City of Death

No, not really. But all the famous sights and buildings previously only seen through the glass television screen, now up close and in person, seen through the glass window of a tour bus.

Before The Phantom of the Opera there was the Paris Opera.

Palais Garnier

Before The DaVinci Code and I.M. Pei, there was the medieval Louvre.

Musée du Louvre

It's much safer to let someone else do the driving down the Champs Elysées.

Arc de Triomphe

The politicians meet in the former Palais Bourbon.

Assemblée Nationale

Here too there are enforcers of the French language and culture.

Académie Française

Each year, sand is trucked in to create an artificial beach on the banks of the Seine.

Paris Plages

The famous cathedral is difficult to photograph from the water.

Cathédrale Nôtre Dame

So many museums, so little time.

Musée d'Orsay