The former royal chateau of the Conciergerie, located on the island of Cité near Notre-Dame-de-Paris, can be called the oldest Parisian chateau: it traces its lineage back to the palace of the legendary king of the Franks, Chlodwig (508). H... read more
The modern Town Hall of Paris traces its origins to a house on the banks of the Seine, bought in 1357 by the merchant Prévost Étienne Marcel for the purpose of holding town meetings. The Prévost was in dire need of this: he wa... read more
The Palais Royal - the Royal Palace - was not always royal at all. At first. it was called the Cardinal's Palace because Cardinal Richelieu built it.
read morePalais Garnier, Grand Opera, National Academy of Music and Dance, Opera Garnier - it's all about it, the Parisian state opera and ballet theatre. A mystical halo associated with the old ghost stories. The status of the world's la... read more
