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    Axe historique (French: [aks istɔʁik]; "historical axis") is a line of monuments, buildings, and thoroughfares that extends from the centre of Paris,...
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    Gaulle–Étoile. Paris's Axe historique ("historical axis") cuts through the Arc de Triomphe, which stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. The...
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    French literature; and the Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris, also in Le Marais, contains the Paris historical research service. The Sainte-Geneviève...
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    the Grande Arche de la Défense, was built in 1982, completing the line of monuments that forms Paris's Axe historique. After the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel...
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    Privée de Dessin Technique et Artistique Sornas. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, at the eastern end of the Axe historique ("grand historic axis") Banque de France...
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    (1821). Description historique de la Basilique métropolitaine de Paris: ornée de gravures. Paris: Chez Adrien Le Clere, Imprimeur de S. Em. Mgr. le Cardinal...
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    Revolution. It completed the line of monuments that forms the Axe historique running through Paris. The Grande Arche is turned at an angle of 6.33° about the...
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    institution called the Musée historique de l'Armée (Historical Museum of the Army) was created in 1896 following the Paris World Fair. The two institutions...
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    Murielle; Églises de Paris (2010), Éditions Massin, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, ISBN 978-2-7072-0683-1 "Dictionnaire Historique de Paris", Le livre de Poche, (2013)...
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    The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris Gare de Lyon, is one of the seven large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. It handles about 148.1 million passengers...
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    the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, while the left-hand (eastern) obelisk remains in its location in Egypt. The Luxor Obelisk in Paris was classified...
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    the 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) Axe historique ("historical axis") of Paris, which starts at the Louvre in Central Paris and continues along the Champs-Élysées...
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    Omnisports de Paris-Bercy), also known as Paris-Bercy, is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy...
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    Georges-Pompidou - 20th-century modern art museum, hosting the Paris Museum of Modern Art Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - a hands-on science museum that attracts...
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    de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is the city hall of Paris, France, standing on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de...
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    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...
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    location of the Arc de Triomphe. The Champs-Élysées forms part of the Axe historique. The lower part of the Champs-Élysées, from the Place de la Concorde to...
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    establishments besides the university itself, such as: Paris City University (with the Faculté de Médecine de Paris); Sorbonne University (with Sorbonne and Jussieu...
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    The Grand Mosque of Paris (French: Grande Mosquée de Paris), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, is located in the 5th...
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    in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. It faces the headquarters of La Défense and is aligned on the Axe historique of Paris. The first bridge on the site...
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    Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel (French: [otɛl də kʁijɔ̃]) is a historic luxury hotel in Paris which opened in 1909 in a building dating to 1758. Located...
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    Île de la Cité (French: [il də la site]; English: City Island) is an island in the river Seine in the center of Paris. In the 4th century, it was the...
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    Paris that have been incorporated since 1 January 2013 in the public corporation Paris Musées. It has been listed since 1975 as a monument historique...
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    The Champ de Mars (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ də mars]; English: Field of Mars) is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh...
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    experienced Paris syndrome in 1998. Later work by Youcef Mahmoudia, a physician with the hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, indicates that Paris syndrome is...
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    It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The Hôtel de Sully was built, with gardens and an orangery...
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    The Place de la Concorde (French: [plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]; lit. 'Concord Square') is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 ha (19...
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    Paris Fashion Week (French: Semaine de la mode de Paris) is a series of designer presentations held semi-annually in Paris, France, with spring/summer...
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    Panthéon (redirect from Panthéon de Paris)
    '[temple] to all the gods') is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter (Quartier latin), atop the Montagne...
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    of the Avenue de Neuilly [fr], on the extended alignment of the Axe historique from the Louvre, through the Tuileries to the Place de la Concorde, then...
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