Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Obelisk, place de la Concorde
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Medieval History
Le Marais
The Marais' medieval streets largely escaped Baron Haussmann's reformation.
Notre Dame
Constructed between 1163 and the early 14th century.
Louvre
Immense fort-turned-palace-turned-museum, constructed 1190-1202.
Sainte-Chapelle
Consecrated in 1248.
Sorbonne
University founded in 1253.
Musée National du Moyen Âge
Partly housed in the 15th-century Hôtel de Cluny, Paris' finest
civil medieval building.
Basilique de St-Denis
Work on this Gothic wonder started around 1136.
Cathédrale Notre Dame - Chartres
France's best-preserved medieval cathedral, built in the
13th century.
Château de Vincennes
The only medieval castle in Paris.
