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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PARIS restaurants MUSEUMS • CHURCHES GARDENS • markets WALKS ART • • HOTELS SHOPPING PARKS • • CAFES Nightlife HISTORY • • The guides that show you what others only tell you EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PARIS Never has a travel guide been so easy to use – just turn to the area of your choice AREA COLOR CODES ILE DE LA CITÉ AND ILE ST-LOUIS pages 76–89 THE MARAIS pages 90–103 BEAUBOURG AND LES HALLES pages 104–115 TUILERIES QUARTER pages 116–133 ST-GERMAIN-DES-PRÉS pages 134–147 LATIN QUARTER pages 148–159 JARDIN DES PLANTES QUARTER pages 160–167 LUXEMBOURG QUARTER pages 168–173 MONTPARNASSE pages 174–181 INVALIDES AND EIFFEL TOWER QUARTER pages 182–193 CHAILLOT QUARTER pages 194–201 CHAMPS-ELYSÉES pages 202–209 OPÉRA QUARTER pages 210–217 MONTMARTRE pages 218–227 $25.00 usa $32.00 canada Central Paris Paris has been an important economic, religious and cultural center since Roman times. In the mid-19th century its medieval slums were cleared away when Baron Haussmann designed and built the wide avenues and elegant boulevards that we see today. The city’s magnificent churches, museums, monuments and parks are perhaps the greatest draw for many visitors, while others come to enjoy the excellent food and wine, high PAGES 202–9 quality shopping, or thriving Street Finder maps 3–4, 5, 11 entertainment scene. Champs- Elysées 0 kilometers 1 Chaillot 0 miles 0.5 Quarter E R S E I V I R Invalides and Eiffel Tower Quarter PAGES 194–201 Street Finder maps 3, 9–10 PAGES 182–93 Street Finder maps 9–10, 11 PAGES 116–33 PAGES 134–47 PAGES 174–81 Street Finder maps Street Finder maps Street Finder maps 6, 11–12 11–12 15–16 Montmartre PAGES 218–27 Street Finder maps 2, 6, 7 Opéra Quarter PAGES 210–17 Street Finder maps 5–6 Tuileries Quarter Beaubourg I and Les Halles N E The Marais PAGES 104–15 Street Finder map 13 St-Germain- Ile de la des-Prés Cité Ile St- Louis Latin Quarter Luxembourg Quarter Jardin des Plantes Quarter PAGES 90–103 Montparnasse Street Finder maps 13–14 PAGES 168–73 PAGES 148–59 PAGES 160–67 PAGES 76–89 Street Finder maps Street Finder maps Street Finder maps Street Finder maps 12, 16 12, 13, 17 17–18 12–13 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL paris EYEWITNESS TRAVEL paris Main contributor:alan tillier CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PROJECT EDITOR Heather Jones ART EDITOR Janis Utton EDITOR Alex Gray US EDITORS Mary Ann Lynch, Mary Sutherland DESIGNER Vanessa Hamilton DESIGN ASSISTANT Clare Sullivan CONTRIBUTORS Chris Boicos, Michael Gibson, Douglas Johnson PHOTOGRAPHERS Max Alexander, Neil Lukas, Robert O’Dea ILLUSTRATORS Stephen Conlin, Stephen Gyapay, Maltings Partnership This book was produced with the assistance of Websters International Publishers. Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by L. Rex Printing Company Limited, China Henri II (1547–59) First American Edition, 1993 INTRODUCING 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PARIS Reprinted with revisions 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 FOUR GREAT DAYS IN PARIS 10 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 PUTTING PARIS ON THE MAP 12 Copyright © 1993, 2006 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London THE HISTORY OF ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN PARIS 16 COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, PARIS AT A GLANCE 42 RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. PARIS THROUGH ISSN 1542-1554 THE YEAR 62 ISBN 0-7566-1547-X A RIVER VIEW THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK, FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO IN ACCORDANCE OF PARIS 66 WITH EUROPEAN USAGE, I.E. THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS ONE FLIGHT UP. The information in this Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked annually. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Pont Alexandre III
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