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A low-angle photograph of an ornate, circular ceiling featuring a central chandelier with multiple lights, surrounded by radiating lines and golden star motifs on a dark background.

Paris, Île-de-France

Palais Garnier

1875 Second Empire opera house with Chagall ceiling

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A close-up of the pediment and entablature of a neoclassical building, featuring sculptural reliefs and the French inscription "AUX HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE" (To the men the grateful fatherland) in gold lettering above Corinthian columns.

Paris, Île-de-France

Panthéon

Neoclassical mausoleum honoring French luminaries

From €13

The image shows the interior nave of a large, historic church with tall fluted columns, arched ceilings, rows of wooden chairs, and stained-glass windows; no visible signage or text is present.

Paris, Île-de-France

Saint-Sulpice

500-year-old church with Delacroix frescos and a 1862 organ

Free

The image shows the interior nave of a large, historic church with Gothic vaulted ceilings, tall stone columns, rows of wooden chairs, stained glass windows, and a prominent ornate wooden pulpit on the right side.

Paris, Île-de-France

Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

Historic Latin Quarter church housing Saint Genevieve's r...

Paris, Île-de-France

Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Neo-Classical temple with 52 Corinthian columns

Free

Paris, Île-de-France

Musée Jacquemart-André

19th-century mansion with Italian Renaissance art

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