Did you know? Before the Eiffel Tower, the Pantheon was the highest viewpoint in Paris.

Before the Eiffel Tower redesigned the Paris skyline, the Pantheon was the highest viewpoint in the capital. Perched on ...

Fun facts about Paris's 5th arrondissement: unusual facts about the Latin Quarter

The oldest tree in Paris is hidden away in this square in the 5th arrondissement! This is a colossal black locust tree, ...

Paris launches lottery for burial plots among famous artists

Parisians can win burial spots in the world-famous cemeteries of Père-Lachaise, Montparnasse and Montmartre as part of a ...
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Dead famous: Paris puts heritage graves up for grabs

For decades, being laid to rest near the likes of The Doors singer Jim Morrison at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery or the writer Simone de Beauvoir across the River Seine in Montparnasse has been a pipe ...

Notre-Dame Cathedral hosts first wedding in 30 years — for carpenter who helped rebuild it after devastating blaze

For Martin Lorentz, the wedding capped years of personal dedication to a monument that has defined both his craft and his ...
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Paris to scale back monument lighting to cut energy use

Lighting on many of Paris' historic monuments will be turned off at 8pm. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than ...