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Illuminated Arc de Triomphe at twilight with Eiffel Tower in background.

Paris, Île-de-France

Arc de Triomphe

Neoclassical triumphal arch honoring French soldiers
Arcaded colonnade of the Palais-Royal with a tree-lined avenue in the garden, Paris.

Paris, Île-de-France

Jardin du Palais Royal

Arcaded gardens with Buren columns

Free

Bustling outdoor market stalls line Rue d'Aligre in Paris with shoppers and cars in the foreground.

Paris, Île-de-France

Marché d'Aligre

Bustling 6-day market near Bastille

Free

Frontal view of the white-domed Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, Paris, under a clear blue sky.

Paris, Île-de-France

Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur

White basilica atop Montmartre hill

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A close-up of a large, arched green wooden door set within a stone archway, with a blue house number plaque reading "24" on the left jamb.

Paris, Île-de-France

Place des Vosges

Paris's oldest square, featuring 17th-century red brick a...

Free

Place Vendôme in Paris with its central column

Paris, Île-de-France

Place Vendôme

18th-century square with Napoleon's column and luxury jew...

Free

A low-angle photograph of a tall, light-colored stone bell tower with Romanesque architectural features, including arched openings, a steep pyramidal roof topped with a cross, and a clock face on the facade, set against a clear blue sky.

Paris, Île-de-France

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Oldest Paris bell tower with Romanesque architecture
A full-frontal view of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, featuring its distinctive quadriga sculpture on top, pink marble columns, and inscriptions, with tourists walking around its base under an overcast sky.

Paris, Île-de-France

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Neoclassical arch celebrating Napoleonic victories
View from inside a lock looking out onto the tree-lined Canal Saint-Marin.

Paris, Île-de-France

Canal Saint-Martin

19th-century canal with iron bridges in Paris

Free

The Palais du Luxembourg above its gardens

Paris, Île-de-France

Luxembourg Gardens

Parisian garden with fountains, chess, and long paume

Free

The image shows the Colonne de Juillet, a large bronze column topped with a golden winged figure of Liberty, situated in a wide public square with surrounding Haussmann-style buildings, trees, and a busy road in the foreground.

Paris, Île-de-France

Place de la Bastille

Historic square marking the 1789 Bastille prison site
A close-up, low-angle shot of an ornate, gilded lamppost (farola) with two lanterns attached to a fluted column against a clear blue sky.

Paris, Île-de-France

Place de la Concorde

Paris's largest square, site of the French Revolution

Free

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