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1-day Paris City Guide 2 1-day Paris City Guide 3 Page 7 Page 7 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 6 UNESCO World Heritage site Unique, futuristic building One of the most recognized building in Paris One of the most famous streets in the world Impressive building complex The most spectacular view of Paris Beautiful public gardens PromptGuides.com © Tested and recommended hotels in Paris > recommended Tested and Take Metro line 11 from Rambuteau station to Belleville Take Metro line 11 from Rambuteau station (Direction: Mairie des Lilas) (Direction: Change to Metro line 2 to Pigalle station Porte Dauphine) all Take a walk to Sacré-Coeur - 65’ in to Charles de Take Metro line 2 from Pigalle station Gaulle Etoile station (Direction: Porte Dauphine) - 75’ Lunch time to Cite metro Take Bus line 21 from rue Saint Honore de Gentilly) station (Direction: Stade Charlety-Porte Take a walk to Notre Dame Cathedral to Rambuteau Take Metro line 11 from Chatelet station 25’ station (Direction: Mairie des Lilas) Take Metro line 8 or 13 to Invalides station Take Metro line 8 - 20’ Take a walk to the Place de la Take Bus line 42 to des - 25’ in all Take a walk to Jardin Champs-Elysées END OF DAY 1 Sacré-Coeur Centre Georges Pompidou Notre Dame Cathedral Hotel des Invalides Eiffel Tower LEAVE HOTEL LEAVE 18:45-19:45 17:00-17:30 15:25-15:55 14:00-15:00 12:15-12:45 09:50-11:50 09:00-09:30 Overview of Day 1 Day of Overview PromptGuides.com © Overview of Day 1 of Overview

1-day Paris City Guide 4 1-day Paris City Guide 5 9 € you can jump Admission: 13.1 € buy your ticket online Admission: this restaurant You have two options for getting to the first You have two options for getting to the the and the second floor: take the stairs or elevator an To get to the top floor you have to take no elevator from the second floor (there is top direct elevator from ground level to the floor) to On the second deck usually there is a line the elevator to the top If you the queue only at the main entrance (go straight to the reserved entrance), but from the second floor the elevator to the top is the same line for everyone (in case of bad weather the access might be restricted) The lines seem to be shorter at night and the tower and city are beautifully illuminated At the second floor you can enjoy a special meal in Le Jules Verne restaurant. You will need to reserve in advance (+33) 1 45 55 61 4. It has its own elevator so you don't have to pay the tower fee and wait in line to reach Admire the magnificent building from the Admire the magnificent main entrance square in front of the cobbled courtyard Enter the impressive side of the building Head to the opposite glimpse of the Dome complex and have a church access to the One single ticket gives Musée de l'Armée, following museums: Historial Charles de Tomb of I, Gaulle (closed on Mondays), Scale-Models Museum, and Order of the Liberation Museum MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS (Place des Invalides, 75007 Paris) (Place des PromptGuides.com (5, avenue Anatole , 75007 Paris) © Elevators daily: 9:30am - 11:45pm, Steps daily: 9:30am - 6:30pm, Elevators and Elevators daily: 9:30am - 11:45pm, Steps April 1 - September 30: 10am - 6pm, October 1 - March 31: 10am - 5pm, First March 31: 10am - - 6pm, October 1 - 30: 10am April 1 - September Visit the information area on the first floor to get the history of the tower Enjoy the beautiful view of Paris from the second floor Explore the top level with some more breathtaking views of Paris The Eiffel Tower has 3 floors. Before buying your ticket you have to decide whether you only want to go to the second floor or you want to visit the top floor as well Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower built in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition The tower got its name after its builder, Gustav Eiffel, who also created the framework for the Statue of Liberty The tower was built temporaryly among much controvercy, but soon became Paris' main tourist attraction With its 324 m it used to be the world's tallest building unitl 1931 (Empire State Building) and it remains the tallest in Paris It is so sound that it never sways more than 7 cm (2.5 in) in strong winds displays historic weaponry and armor worn displays historic weaponry by kings (including Louis XIV) Musée des Plans Reliefs exhibits the collection of scale model cities used for planning military attacks by military engineer Vauban Some part of the complex still accommodates military offices Hotel des Invalides is a magnificent building Hotel des Invalides to France's military complex dedicated history 1671-78 by King Louis It was built between and a showcase of XIV as a military hospital power the country's military here. His tomb is located Napoleon is buried dome of the Dome right under the golden Church (Military Musuem) Musée de L'Armée TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE Eiffel Tower Opening hours: - 12:45am • steps from June 18 to August 28: 9:30am THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Opening hours: • 1 and Dec 25: Closed Jan 1, May 1, Nov each month: Closed, Monday of YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Hotel des Invalides Hotel 09:50-11:50 09:00-09:30 Attraction Details Attraction Free 12 € Admission: Admission: on the fourth floor and to the cinema is on the first floor. Large signs usually indicate the whereabouts of temporary exhibitions Walk around and enjoy the unique architecture, history, and atmosphere to After leaving the cathedral do not forget walk around it and admire its architecture Audioguide is available for a fee of 5 € The Treasury of the cathedral can be visited for a fee of 3 € Admire the unique design of the impressive modern building Walk to the colorful Stravinsky Fountain on the right side of the building Head back to Pompidou Center and take the outside escalator up to the top level for a fantastic view of Paris The entrance to the Modern Art Museum is The garden gives home to the Arc de gives home to the The garden by du Carrousel, erected Triomphe in 1808 Napoleon the Musée Paume gallery and The Jeu de be found here de l'Orangerie can also the gardens Take a lovely walk through Relax by the pond Pyramid and enjoy the Arrive to the view of the river The cathedral's organ is the largest in France Enter the cathedral through the West front MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE (Place Georges Pompidou, Paris) (6, Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004 Paris) (, 75001 Paris) (rue de Rivoli, PromptGuides.com © Daily: 11am - 9pm, Tuesday: Closed, May 1: Closed • Daily: 11am - 9pm, Tuesday: Closed, May Daily: 8am - 6:45pm, Saturday, Sunday: 8am - 7:15pm • Daily: 8am - 6:45pm, Saturday, Sunday: inspired by the composer's ballet The Firebird (1910): the bird spins and sprays water National d'Art Moderne), Europe's largest of its kind The center was designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers in high-tech architecture style It became famous for its unique architectural approach of having its structural elements on the outside It is named after Georges Pompidou, 2nd president of the 5th French Republic (1969-74), who decided its creation One fo the most popular features of the building is the colorful, snake-like escalator The colorful Stravinsky Fountain was disrepair and was to be demolished It was author Victor Hugo, who saved the cathedral by leading a successful campaign for its restoration Napoleon was crowned Emperor here in 1804 The Pompidou Center is a culture and leisure center opened in 1977 It houses the Modern Art Musuem (Musée A UNESCO World Heratage Site, Notre la Dame is a Gothic cathedral on the Ile de Cité It is the symbolic heart of the city and the country Its construction begun in 1163 by Paris' bishop, Maurice de Sully, and lasted until 1334 (171 years) By the 19th century, it had fallen into Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries) is a (Jardin des Tuileries) Tuileries Garden Louvre and park between beautiful public Concorde Place de la of pools, walkways and It features a number by sensuous nude (1861-1944) garden of the Tuileries Originally it was the Palace built for Catherine de was burnt down by the Paris Medici in 1564 and Commune of 1871 garden open to the It was the first royal public (1667) Centre Georges Pompidou Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Notre Dame Cathedral Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Tuileries Garden Tuileries YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS 12:15-12:45 15:25-15:55 14:00-15:00 Attraction Details Attraction

1-day Paris City Guide 6 1-day Paris City Guide 7 Attraction Details Attraction Walk along the famous street Do some shopping or relax in a café After wandering around the small, narrow around the small, After wandering take the of and hilly streets of the hill to this funiculaire to the top basilica staggeringly beautiful visit the church and Enjoy the atmosphere, small and narrow have a walk along the hill streets on top of the are gorgeous from The views over Paris there the The Rond Point des Champs-Elysées is nicest part featuring chestnut trees and flower beds MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS Free THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS THINGS TO DO THERE Admission: PromptGuides.com (35, rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre, 75018 Paris) Chevalier-de-la-Barre, (35, rue du © Daily: 6am - 10:30pm • Daily: 6am place of socializing and entertainment in the place of socializing and entertainment in mid-19th century Since Napoleon's funeral in 1840 it became the route for state funerals, processions, parades and city events Champs-Elysées (Elysian Fields) is one of Champs-Elysées (Elysian Fields) is one the best known avenues in the world de la connecting and Place Concorde It came into existence when the royal gardener, André Le Nôtre, planted trees beyond the border of the Tuileries Garden First it was called Grand Cours (Great Way) It earned prominence and became the prime The Sacré-Coeur is a spectacular white is a spectacular The Sacré-Coeur top of church on the Roman Catholic Montmartre hill point in Paris It stands on the highest of the Sacred Its full name is the Basilica Heart of Jesus of Paris 1876-1919 as a The basilica was built soldiers who died in memorial to the French War (1870-71) the Franco-Prussian fincanced entirely from The construction was donations views both from its It offers breathtaking front steps and its dome Champs-Elysées THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Sacré-Coeur Opening hours: 18:45-19:45 17:00-17:30 PromptGuides.com © See all fun activites in Paris. Click here > See all fun activites in Paris. Click here

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