• Paris and the Île-de-France remains the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement, 330 meters high, completed in 1889 as the gateway to the 1889 Paris Universal...
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    medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated to...
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    multi-purpose indoor arena in Paris, France. It is located in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement on the edge of the Canal de l'Ourcq. Its ability...
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    The Paris Commune (French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March...
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    along the "Grands Boulevards"; in the 10th arrondissement; in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements near the Paris Bourse (Stock Exchange); in the Sentier quarter...
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  • in the 48,000-capacity Parc des Princes in Paris since 1973, located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris near the Boulogne-Billancourt commune. They...
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    to an Emmaus charity reception centre in Paris's 20th arrondissement. As of 2008, he had been living in a Paris shelter, though in the wake of Nasseri's...
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    locations in France. Filming of the second season in Paris caused problems within the 5th Arrondissement, with the residents deeming the crew as brutal, threatening...
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    with a well-established reputation in the mainly bourgeois 17th arrondissement of Paris. Benedict Mallah, originally named Aaron Mallah (and nicknamed...
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    Moulin Rouge (redirect from Jardin de Paris)
    Montmartre, in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, and has a landmark red windmill on its roof. The closest...
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    ([la madlɛn]), is a Catholic parish church on Place de la Madeleine in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was planned by Louis XV as the focal point of...
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  • offensive in Paris killed three policemen on Boulevard de l'Hôpital in the 13th Arrondissement and another in front of the cartoucherie de Vincennes. Papon...
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    The Rue de Lille (Street of Lille) is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, in the upscale Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin and Invalides quarters...
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    Resistance during World War II. She began her career in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and was known for her expressionist works. She remained independent...
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    Panthéon (redirect from Panthéon de Paris)
    (French: [pɑ̃.te.ɔ̃] , from Ancient Greek πάνθειον (pántheion) '[temple] to all the gods') is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands...
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    Sexion d'Assaut (redirect from JR O Crom)
    3rd arrondissement. Lefa, real name Karim Fall, of Senegalese descent. He grew up in the Abbesses neighborhood in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Maska...
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    Les Invalides (category Roman Catholic churches in the 7th arrondissement of Paris)
    ɛ̃valid]; lit. 'The Invalids'), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the...
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  • article in Bulletin de la société historique et archéologique du XVe arrondissement de Paris, numéro18, automne 2001, p. 5-17. Henri Noguères écrit : « Suttill...
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    known as the Hotel Majestic, located on Avenue Kléber in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It opened in 1908 as the Hotel Majestic and was converted...
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    sylpis] ) is a Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of Place Saint-Sulpice, in the 6th arrondissement. Only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame...
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    Richelieu–Drouot (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø dʁu.o]) is a station of the Paris Métro on Lines 8 and 9. It was opened on 30 June 1928 with the extension...
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    Île aux Cygnes (category Landforms of Paris)
    (French: [il o siɲ]; English: Isle of the Swans) is a small artificial island on the river Seine in Paris, France, in the 15th arrondissement. It was created...
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    Hauts-de-Seine (French pronunciation: [o d(ə) sɛn] ; lit. 'Seine Heights') is a department in the Île-de-France region of France. It covers Paris's western...
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    English-speaking world as Olympia Hall) is a concert venue in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France, located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines, equally distancing...
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  • 1st Arrondissement, Paris, 1869, 1928 Théâtre de la Michodière, 2nd Arrondissement, Paris, 1925 Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 8h Arrondissement, Paris, 1913...
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    The liberation of Paris (French: libération de Paris) was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered...
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  • Before Sunset (category Films set in Paris)
    arrondissement, Le Pure Café in the 11th arrondissement, the Promenade Plantée park in the 12th arrondissement, on board a bateau mouche from Quai de...
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    chinois in the 13th arrondissement of Paris which is Europe's largest Chinatown, and the other in Belleville in the northeast of Paris. Berlin, Germany has...
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  • Le Bœuf sur le toit (cabaret) (category Buildings and structures in the 8th arrondissement of Paris)
    cabaret-bar in Paris, founded in 1921 by Louis Moysés. It was originally located at 28, rue Boissy d'Anglas in the city’s 8th arrondissement. It was notably...
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    Jean-Noël Barrot (category Politicians from Paris)
    his appointment as Foreign Minister. Barrot was born in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, the son of politician Jacques Barrot (1937–2014), who served as...
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