Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Centre Pompidou
Although only six storeys high, the Centre Pompidou rooftop's views
across low-rise Paris are phenomenal.
Le Ballon Air de Paris
Airborne views from a balloon.
Trocadéro) Front-row Eiffel Tower views.
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
The superb views from Sacré-Cœur's steps get even better from
inside its central dome.
Art Nouveau
Eiffel Tower
The graceful latticed metalwork of Paris' 'iron lady' is art-nouveau architecture at
its best.
Abbesses metro entrance
Hector Guimard's finest remaining glass-canopied metro entrance,
illuminated by twin lamps.
Musée d'Orsay
The 1900-built former railway station housing this monumental museum justi-
fies a visit alone.
Le Train Bleu
Resplendent restaurant inside the Gare de Lyon.
Musée Carnavalet
Fouquet's stunning art-nouveau jewellery shop from rue Royale inside the
city's leading history museum is a real treat.
Galeries Lafayette
Glorious department store topped by a stunning stained-glass dome.
Le Carreau du Temple
This old covered market in the Marais reopened in 2014 as a cutting-
edge cultural and community centre.
Bastille, 4e; menus €36.50-59, mains €22.50-46; noon-3pm & 6.30pm-midnight;
Bastille) Nothing quite so tasty as dining between art-nouveau brass, glass and mirrors in
Paris' oldest brasserie.
Modern & Contemporary Architecture
Centre Pompidou
Designed inside-out by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers in the 1970s,
Paris' premier cultural centre is still cutting-edge today.
La Défense
The only place in the city to see a forest of skyscrapers.
Musée du Quai Branly
Striking Seine-side museum designed by Jean Nouvel.
