Orsay (pronounced: [ɔʁ.sɛ]) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Population: 17,817
Latitude: 48° 41' 44.59" N
Longitude: 2° 11' 14.17" E
France Télévisions SA (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s televizjɔ̃]) is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and Franc…
The Grande Mosquée de Paris (commonly known as The Paris Mosque or The Great Mosque of Paris in English), is located in the 5th arrondissement and is one of the largest mosques in France.
Paris Est (or Gare de l'Est, "East station" in English) is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created…
Belleville (French pronunciation: [bɛlvil]) is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its m…
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas …
The Pasteur Institute (French: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in mo…
The 4th arrondissement of Paris (also known as "arrondissement de l'Hôtel-de-Ville") is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
The Philharmonie de Paris is a symphonic concert hall of 2,400 seats in Paris, France, whose construction had been postponed for about twenty years, to complete the Cité de la Musique.
The Bois de Vincennes (French pronunciation: [bwɑ d‿vɛ̃sɛn]), located on the eastern edge of Paris, is the largest public park in the city. It was created between 1855 and 1866 by the Emperor Napoleon III.
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution (grande école) in the field of engineering science. It is also known by its original name École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, or ECP and its alumni are called Centraliens. Founded in…
Pont de l'Alma (Alma Bridge in English) is an arch bridge in Paris across the Seine. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War, in which the Franco-British alliance achieved victory over the Russian army on 20 September 1…
The Musée national du Moyen Âge, formerly Musée de Cluny (French pronunciation: [myze də klyni]), officially known as the Musée national du Moyen Âge - Thermes et hôtel de Cluny ("National Museum of the Middle Ages - Cluny thermal baths and mansion…
The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [lise lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious in France. Founded in 1550 as the Collège de Clermont, it was renamed in King Louis XI…
The Drancy internment camp was an assembly and detention camp for confining Jews who were later deported to the extermination camps during the German military administration of Occupied France during World War II. It was located in Drancy, a northea…
The Collège de France (French pronunciation: [kɔlɛʒ də fʁɑ̃s]) is a renowned higher education and research establishment (Grand établissement) in France.
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɑ̃ lɛ]) is a royal palace in the commune of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the département of Yvelines, about 19 km west of Paris, France.
The 11th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
The Opéra de la Bastille or more commonly Opéra Bastille (Bastille Opera House) is a modern opera house in Paris, France.