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80 Things to do in Paris, France
What
to do in Paris?
71 Conciergerie
Museum to the
guillotine where many of its invited guests and all its following.
Prior to it Conciergerie was residence to the kings concierge.
French Revolution
Reign of Terror
The Conciergerie
or the "antechamber to the guillotine" during the French
Revolution Reign of Terror. This was the place to lose your head.
Few left with it still on top of their shoulders.
Conciergerie
72 Musee Jacquemart-andre
What do you
do if you have more money than you can spend? Well you can't take
it with you so let someone else enjoy it. Edouard Andre wealth is
on display including his furniture and his wife's paintings.
Musee
Jacquemart-andre
73 (106) -
Paris Fashion Museum
 The
Musée Galliera - 19th century Renaissance style palace
As everybody
knows, Paris is the fashion capital of the world. The Musée
Galliera, or the Paris Fashion Museum, has a passion for fashion.
The museum contains 90,000 pieces of fashion memorabilia spanning
over three hundred years of ever changing style, grace and lace.
Paris Fashion
Museum
The Paris Fashion
Museum is an important and interesting centre, as well as one of
those rare museums which exerts a considerable influence over contemporary
culture.
A Paris
Pass will get in you for free
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Musée Galliera
74 (52) French
Pet
Good for kiddies
and an opportunity to show your sensitive side. Go to the 1st Arrondissement
in the heart of Paris, the Seine River will lead you to several
pet stores full of French yuppie puppy bulldogs among the more usual
feathers, fluff and fur.
75 Jardin
d'Acclimatation
An amusement
park attractions for children including an archery range (oops -
sorry!), house of mirrors (here's looking at you kid) and a miniature-golf
course (0.4!).
Jardin
d'Acclimatation
76 St-Pierre-de-Montmartre
St-Pierre-de-Montmartrene
is one of Paris's oldest churches was rebuilt in the 19th century
the original having been destroyed in the french revolution.
St-Pierre-de-Montmartre
77 (34) Avenue
Montaigne (la grande dame of fashion)
Avenue Montaigne
was first named the allée des Veuves (alley of widows) because
women in mourning gathered there. The widows have been replaced
by windows. You are what you wear – Fashion!!!
Avenue
Montaigne (la grande dame of fashion) Paris is Fashion!!!
78 (74) Musee
Nissim de Camondo
The rich ex-Parisian
banker was an amasser of French furniture and art objects from the
eighteenth century. Architect René Sergent to built him a
private mansion in Paris Moïse de Camondoxt next to Parc Monceau
to house his collection with a little room left over for his family.
With
its Wood-paneled apartments the Museum is still, more or less, in
its original condition.
Musee
Nissim de Camondo
79 Musee Eugene
Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix
is considered to be one of the great Romantic painters. The Eugene
Delacroix Museum contains collections of Eugene's work including
his massive oil and wax masterpieces.
Musee
Eugene Delacroix
80 (91) Palais
de Chaillot
Designed to
look like an amphitheater the Palais de Chaillot commanding presence
in the Place du Trocadero commands your attention. The Palais de
Chaillot provides a great view of the Eiffel Tower being on opposite
sides of the Seine river.
Palais
de Chaillot
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