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Eiffel Tower
No other monument is as synonymous with a place as this graceful wrought-iron spire is with Paris. Head to the top for panoramic views over the city, day and night. Click here
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Notre Dame
A vision of stained-glass rose windows, gothic gargoyles and flying buttresses, Paris’ glorious cathedral lies at the heart of the city. Climbing its 400-odd spiralling steps takes you up into its towers. Click here
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Louvre
The Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo are just two of the priceless treasures among the 35,000 works of art housed inside this resplendent fortress turned palace turned France’s first national museum.Click here
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Arc de Triomphe
Standing sentinel on the Champs-Élysées, this intricately carved triumphal arch epitomises Paris’ pomp and ceremony, especially during festivals and celebrations. And yes, you can climb to the top of it too. Click here
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Sacré-Cœur
In the fabled artists’ neighbourhood of Montmartre, climb staircased, ivy-clad streets or catch the funicular that glides up to reach the dove-white domes of Paris’ crowning basilica. Click here
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Centre Pompidou
Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano’s striking building, with exposed pipes and plumbing, has an exceptional collection of modern, postmodern and contemporary art, topped off by a panorama radiating from the roof. Click here
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Musée d’Orsay
Works by some of the most famous artists to have painted in Paris – including Van Gogh, Renoir and Monet – are spectacularly showcased in this turn-of-the-20th-century former railway station. Click here
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Jardin du Luxembourg
Do as Parisians do: grab a 1923-designed metal chair and find your own favourite part of the city’s loveliest park, filled with chestnut groves, ponds and children’s activities. Click here
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Musée Rodin
Rodin’s seminal sculptures, including The Thinker, are placed in the rose gardens, while the 18th-century mansion’s interior demonstrates that Rodin’s talents encompassed myriad other art forms. Click here
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Musée National du Moyen Âge
A Roman-era bathhouse (c AD 200) and 15th-century mansion, the Hôtel de Cluny, house France’s National Museum of the Middle Ages, famed for its medieval tapestries. Click here
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Père Lachaise
Paris is a collection of villages, and this 44-hectare cemetery of lanes and elaborate tombs qualifies as one in its own right. Famous ‘residents’ include Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Édith Piaf. Click here
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Versailles
It’s worth venturing outside central Paris to marvel at the extraordinary opulence of this colossal château, which was the seat of the royal court until the start of the French Revolution. Click here
