Theme Week Paris – Arrondissement du Palais Bourbon (7th) and Arrondissement de l’Élysée (8th)
Saturday, 22 October 2011 - 02:30 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Paris / Île-de-France , UNESCO World Heritage
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7th arrondissement – Palais Bourbon – Seat of the National Assembly © Webster
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7th arrondissement – Arrondissement du Palais Bourbon The 7th arrondissement includes some of Paris’s major tourist attractions, such as the
Eiffel Tower and the
Hôtel des Invalides (Napoléon’s resting place), and a concentration of such world famous museums as the
Musée d’Orsay and the
Musée du quai Branly .
Situated on the Rive Gauche — the “Left,” or Southern, bank of the River Seine — this central arrrondissement, which includes the historical aristocratic neighbor of Faubourg Saint-Germain , contains a number of French national institutions, among them the French National Assembly and numerous government ministries. It is also home to many foreign diplomatic embassies, some of them occupying outstanding Hôtels particuliers.
The arrondissement is home to French upper class since the 17th century, when it became the new residence of French highest nobility. The district has been so fashionable within the French aristocracy that the phrase le Faubourg — referring to the ancient name of the current 7th arrondissement — has been used to describe French nobility ever since.
The 7th arrondissement consists of the quarters Quartier Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin , Quartier des Invalides , Quartier de l’École Militaire and Quartier du Gros-Caillou .
Beside other places of interest it’s always a pleasure to visit French National Assembly , Hôtel Matignon , Champ de Mars , École Militaire , Musée national de la Légion d’Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie , Musée Maillol , Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération , Musée Rodin , Musée Valentin Haüy and Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris .
Read more on Wikitravel 7th arrondissements and Wikipedia 7th arrondissement .
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7th arrondissement - Palais Bourbon - Seat of the National Assembly © Webster
8th arrondissement – Palais de l’Elysée © flickr.com – Thomas Faivre-Duboz
8th arrondissement – Arrondissement de l’Élysée Situated on the right bank of the River Seine and centred on the Opéra, the 8th is, together with the 2nd and 9th arrondissements, one of Paris’s main business districts. According to the 1999 census, it was the place of employment of more people than any other single arrondissement of the capital. It is also the location of many places of interest, among them the
Champs-Élysées , the
Arc de Triomphe and the
Place de la Concorde , as well as the
Élysée Palace , official residence of the President of France.
The 8th arrondissement consists ot the four quarters
Quartier des Champs-Élysées ,
Quartier du Faubourg du Roule ,
Quartier de la Madeleine and
Quartier de l’Europe .
Beside other places of interest it’s always a pleasure to visit
Automobile Club de France ,
Chapelle Expiatoire ,
Église de la Madeleine ,
Église Saint-Augustin ,
Gare Saint-Lazare ,
Grand Palais ,
Hôtel de Crillon ,
Hôtel de la Marine ,
Hôtel de Marigny ,
Maxim’s Art Nouveau “Collection 1900” ,
Musée Cernuschi ,
Musée Bouilhet-Christofle ,
Musée Jacquemart-André ,
Musée Nissim de Camondo ,
Palais de la Découverte ,
Parc Monceau ,
Petit Palais ,
Pont Alexandre III ,
Salle Gaveau ,
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and
The Obelisk .
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