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The Dôme des Invalides, 107 metres (351 ft) tall and decorated with 12.65 kilograms (27.9 lb) of gold leaf, is an important landmark in Paris. Louis XIV initiated the project by an order dated 24 November 1670, as a home and hospital for aged and disabled ( invalide) soldiers. [3] The initial architect of Les Invalides was Libéral Bruant.
Trocadéro. The Trocadéro ( pronounced [tʁɔkadeʁo] ⓘ ), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 Trocadéro Palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palais de Chaillot. [1] The hill of the Trocadéro is ...
Palais de Chaillot. Coordinates: 48°51′44″N 2°17′17″E. View of the Palais de Chaillot and the Jardins du Trocadéro from the Eiffel Tower in 2015. Fountain of Warsaw, with the Palais de Chaillot in the background. The Palais de Chaillot ( French pronunciation: [palɛ d (ə) ʃajo]) is a building at the top of the Chaillot hill [ fr ...
An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress's guns. In modern usage, the space allows the area to be paved as a ...
Les Olympiades is a district of residential towers located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built from 1969 to 1974, the district consists of a dozen towers built along a huge esplanade, elevated eight metres from the ground, that is dedicated to pedestrians. A shopping mall, known as the Pagode, stands at the centre of the ...
Grande Allée of the Tuileries Garden, looking towards the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe. Type. Urban park. Location. Paris, France. The Tuileries Garden ( French: Jardin des Tuileries, IPA: [ʒaʁdɛ̃ de tɥilʁi]) is a public garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
1803. The public square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris that is now the Place de l' Hôtel de Ville ("City Hall Square") was, before 1802, called the Place de Grève. The French word grève refers to a flat area covered with gravel or sand situated on the shores or banks of a body of water.
Esplanade de La Défense (French pronunciation: [ɛsplanad də la defɑ̃s]) is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 on the outskirts of La Défense on the border of Courbevoie and Puteaux. It has an island platform because of limitations on space due it being enclosed in a site originally earmarked for one of the underpasses of the A14 autoroute ...