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Sainte Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle is a reliquary the size of a building, and the relic cost more than three times what the building did.
- Must see
- Historic monument
District guide · Paris
Paris 1er Arrondissement
The 1st arrondissement sits at the heart of Paris, forming part of the central sector with three neighbouring districts. The Musée du Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle and Jardin des Tuileries stand among its principal landmarks. The district contains monuments, museums and gardens of historical significance that draw those interested in French art and architecture.
Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · SSMTour Travel Editor
Practical information
Practical information
- Language spoken
- French
- French is the language of the Republic under Article 2 of the Constitution
- Dialling code
- +33 1
- Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
- Currency
- Euro (€, EUR)
- France has used the euro as its official currency since 2002
- Emergency number
- 112
- One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
- Plug type
- Type E · 220 V
- Round-pin sockets use a projecting earth pin
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- The health ministry says tap water may be consumed safely unless local authorities issue specific advice
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Top things to see
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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02 45 minPalais-Royal
Palais Royal
The Palais-Royal was a cardinal's house that became Europe's first shopping centre and then the place the Revolution started. Jacques Lemercier built it for Cardinal Richelieu between 1633 and 1639 as the Palais-Cardinal.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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03 20 minLouvre Pyramid
Pyramide du Louvre
The Louvre Pyramid is the glass entrance structure built in the museum's main courtyard in the 1980s, and it is a part of the Louvre — its main entrance and one of the more argued-over additions to central Paris …
- Must see
- Historic monument
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04 20 minplace Vendôme
Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme is an octagon of uniform stone façades built as a single architectural composition, not a collection of separate buildings that happened to end up on the same square.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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05 20 minPont Neuf
The Pont Neuf is the New Bridge and it is the oldest standing bridge in Paris, which has been the joke about it for four hundred years.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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06 15 minarc de triomphe du Carrousel
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
The Arc de triomphe du Carrousel stands in the Cour Napoleon, between the Louvre's wings and I. M.
- High
- Historic monument
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07 20 minPalais de Justice
Palais de Justice de Paris
The Palais de Justice is the historic seat of the French judiciary on the Ile de la Cite, built on the site of the medieval Palais de la Cite, the residence of the Capetian kings from the 10th century until…
- Notable
- Historic monument
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08 15 minColonne Vendôme
The Colonne Vendome stands at the centre of Place Vendome in the 1st arrondissement, raised between 1806 and 1810 on Napoleon's order to commemorate the victory at Austerlitz.
- Notable
- Historic monument
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09 45 minjardin du Palais-Royal
Jardin du Palais Royal
- Must see
- Historic monument
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10 45 minHôtel de Saint-Florentin
Hôtel Saint-Florentin
- High
- Historic monument
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·