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Palaces

Louvre – palace of the King of France
Palais de Luxembourg – palace of the Queen Mother
Palais-Cardinal – palace of Cardinal Richelieu
Palais des Tuileries – former palace of Catherine de’ Medici

Other residences

Hôtel de Rambouillet – site of an exclusive literary salon hosted by the marquise de Rambouillet
Hôtel de Condé – Paris residence of the prince de Condé
Hôtel de Soissons – Paris residence of the comte de Soissons
Hôtel de Montmorency – Paris residence of the duc de Montmorency
Hôtel de Sully – Paris residence of the duc de Sully
Hôtel de Tréville – Paris residence of the comte de Tréville

Churches

Notre Dame de Paris – the city’s main cathedral and the seat of the Archbishop of Paris
Abbaye de Saint Germain des Pres – Benedictine abbey and center of the faubourg (suburb) of Paris of the same name
Abbaye de Saint Victor – venerable Dominican abbey
Priory de Saint Martin des Champs – Benedictine priory in the Marais
Église Saint Germain l’Auxerrois – parish church of the kings of France
Église Saint Eustache – cathedral overlooking Les Halles
Église Saint Joseph des Carmes – Carmelite church and monastery
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont – contains the shrine of Saint Geneviève, patron saint of Paris
Chartreux de Vauvert – Carthusian monastery
Val-de-Grâce – Benedictine convent established by Queen Anne
Couvent des Filles du Calvaire – Benedictine convent established by Father Joseph
Couvent des Mathurins – Trinitarian house in Paris
Charenton Temple – temple of worship for Paris’ Huguenots
Hôpital de la Charité – hospital for the poor
Université de Paris – the premier university of France
Hôtel de Cluny – Paris townhouse of the Benedictines of Cluny Abbey

Municipal Buildings

Palais de Justice and La Conciergerie – home of the Parlement de Paris
Hôtel de Ville – seat of the municipal magistrates of Paris
Place de Grève – site of the Paris gallows and pillory
Chateau de la Tournelle – part of the city’s defenses on the Seine
Châtelet – home of the provost of Paris and his archers
For l’Evêque – ecclesiastical prison of the Archbishop of Paris
Hôpital Saint Louis – a hospital on the outskirts of the city for treating and quarantining victims of epidemics
Hôtel-Dieu – Paris’ oldest hospital
Le Bastille – fortress and prison
Le Temple – former Templar fortress now Knights of Saint John commandery

Public Places

Hôtel de Bourgogne – Paris’ first and only public theatre
Cimetière des Saints Innocents – site of mass interments of Parisians since the 15th century
Les Halles – the main market of Paris
Foire Saint Germain – the fair of the Abbey of Saint Germain of the Fields
Place Royale – royal square built on the site of a former monarch’s residence
Place Dauphine – square built by Henri IV in honor of his son, Louis
Place Maubert – market square for the Latin Quarter
Jardin des Tuileries – gardens of the Palais des Tuileries
Cours-la-Reine – carriage promenade along the Seine
Pont Neuf – bridge over the river Seine
La Samaritaine – water pump and clock on the Pont Neuf
Faubourg Saint Marcel – an industrial suburb along the Beaver River to the east of Paris
Mont Parnasse – a hill on the outskirts of Paris popular with students and duelists
Académie d’Équitation – equestrian academy and school for gentlemen
Marché aux Chevaux – the Paris horse market
Pont au Change – bridge over the Seine and home to goldsmiths and bankers
Rue des Lombards – street of the Lombard bankers
Rue Quincampoix – street where Paris investors meet

Taverns, Restaurants, and Inns