Districts and Sightseeing in Paris.
There are 20 districts in Paris, their numbers start from Louvre and go spirally clockwise.
From the sixteenth to the twentieth districts.
The sixteenth district – Passy (XVIe arrondissement, Passy), is located in the southwest of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine, is famous for its Bois de Boulogne (Bois de Boulogne) within its territory. Bois de Boulogne – is the former royal hunting ground, which now turned into one of the largest parks in the world. Tourists with children is worth to visit Jardin d'Acclimatation Park, which is located in the north part of the Bois de Boulogne, with a lot of attractions, Zoo, Museum of Science «Èksploradom» (Exploradome), http://www.exploradome.fr/ and the Museum in the grass (the Musée en Herbe), the Museum of world art for children, http://www.musee-en-herbe.com/.
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| Bois de Boulogne |
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| Palais de Chaillot |
There are a lot of embassies, chic shops & expensive restaurants in this district. It is a favorite place for the most
famous people of the city. The main points of interest is – Palais de Chaillot (Palais de Chaillot); museums as:
- the National Museum of French monuments (Musée national des Monuments Français), one of the most famous museums of France with a rich collection of medieval architecture, address: 1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre;
- the Asian Art Museum (Musée des Arts de l'Asie de la Ville de Paris), http://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/;
- the Museum of Man (Musée de l'Homme), http://www.museedelhomme.fr/;
- the Maritime Museum,
- the Museum of the radio,
- the House-Museum of Balzac,
- Claude Monet Museum,
- the Wine Museum in Kavû-des-Èšanson,
- Cinema Museum and so many other amazing and unusual museums. In the Passy is also Trocadéro (Place du Trocadéro), the same Park and Aquarium, Cineaqua http://www.cineaqua.com/index.php/en/.
Geographically to the
16th district, La Defense Region is a
part of this region, which is the business district of the city, also called
«Manhattan" of Paris, better known as 21 arrondissement of Paris, built in
1957 at the initiative of President Charles de Gaulle. In its infrastructure
included such complexes as: CNIT (National Centre for Industry and Technology),
Areva, Manhattan, Gan, FIAT, Esso, Nobel, Aquitaine, Europe, Aurore, Granite
and T1, the largest European mall "Les
Quatres Temps". During François Mitterrand's Presidency, the Grande Arch was built, which stands on
the same axis with the Triumphal Arch
at the Charles-de-Gaulle Square and the Arc de Triomphe de Carrousel in
front of the Louvre Museum. Among the attractions here you may find: the Church
and the monument to the soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, La Défense
de Paris (La Défense de Paris), which gave the name to the entire area; IMAX
Theatre; Automobile Museum (Cité de l'Automobile), website:
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| La Defense Region |
Despite
the fact that the sixteenth district was not a central location, and is
situated quite far from the main Parisian attractions: the Champs-Elysées, Arc
de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower. The great advantage if you live in this
district is that here is place de l ' Étoile (Place de l'etoile, paris), a
major road intersections, from where you can reach the world-famous amusement
park-Disneyland,http://disneyland.disney.go.com/.
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| Disneyland |
The seventeenth district – Batignolles-Monceau
(XVIII arrondissement, Batignolles-Monceau), was annexed to Paris after 1860.
There are many elegant buildings, but without much interest. This district is
visited by only those visitors who wish to see the everyday life in Paris. The
main attractions are: the Congress Palace (Palais des Congres, place de la
Porte Maillot), where you can get on a good exhibition; National Museum of art
of Jean-Jacques Ènnera, (Musée National Jean-Jacques Henner) http://www.musee-henner.fr/en/home;
wonderful parks, which gave the name to the district – Clichy-Batignolles (Parc
Clichy-Batignolles) and Monceau (Parc Monceau).
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| Congress Palace |
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| the sculpture "Passing through walls" |
The
eighteenth district – Montmartre (XVIIIe
arrondissement, Butte-Montmartre), the most northern part of the city. With a
small Roman settlement on the Hill of Montmartre (Mars Hill), began the history
of Paris. One of the most recognizable symbols of this district is the
Sacré-Coeur Basilica, website: http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/us/index.html;
as well as the sculpture "Passing through walls" (la passé-muraille),
dedicated to the French writer Marcel Ajmè and his famous character from the
well-known story "Passing through walls". Another famous sights are:
the Vineyard of Montmartre (le Vigne
de Montmarte); Theatre square (Place
du Tertre) is the heart of the Montmartre district; the Salvador Dali Museum, http://www.daliparis.com/english/; Montmartre Museum (Musee de Montmartre),
where you can know about the history of this region (from XII to present
day), website: http://www.museedemontmartre.fr/uk/index.html;
the Pigalle Square (Place du
Pigalle), Blanche Square, not far you will see the Red Mill, with Show Cabaret "Moulin Rouge" (Moulin Rouge), which is known all over the
world, http://www.moulinrouge.fr/index_gb.php.
In this district you will also find another popular cabaret of Monmarta
"Agile rabbit" (Au Lapin Agile), http://www.au
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| Montmartre |
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| Cemetery Pere-Lachaise |
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| Park La Villette |
The twentieth district – Ménilmontant, is bedroom old suburbs of Belleville, Ménilmontant and Sharon, which are located on the hills. This district is absolutely not a tourist destination, the only, which may attract you are: the picturesque quarters of Chinatown and many shops with very reasonable prices.
