de l'Opéra
Grand Palais and Petit Palais[edit]
Main galleries: Grand Palais and Petit Palais.
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Grand Palais and
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Arc de Triomphe[edit]
Main gallery: Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
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Louvre Palace[edit]
Main gallery: Palais du Louvre.
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Les Invalides[edit]
Main gallery: Hôtel des Invalides.
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Garden
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Churches[edit]
Main gallery: Churches in Paris.
Notre-Dame de Paris[edit]
Main gallery: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.
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Sainte Chapelle[edit]
Main gallery: Sainte-Chapelle.
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view from north
Sacré-Cœur[edit]
Main gallery: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre.
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Low-angle shot
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Sacré-coeur roof
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Museum[edit]
Main category: Museums in Paris
Louvre Museum[edit]
Main gallery: Louvre.
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Nighttime view
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Entrance
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Musée d'Orsay[edit]
Main gallery: Musée d'Orsay.
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Gustave Courbet, The painter's atelier, detail -
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La Moulin de la Galette from Pierre-Auguste Renoir -
Hébé endormie from Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse -
Masc from Louis Welden Hawkins
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Park and Garden[edit]
Main category: Green spaces in Paris
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Seine in Paris[edit]
Main category: Seine River in Paris
Bridge[edit]
Main category: Bridges in Paris
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Related property[edit]
Main gallery: Seine.
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View over the Seine in Paris, Pont des Invalides in the foreground, Eiffel tower in the background
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Fountain and Sculpture[edit]
Main categories: Sculptures in Paris and Fountains in Paris
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Fountain of place de la Contrescarpe
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Square[edit]
Main category: Squares in Paris
Municipal arrondissement of Paris[edit]
Paris contains 20 districts or arrondissements.
Street and Administrative quarter of Paris[edit]
Main category: Streets in Paris
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Architectural element[edit]
Main category: Architectural elements in Paris
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Door (e.1600), 5th district -
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Building Art Nouveau (1900), av. Rapp, 7th district
Theatre and Convention center[edit]
Main category: Theaters in Paris
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Town hall[edit]
Main gallery: Hôtel de Ville de Paris.
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Retail area[edit]
Main category: Commerce in Paris
Coffeehouse, restaurant and hotel[edit]
Main category: Hospitality buildings in Paris
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Shop[edit]
Main category: Shops in Paris
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Public transport[edit]
Main category: Transport in Paris
Railway station[edit]
Main category: Rail transport in Paris
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Paris Métro[edit]
Main gallery: Paris Metro.
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University, Lyceum and Library[edit]
Main categories: Universities and colleges in Paris and Libraries in Paris
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Sports venue[edit]
Main category: Sports venues in Paris
Suburb[edit]
La Défense[edit]
Main gallery: La Défense.
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Skyline
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view from Saint-Cloud
Basilica of Saint-Denis[edit]
Main category: Basilique Saint-Denis
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Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette
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Tomb of Clovis II (foreground) and Charles Martel
Versailles[edit]
Main gallery: Versailles.
Other places in Parisian suburbs[edit]
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History of Paris[edit]
Main category: History of Paris
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rue Saint-Denis
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Grand Hôtel at the corner of Place de l'Opéra
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Vue sur l'Exposition universelle de 1937 à Paris.
Painting and Drawing[edit]
Main category: Paintings of Paris
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The Pont Neuf and the Samaritaine, Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet
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Français : Louis XV sortant du lit de justice tenu au parlement le 12 septembre 1715 from Pierre-Denis Martin (1673-1742) -
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Français : Fête de la Fédération (1790) from Charles Thévenin -
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The Eiffel Tower
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Occurrence[edit]
Main category: Events in Paris
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Roller skating and Cycle sport[edit]
Main categories: Roller skating in Paris and Bicycles in Paris
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Video recording[edit]
Main category: Videos from Paris
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Paris in the winter