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Monuments
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ARC DE TRIOMPHE
Monument built in honour of the French Army and inaugurated... |
CONCIERGERIE
This important vestige of the Capetian Palace is a... |
HOTEL DE VILLE
Seat of the Paris City Council. The first municipality was... |
MUSEE DU LOUVRE
The Louvre Museum presents collections of western art from... |
PANTHEON
Masterpiece by Soufflot (1713-1780) and former church, the... |
SAINTE CHAPELLE
Jewel of gothic architecture, the Sainte Chapelle was built... |
TOUR EIFFEL
The most famous monument in the world (324 metres, 10 100... |
PONT NEUF
The Pont-Neuf is the oldest of Paris bridges and the first... |
MUSEE D'ORSAY
The Orsay Railway Station, built by architect Victor Laloux,... |
Champs-Élysées
The glamour of the Champs-Élysées, particularly its upper... |
La Defense
"La Defense", whose lines can be followed to the Arc de... |
Notre-Dame
The cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic art, has witnessed... |
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Institut De France
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Description
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The Institut de France - made up of five learned academies - is probably best known for one of them: the Académie Française. The building itself was designed by Le Vau in 1663-4 and constructed using money bequeathed by Cardinal Mazarin. It occupies the site formerly of the Nêsle gate and tower - part of the medieval wall of Paris.
Of the Institut, Zola wrote (L'Oeuvre, 1886):
There is no venerable forest, no mountain road,
no prairie or plain where the sun sets so triumphally
as behind the dome of the Institut. This is Paris
going to sleep in her glory.
Website: http://www.institut-de-france.fr/
23, quai de Conti
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