The new “Columme Vendome”
Originally built by Napoleon I to commemorate his victory at Austerlitz, the column was pulled down during the Commune, then rebuilt and reopened in 1874.
“Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile”
The name reflects its placement in what was formerly the Place de l’Étoile, a junction of twelve avenues. Like the column in the Place Vendôme, the Arc de Triomphe was built to commemorate Napoleon I’s victory at Austerlitz (1805).
“Le Luxembourg”
Built for Marie de’ Médicis, the mother of King Louis XIII, the Palais du Luxembourg is now the home of the French Senate.
All that remains of the Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, torn down during the French Revolution, and located at the intersection of the Rue de Rivoli and Rue Nicolas Flamel.
