Districts and Sightseeing in Paris.
There are 20 districts in Paris, their numbers start from Louvre and go spirally clockwise.
From the sixth to the tenth districts.
The sixth district – Luxembourg
(Arrondissement du Luxembourg), also known as Saint-Germain, is located on the
left bank of the Seine. This district is also one of the oldest in Paris. There
are the classic 6 -7- storey buildings, with huge porches, huge staircases, brick
fireplaces and French windows to the floor. A real treasure for tourists is –
the Luxembourg Gardens (Jardin du Luxembourg, in abbreviated form - Loco), the
royal palace and park complex, an area of 26 hectares, provide a wonderful
leisure. Luxembourg Gardens – a popular holiday destination of the Parisians
and visitors of the city, on its territory there are sports facilities,
playgrounds, a magnificent orangery, Guignol Theatre of Miniatures (Guignol),
beautiful fountains, the Luxembourg Museum (Musée du Luxembourg), http://www. museeduluxembourg.fr/;
the Marmotten - Monet Museum (Musée Marmottan Monet), http://www.marmottan.fr/uk/; the museum of the artist and sculptor Ossip & Zadkine
(Musée Zadkine, Ossip), with their biography and work: http: / / www.zadkine.com / life /biography.
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| Luxembourg Gardens |
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| the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés |
In the
sixth district you will also find many interesting churches: St. Severen (XV c.)
(St-Séverin), the church of Saint - Médard (XV century) (L'église Saint-Médard),
the Paris mosque (XX century) (Grande Mosquée de Paris).
The
seventh district is the Palais Bourbon
(Arrondissement du Palais Bourbon), or the Eiffel Tower district (la tour
Eiffel), located on the left bank of the Seine. It is a political heart of
Paris. Many ministries and departments are concentrated here, as well as the
complex of the National Assembly of France – the Bourbon Palace (Palais
Bourbon). The main attraction of the county, also known as the symbol of Paris
is – the Eiffel Tower and a wonderful park – Field of Mars (Champ de Mars).
Nearby is Les Invalides (L'hotel national des Invalides), which houses the tomb
of Napoleon, Army Museum (Musée de l'Armée), http://www.musee-armee.fr/en/programme.html.
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| National Assembly of France |
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| Field of Mars |
In this district you will also find many interesting museums :
- the Museum des Plans-Reliefs,
- the Museum of the Order of Liberation (L'Ordre de la Libération);
- the Museum of Contemporary History (Le Musée d'histoire contemporaine - BDIC);
- the d'Orsay (Musee d'Orsay) - one of the largest collections of French paintings and sculptures of the period from 1848 to 1914 in the world: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/;
- the Rodin Museum (Musee Rodin), http://www.musee-rodin.fr/en;
- the Museum of Fine Arts,
- the Quai Branly Museum (Le musée du quai Branly), http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/;
- the Collector Museum (Les egouts), an underground museum of the history of water in Paris.
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| L'hotel national des Invalides |
The eighth district – the Champs-
Elysées (Arrondissement de l'Élysée), located on the right bank
of the Seine. On the Champs Elysees (avenue des Champs-Elysees), stretching for
two kilometers in length and 70 meters in width, with well-known the Elysee
Palace in Paris (Accueil Élysée), which is the residence of the French president,
http://www.elysee.fr/. In this district you will also find a lot of famous
historical sites and buildings, including the Arc de Triomphe (Voie Triomphale)
on the square of Charles de Gaulle (Place Ch. De Gaulle), where annually on the
14 July (Bastille Day) the President takes military parade; picturesque city
Park Monceau (Mounsseaux), 8.2 hectares; Madeleine (l'église de la
Madeleine), and a lot of museums:
- the Jacquemart - André Museum (Musée Jacquemart-André);
- Art Museum, http://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/;
- one of the oldest museums in Paris – Cernusco Asian Art Museum (Musee Cernuschi), website: http://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/;
- Grand Palais (Grand Palais) with the Museum discoveries and inventions and the National gallery of Art,
- the Museum of Fine Arts, http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/Homepage/p-617-lg1-Homepage.htm.
On the Champs Elysées you will find entertainment
for different tastes and budgets: shops and boutiques , theaters , cabarets ,
cafes and restaurants, all this are waiting for you.
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| Elysee Palace |
The
ninth district – the Opera
(Arrondissement de l'Opera), is located on the right bank of the Seine, and was
named after the famous Opéra Garnier, also known as the Palais Garnier. The
Opera House – is a luxury building with wonderful evening programs, http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/. It is also
known as a library-museum, which is a part of the French National Library
(Bibliothèque Nationale or BNF), and it is considered as the largest library in
the world, with the richest collection of French literature. Website: http://www.bnf.fr/en/tools/lsp.site_map.html.
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| Opera House |
The Opera – is an important commercial and financial district, with complexes Banque de France, the big department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, numerous shopping malls of the XIX century. In the same district you will find attractions such as Grevin Wax Museum (Musee Grevin), the museum's collection includes about 450 wax figures of famous people, the site is: http://www.grevin.com/en; cabaret "Follies’ Bergère" (Follies’ Bergère), website: http://www.foliesbergere.com/, the church of Notre -Dame- de -Lorette (XIX c.) (Église de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette), Perfume Museum, also known as the Fragonard Musée du Parfum
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tenth district, North Station
(Enclos-St-Laurent, Arrondissement de l'Entrepot), located around the two stations:
the Eastern and Northern (Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord). This area had arisen
on the site of the former vineyards. This district became the home for many
immigrants selling ethnic goods in their own shops and markets, here you will
also find the famous African market Marche Dejean.
