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Paris 1er Arrondissement

A photograph of Paris 1er Arrondissement
Photograph · Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania · CC BY 2.0

389 places catalogued in Paris 1er Arrondissement so far.

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

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Category

Historic monuments 64 Museums 0 Places of worship 7 Nature sites 0 Viewpoints 0 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 1 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 0 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 72 1 to 2 hours 8 Half a day or more 2

Interests

History 72 Art 165 Museums 158 Nature 9 Sea and beach 9 Viewpoints 0
  1. Sainte Chapelle
    01 45 min

    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
  2. Louvre Pyramid
    02 20 min

    Louvre Pyramid

    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
  3. Palais-Royal
    03 45 min

    Palais-Royal

    The Palais-Royal was a cardinal's house that became Europe's first shopping centre and then the place the Revolution started.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. place Vendôme
    04 20 min

    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
  5. Pont Neuf
    05 20 min

    Pont 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
  7. Saint-Roch
    07 25 min

    Saint-Roch

    • Must see
    • Historic monument

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

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