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Arrondissements of Paris
The city of Paris is divided into 20 ''arrondissements municipaux'' , more simply referred to as ''arrondissements'' . These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 100 French ''départements''. The number of the arrondissement is indicated in Parisian postal codes by the last two digits. More »
Montparnasse
Montparnasse is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred on the intersection of the Boulevard de Montparnasse and the Boulevard Raspail. Montparnasse was absorbed into the 14ème arrondissement in 1860. The area also gives its name to: *Gare Montparnasse — trains to Brittany, TGV to Tours, Bordeaux, Le Mans; rebuilt as a modern TGV station; *The large Montparnasse - Bienvenüe ''métro'' station; *Cimetière du Montparnasse — the Montparnasse Cemetery, where Charles... More »
Montmartre
:''For the Danish nightclub, see'' Café Montmartre Montmartre is a hill 130 m. high, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank, primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which the Jesuit order of priests was founded. Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre, some were... More »
Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is situated in the 5ème arrondissement, Paris, on the left bank of the river Seine. It covers 28 hectares . More »
Seine
:''This article is about the river in France. For other rivers named Seine, see Seine River (disambiguation). For the old Seine département, see Seine (département). A seine is also a kind of fishing net, see: seine (fishing). The Seine is a major river of north-western France, and one of its commercial waterways. It is also a tourist attraction, particularly within the city of Paris. More »
Rive Droite
La Rive Droite is most associated with the Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two halves; the Right Bank, to the north, and the Left Bank, to the south. Due to its association with places such as Place Vendôme, the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a level of elegance and sophistication not found in its more bohemian sister to the south, the Left Bank. Its most famous street is undeniably the Champs-Élysées, but there are others such... More »
Rive Gauche
La Rive Gauche is the left bank of the Seine River in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two halves: the Right Bank, to the north; and the Left Bank, to the south. The Left Bank is one of the city's most romantic districts. This is the Paris of another era; the Paris of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and dozens of other members of the great artistic community at Montparnasse. More »
Île de la Cité
The Île de la Cité, one of two islands in the Seine , is the centre of Paris and the location where the city was founded. The western end has held a palace since Merovingian times, and its eastern end since the same period has been consecrated to religion, especially after the 10th century construction of a cathedral preceding today's Notre Dame. The land between the two was, until the 1850s, largely residential and commercial, but since has been filled by the city's Prefecture de Police,... More »
Axe historique
The Axe historique is a line of monuments, buildings and thoroughfares that extends from the centre of Paris, France, to the west. It is also known as the "Voie Triomphale" . The Axe Historique began with the creation of the Champs-Élysées, designed in the 17th century to create a vista to the west, extending the central axis of the gardens to the royal Palace of the Tuileries. Today the Tuileries Gardens remain, preserving their wide central pathway, though the palace was burned down... More »
Le Marais
Le Marais is a district in Paris, France, traditionally a bourgeois area, but also well-known as a Jewish neighbourhood and for its gay nightlife. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris . More »
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