Street, area of interest in Paris

Canal de l'Ourcq

Street, area of interest

The Canal de l’Ourcq is part of the Parisian canal network. Drawing its source from the Ourcq, the canal joins the La Villette......

Pont au Double

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In the 17th century, this bridge linked two sections of the "Hôtel Dieu" hospital. Its name derives from the toll levied by the......

Quartier du Luxembourg

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Its limits defined by the Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Montparnasse, the Quartier du Luxembourg district is not to......

Chinatown - Quartier chinois

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Between the Avenues de Choisy, d’Ivry and the ring road lies the Chinese district of Paris. Restaurants with flashing neon signs......

Pont de la Tournelle

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A bridge in stone was built in 1656 on the site of a wooden bridge that had been demolished in 1918 with a view to improving the......

Pont d'Austerlitz

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In the 18th century, several attempts were made to link the Faubourg Saint-Antoine and the area of the Jardin des Plantes.......

Pont de Bir-Hakeim

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The Pont de Bir-Hakeim is a two-level bridge built in the early 20th century. The upper level is used by metro line 6, while the......

Hauts de Belleville

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Around the Télégraphe metro station, the Hauts de Belleville district is located on the Belleville hilltop, in the 20th......

Pont de l'Alma

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Built in 1854 on the orders of Napoleon III, the Pont de l’Alma is situated in the western part of Paris. It became a household......

Pont Charles de Gaulle

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Since the beginning of the 1980s, the south-east area of Paris has been undergoing tremendous changes (construction of the Palais......