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Amiens Cathedral
Amiens, Somme
The largest Gothic cathedral in France, built in the 13th century, with a nave so vast that two Notre-Dames of Paris would fit inside.
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Bourges Cathedral
Bourges, Cher
A World Heritage Gothic cathedral built around 1200, unusual for having no transept, so its five-aisled nave rises in one great sweep of light.
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Chartres Cathedral
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir
One of the most perfect Gothic cathedrals, built mostly between 1194 and 1220 and keeping almost all its original stained glass, famous for its deep …
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Eiffel Tower, Paris
Paris
Built for the 1889 World's Fair, the 330 m tower has three levels open to visitors.
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Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris
The great Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, begun in 1163 and reopened in December 2024 after the restoration that followed the fire of 2019.
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Reims Cathedral and the champagne houses
Reims, Marne
The Gothic cathedral where French kings were crowned for centuries, with more than 2,300 statues on its façade, including the famous 'Smiling Angel',…
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Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Montmartre
Paris
The white-domed basilica on the hill of Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, finished in 1914.
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
Paris
A royal chapel built in the 1240s by King Louis IX to house relics of the Crown of Thorns, hidden inside the Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité.
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Strasbourg Cathedral and Petite France
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin
Strasbourg's pink sandstone cathedral, with a single spire 142 m high, was the tallest building in the world for over 200 years.
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Vézelay Abbey
Avallon, Yonne
A Romanesque basilica on a hilltop above the Morvan countryside, once one of the great pilgrimage churches of Christendom and a starting point on the…
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Le Puy Cathedral and cloister
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire
A Romanesque cathedral at the top of the old town of Le Puy-en-Velay, with Moorish-style striped arches and a famous Black Virgin.
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Villa Cavrois
Croix, Nord
A modernist mansion built in 1932 by Robert Mallet-Stevens for a textile industrialist, with sleek yellow brick walls, a long mirror pool and every d…
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Villa Savoye, Poissy
Poissy, Yvelines
Le Corbusier's famous white villa, built in 1931 as a weekend house and one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century.
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Tour Pey-Berland, Bordeaux
Bordeaux, Gironde
The free-standing bell tower of Bordeaux's Saint-André Cathedral, built in the 15th century apart from the church so its bells would not shake the bu…