Paris Central, Historical + Waterfall pictures

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Watch ballet in a Baroque palace, visit a wax museum and peruse stalls in the bohemian former red-light district.

Visit grand plazas for a sense of the city’s history and follow quaint side streets full of shops and restaurants.

Paris offers different experiences on two sides of the city’s river. Meander along the left side with its cultural attractions revealing the soul of the city. 

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

See this handsome public square, where more than 1,300 people, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, were executed during France’s grisly Reign of Terror.

From an afternoon picnic in the Luxembourg Gardens to a night at the opera, France’s romantic capital offers both simple pleasures and extravagant splurges.

From catacomb mazes to a rising skyscraper, experience the darkest depths and dizzying heights of the Arrondissement of the Observatory.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

Visit grand plazas for a sense of the city’s history and follow quaint side streets full of shops and restaurants.

Watch ballet in a Baroque palace, visit a wax museum and peruse stalls in the bohemian former red-light district.

Visit grand plazas for a sense of the city’s history and follow quaint side streets full of shops and restaurants.

Watch ballet in a Baroque palace, visit a wax museum and peruse stalls in the bohemian former red-light district.

Watch ballet in a Baroque palace, visit a wax museum and peruse stalls in the bohemian former red-light district.

Watch ballet in a Baroque palace, visit a wax museum and peruse stalls in the bohemian former red-light district.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

From catacomb mazes to a rising skyscraper, experience the darkest depths and dizzying heights of the Arrondissement of the Observatory.

Presided over by the Sacré-Cœur, this charming neighborhood is still reminiscent of its days as an enclave for some of the world’s greatest artists.

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.

An imposing monument at the center of a busy traffic intersection, the archway rises majestically above the city, with coveted city views.

Browse the masterpieces of one of France’s finest sculptors in the rooms of an 18th-century mansion and its stunning garden. 

See how Parisians live in the most populated zone, where bright city lights illuminate the waters of the Seine.