Top 25 Things To Do In Paris, France
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21 (60) Rodin Museum
 And
you should see what its like inside! The Rodin Eye Candy Store
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was of the world’s greatest artists.
The Rodin Museum pays tribute to him as one of the fathers of modern
sculpture but Rodin's highly realistic work goes beyond that. The
museum contains a staggering number of marble, bronze, plaster,
wax, and terra cotta sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings,
and works by other artists (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh) from his personal
collection.
The museum, situated in Hôtel Biron, is a lovely museum,
beautiful and constantly surprising. The sculpture is spread pleasantly
through the museum and garden so that visitors can explore the hotel
whilst discovering great works such as The Thinker (which sits upon
a pedestal watching over the garden), the Gates of Hell and the
“The Kiss”.
22 (23) Cite des Sciences at de l'Industrie
 Cité
des Sciences et de l'Industrie = Big Fun
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science
museum in Europe. This fun, hands-on museum has cool exhibits on
anatomy and biology. The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
is housed in an impressive glass and steel building containing a
planetarium, an IMAX theater and special departments for children
and teenagers.
At the heart of the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
are the impressive Explora exhibitions. The exhibitions contain
an array of hands-on, interactive exhibits of science and technology.
Entry is free with a Paris Pass
23 (12) Pont Alexandre III
 The
Pretty Pont Alexandre
As you can tell from the above the Pont Alexandre III is a photographers
delight. It is widely regarded as the prettiest bridge in Paris.
The bridge is well endowed with beautiful lampposts, sculptures
of cherubs and nymphs and four magnificent golden rearing horses
on both ends of the bridge.
Pont Alexandre III may appear strangely familiar as it has starred
in a number of movies over the years. It was built as a symbol of
Russian-French friendship and was named after Tsar Alexander III.
Pont Alexandre III has to be seen in day and moonlight. Bring a
friend for maximum effect and please don't forget your camera.
24 (22) Grand Palais
 Grand
Palais - largest ironwork and glass structure in the world
Close to the Pont Alexandre III is the Grand Palais. Well known
for its enormous spectacular glass domed roof the Grand Palais (Big
Palace) is the largest existing ironwork and glass structure in
the world. Grand Palais took the title from London’s Crystal
Palace, which was lost in a fire.
The Grand Palais is a beautiful combination of a classicist stone
facade, art-nouveau ironwork and glass. It was built for the Universal
Exhibition in 1900 and continues to function in that capacity offering
Parisians and visitors a planetarium, interactive exhibitions and
events.
The Grand Palais took over ten years to renovate after one of the
glass ceiling collapsed in 1993. Renovations included some of the
Grand Palais’ artwork including Georges Recipon’s galloping
horse sculptures. The mosaics were also repaired and restored. Judge
for yourself if the wait was worth it.
25 (56) Petit Palais
A small distance from the Grand Palais is the Petit Palais (Small
Palace). Its main attraction is its fine Museum of Fine Arts, indeed,
'Mini Louvre' to some. In a small way, Petit Palais has much to
admire in terms of its historic artwork and doesn’t suffer
from crowds and hassle of the Louvre.
The building itself is abit of an eye catcher with its ionic columns,
grand porch and Invalides style dome. However, the real people magnets
are contained within its impressive frame. In particular, the French
paintings by Monet and Renoir.
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