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ContentsBest Western Premier Hotel Opéra RichepanseLe MathurinAdagio Paris Tour EiffelChambiges ElyséesHotel de L’EmpereurHôtel DelavigneHotel Agora Saint GermainHôtel Claridge ParisL’Empire Paris Place de l’Hotel de Ville Its present appearance dates from 1853, but from many centuries, from 1310 to 1830, this vast area was the site of public executions. Flanked by the Rue de Rivoli on…

ContentsBest Western Premier Hotel Opéra RichepanseLe MathurinAdagio Paris Tour EiffelChambiges ElyséesHotel de L’EmpereurHôtel DelavigneHotel Agora Saint GermainHôtel Claridge ParisL’Empire Paris This gate too, like the Porte St-Martin, has the form of a triumphal arch, with a single vault, measuring 79 feet both in height and in width. Designed by Blondel and erected in 1672, it…

ContentsBest Western Premier Hotel Opéra RichepanseLe MathurinAdagio Paris Tour EiffelChambiges ElyséesHotel de L’EmpereurHôtel DelavigneHotel Agora Saint GermainHôtel Claridge ParisL’Empire Paris You begin at once to behave like a Parisian and take the Metro. For your ticket, buy a carnet” ( 10 tickets = 10 trips ) because it is cheaper. You will use them all…

ContentsBest Western Premier Hotel Opéra RichepanseLe MathurinAdagio Paris Tour EiffelChambiges ElyséesHotel de L’EmpereurHôtel DelavigneHotel Agora Saint GermainHôtel Claridge ParisL’Empire Paris Formerly Place de I’Etoile, this square is at the end of the Champs-Elysees. It is a vast circular area 130 yards in diameter, from which a total of twelve important streets radiate out: Avenue des…

ContentsBest Western Premier Hotel Opéra RichepanseLe MathurinAdagio Paris Tour EiffelChambiges ElyséesHotel de L’EmpereurHôtel DelavigneHotel Agora Saint GermainHôtel Claridge ParisL’Empire Paris This is the oldest part of the university’s buildings; erected between 1635 and 1642 by Lemercier, it has a typically Baroque facade with two orders, surmounted and dominated by its elegant cupola. Volutes link the…

ContentsBest Western Premier Hotel Opéra RichepanseLe MathurinAdagio Paris Tour EiffelChambiges ElyséesHotel de L’EmpereurHôtel DelavigneHotel Agora Saint GermainHôtel Claridge ParisL’Empire Paris The Cite The Cite, the center of the city’s life since the 3rd century was founded here on what was the largest of the islands in the Seine. It was the first settlement and first…