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10 Places in (and around) Paris
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  • Versailles
  • Père-Lachaise
  • Louvre
  • Tuileries Gardens
  • Eiffel Tower
  • Promenade Plantée
  • Musée d’Orsay
  • The Seine
  • Rodin Museum
  • Giverny
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Extension of the Louvre, Paris, designed in the Second Empire style by L.-T.-J. Visconti and Hector Lefuel, 1852-57 Hall of Mirrors in Versailles Père-Lachaise Cemetery Glass and metal pyramid designed by I. M. Pei stands in the main courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris, with the historic palace buildings in the background. The Eiffel Tower, Paris. Promenade Plantée, Paris Musée d'Orsay The Seine River flowing through Paris. The Rodin Museum in Paris, a grand classical building with symmetrical windows and a mansard roof, seen from its formal gardens with a sculpture and reflecting pool in the foreground. Claude Monet's home

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