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72  INTRODUCING P ARIS

From Pont de la Concorde to Pont de Sully

The historic heart of Paris lies
on the banks and islands of
the east river. At its centre is
the Ile de la Cité, a natural
stepping stone across the
Seine and the cultural core of
medieval Paris. Today, it is still
vital to Parisian life.
Jardin des Tuileries
These gardens are in the
formal style (p132). Musée du Louvre
Before becoming the world’s greatest
museum and home to the Mona Lisa, this
was Europe’s largest royal palace (pp122–9).

Pont de la
Concorde

Assemblée
Nationale
Passerelle
Solférino

Quai d’Orsay Pont Royal
Pont du
Carrousel
Passerelle
des Arts
Pont Neuf

Musée de l’Orangerie
An important collection
of 19th-century
paintings is on display Bâteaux Vedettes
here (p133). Passerelle des Arts du Pont Neuf
This steel reconstruction
of Paris’s first cast-iron
bridge (1804) was
inaugurated in 1984.

Musée d’Orsay Hôtel des Monnaies
Paris’s most important collection of Built in 1771–75, this former Mint
Impressionist art is housed in this converted has a fine coin collection in its old
railway station (pp146–9). milling halls (p143).
For keys to symbols see back flap

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