Sights & Attractions in Paris

Things to Do in Around the Louvre

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu
Superceded by the Bibliothèque Nationale François-Mitterand...
Libraries Around the Louvre
 
Bourse du Commerce
Best approached from the rear, the old Commerce Exchange looks...
Financial Institutions Around the Louvre
 
Comédie Française
Refined productions by Molière and Racine are staged regularly...
Arts / Performance Venues Around the Louvre
 
Église de la Madeleine
With its rows of uncompromising columns, this enormous neoclassical...
Religious Sites Around the Louvre
 
Église St-Germain-l'Auxerrois
Founded in 500 AD, this grand church across from the Louvre's...
Religious Sites Around the Louvre
 
Galerie Véro-Dodat
A lovely 19th-century passage, gorgeously restored, the Véro-Dodat...
Stores / Malls Around the Louvre
 
Galerie Vivienne
Considered the grande dame of Paris's 19th-century passages...
Stores / Malls Around the Louvre
 
Jardin des Tuileries
The quintessential French garden, with its verdant lawns, manicured...
Parks Around the Louvre
 
Les Arts Décoratifs
Sharing a wing of the Musée du Louvre, but with a separate...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Les Halles
For 800 years, Paris was fed by the acres of food halls overflowing...
Historic Districts / Sites Around the Louvre
 
The Louvre
The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Musée de l'Orangerie
The lines can be long to see Claude Monet's huge, meditative...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Musée du Jeu de Paume
This Napoleon III-era building at the north entrance of the Jardin...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Palais-Royal
The quietest, most romantic Parisian garden is enclosed within...
Squares Around the Louvre
 
Passage du Grand-Cerf
This pretty glass-roofed arcade was built in 1825 and expertly...
Stores / Malls Around the Louvre
 
Pinacothèque de Paris
The Pinacothèque, one of the city's most original art...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Place de la Concorde
This square at the foot of Champs-Élysées was originally...
Squares Around the Louvre
 
Place Vendôme
Jules-Hardouin Mansart, an architect of Versailles Palace, designed...
Squares Around the Louvre
 
Rue Montorgueil
Rue Montorgueil was once the gritty oyster hub of Les Halles...
Neighborhoods / Streets Around the Louvre
 
St-Eustache
Built as the market neighborhood's answer to Notre-Dame, this...
Religious Sites Around the Louvre
 
Tour Jean Sans Peur
This unimposing little tower is all that remains of a sprawling...
Architectural Sites Around the Louvre
 
Tour Saint-Jacques
For centuries, this 170-foot bell tower guided pilgrims to a...
Around the Louvre
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