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Within the "Dome Chapel" of the Les Invalides complex in Paris, visitors look down upon the sarcophagus containing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte. The dome chapel with its striking gold dome was completed in 1708 and was inspiration for the architect o
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This is the Grand Mosque of Paris. Interesting fact: during World War II, the mosque served as a secret refuge for jews being persecuted by the Axis powers providing them shelter, safe passage, and fake Muslim birth certificates. (From Wikipedia)
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the supposed excesses of the Second Empire and
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Filtered light illuminates the organ at the Basilica of Saint Denis on the outskirts of Paris.
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The Institut de France as seen from the famous Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge in Paris.
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Postcard from Paris (post-dated): The Musée d'Orsay is an art museum on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to
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Postcard from Paris: The Place du Tertre is a square in Paris' XVIIIe arrondissement. Only a few streets away from Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Cœur, it is the heart of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter.
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This is the tomb of Francis I, King of France from 1515 until his death until 1547. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch. His rivalry with the Emperor Charles V for hegem
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Gargoyles line the exterior walls of the Church of Saint-Séverin, a Roman Catholic church in the Latin Quarter of Paris.
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Love locks on the Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge) crossing the Seine River in Paris, France.
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Children playing near their home in the 15th arrondissement of Paris west of the Eiffel Tower.
