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Pages in category "Landmarks in France" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The first was added to the list in 1979 and the latest in 2019. Five properties were submitted in 1979. [1] The tentative list of France contains 37 properties. [4] The names in the tables below are the names of the properties as used on the website of UNESCO. [1] There are three different types of properties possible: cultural, natural, and ...
The Arc de Triomphe - monument at the center of the Place de l'Étoile, commemorating the victories of France and honoring those who died in battle; The Conciergerie - located on the Île de la Cité; a medieval building which was formerly used as a prison where some prominent members of the ancien régime stayed before their death during the French Revolution
Château de Versailles. Since 1979, the Palace of Versailles has been listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17th-century art and the French ...
The Louvre. The 1st arrondissement forms much of the historic centre of Paris. Place Vendôme is famous for its deluxe hotels such as Hôtel Ritz, The Westin Paris – Vendôme, Hôtel de Toulouse (headquarters of Banque de France), Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon, Hôtel Meurice, and Hôtel Regina [1] Les Halles were formerly Paris's central meat and produce market, and, since the late 1970s, are a ...
The Louvre Palace, a monument historique in Paris. The term monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, garden, bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's ...
Below is a list of pages that provide a list of landmarks in a particular area or on a particular topic. Asia. Beijing, China; Europe
The French garden was begun in the 17th century, an English park added in the 18th century, and the French garden was redesigned in 1895 by the owner, Henri de Breteuil, and the landscape architect Achille Duchêne. Major features, including a labyrinth, were added since 1990 by the current owners, Henri-François and Séverine de Breteuil.