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Unlike the Southern France, Paris has very few examples of Romanesque architecture; most churches and other buildings in that style were rebuilt in the Gothic style.The most remarkable example of Romanesque architecture in Paris is the church of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, built between 990 and 1160 during the reign of Robert the Pious.
French Baroque is a form of Baroque architecture that evolved in France during the reigns of Louis XIII (1610–43), Louis XIV (1643–1714) and Louis XV (1714–74). French Baroque profoundly influenced 18th-century secular architecture throughout Europe.
French Polynesia: 10th century cultural 2017 A Polynesian political, ceremonial and funerary centre. [49] 1434 Chaine des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: natural 2018 A geologically important site illustrating the process of continental rifting. [50] 1603 French Austral Lands and Seas: French Southern and Antarctic ...
Buildings and structures under construction in France (7 P) F. Building and structure fires in France (1 C, 17 P) ... French building and structure stubs (12 C, 394 P)
The baptistery of the Fréjus Cathedral (406–409 AD), built shortly before the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, is the oldest Christian structure in Provence, and one of the oldest buildings in France. The octagonal building, about seven metres across, is covered by a dome set on arches supported by columns.
The architectural style of the Belle Époque often borrowed elements of historical styles, ranging from neo-Moorish Palais du Trocadéro, to the neo-Renaissance style of the new Hôtel de Ville, to the exuberant reinvention of French 17th and 18th century classicism in the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, the new building of the Sorbonne.
Buildings and structures in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (2 C, 1 P) Buildings and structures in Strasbourg (10 C, 22 P) T. Buildings and structures in Toulouse (5 C, 34 P)
Buildings and structures in French Guiana (11 C) G. Buildings and structures in Grand Est (10 C, 7 P) Buildings and structures in Guadeloupe (2 C, 2 P) H.