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The Arab Institute
Designed by Jean Nouvelle to resemble the boats that carried Algerians,
Moroccan and Tunisian immigrants to France. The
institute has a unique shutter-like window system which opens
and closes automatically triggered by the sun. There is a Moroccan
restaurant on the roof and a superb view over Paris from the rooftop
terrace.
The Pantheon
Constructed by Louis XV in 1744 in gratitude for recovering from gout,
this massive temple to the great men of France houses the bodies of
Voltaire, Rousseau, Mirabeau, Marat, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, and
Jean Moulin (hero of the French Resistance during WWII).
Ile St-Louis
Ile St-Louis with its aristocratic town houses, courtyards, and
antique shops is home to dozens of 17th century mansions and 6,000
lucky ‘louisiens’, its permanent residents. Voltaire found
it "the second best" address in all the world, citing
the straits of the Bosphorus separating Europe from Asia as number
one. Berthillon the famous and popular ice-cream store is located
at 31 Rue St-Louis-en-l’Ile.
Jardin des Plantes
Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Gardens), which also encompasses
the Museum
of Natural History and a Zoo.
The Mosque of Paris
Is a Moorish-style building with soaring Minarets and pink marble
fountains. It is a wonderful place to have a massage (hamman) and
afterwards sit in the courtyard and sip sweet mint tea.
Arenes du Lutece
Built during the 1st and 2nd centuries, this amphitheater could seat
15,000 people, hosting gladiator fights as well as less bloody entertainment.
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