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Bastille
The Bastille (, ) was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was stormed by a crowd on 14 July 1789, in the French Revolution, becoming an important symbol for the French Republican movement. It was later demolished and replaced by the Place de la Bastille.
Tuileries Palace
royal and imperial palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine
Palais du Trocadéro
former building in Paris
Thiers wall
former defensive wall in Paris
Abbey of St. Victor
abbey located in Paris, France
Tour de Nesle
demolished guard tower of Parisian fortification wall
Café de la Nouvelle Athènes
restaurant
Hôpital de la Charité
former hospital in France
Salle du Manège
seat of deliberations during most of the French Revolution
Palais de l'Industrie
former building in Paris
Hôtel de Rambouillet
Residence de marquise de Rambouillet
Cirque Olympique
former equestrian theatre company in Paris
Hôtel Saint-Pol
royal palace in Paris
Café Anglais
former café in Paris, France
Madelonnettes Convent
convent located in Paris, in France
Galerie des Machines
building
Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Honoré
convent located in Paris, in France, on St-Honoré street
Couvent des Célestins
former convent located in Paris, in France
Hôtel des Tournelles
demolished collection of buildings in Paris
Abbaye-aux-Bois
thumb|alt=A black-and-white photograph taken from the vantage point of a person standing in the rectangular courtyard at Abbaye-aux-Bois. The grounds have rectangular plots of small plants, surrounded by grass cut very short. A brick path lines the walls of the four-storey building surrounding the courtyard. |The courtyard garden at Abbaye-aux-Bois. (1905)
Hôtel de Condé
the main Paris seat of the princes of Condé
Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon
former building in Paris
spire of Notre-Dame de Paris
spire of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris
Porte Saint-Antoine
former city gate of Paris, France
Château de la Tournelle
parisian castle
Collège Sainte-Barbe
secondary education in France
Bal Tabarin
former cabaret in Paris, France
Théâtre de la Cité-Variétés
former theatre in Paris
couvent des Capucines
former convent in Paris, France
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique
former theatre on Boulevard Saint-Martin in Paris, France, 1828-1966
Saint-Louis-du-Louvre
Saint-Louis-du-Louvre, formerly Saint-Thomas-du-Louvre, was a medieval church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris located just west of the original Louvre Palace. It was founded as Saint-Thomas-du-Louvre in 1187 by Robert of Dreux as a Collegiate church. It had fallen into ruin by 1739 and was rebuilt as Saint-Louis-du-Louvre in 1744. The church was suppressed in 1790 during the French Revolution and turned over the next year for use as the first building dedicated to Protestant worship in the history of Paris, a role in which it continued until its demolition in 1811 to make way for Napoleon's
Eglise du Saint-Sépulcre de Paris
former church located in Paris, in France
couvent de Notre-Dame du Calvaire
convent located in Paris, in France
Hôtel Thellusson
hôtel particulier
Cabaret du Néant
former cabaret in Paris
Bal Mabille
open-air dance establishment in Paris
Hôtel Guimard
theatre and residence of the ballerina Marie-Madeleine Guimard
Hôtel de Choiseul
former 18th-century Parisian townhouse
Bal Bullier
ballroom in Paris, France
Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques
convent located in Paris, in France, on St-Jacques Street
Château de Bercy
Castle in France