Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Paris 1st

Pont
75001 Paris 1er Arrondissement

The Pont des Arts, Paris' first pedestrian metal bridge, built in the early 19th century, connects the 1st and 6th arrondissements with an exceptional view of the Seine and emblematic monuments such as the Louvre and Notre-Dame.

Eglise gothique
75001 Paris

Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, a Gothic and neo-Gothic building from the 6th to the 19th century, is located in Paris in the 1st arrondissement, famous for its historical and artistic role, notably during the Saint-Barthélemy and as a royal parish under the Valois.

Arc de triomphe
75001 Paris

The triumphal arch of the Carrousel, built between 1806 and 1810 in Paris, is a neoclassical monument inspired by the arch of Constantine, celebrating the Napoleonic victories of 1805. Ranked in 1888, it dominates the Place du Carrousel near the Louvre.

Palais
75001 Paris

The Palais de la Cité, a former seat of royal power from the 10th to the 14th century in Paris, was also a major judicial centre. Today, its medieval remains, like Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle, bear witness to its turbulent history, from royal residence to revolutionary prison.

Rue
75001 Paris

The Rue de Rivoli, which was founded in the 19th century in Paris, is a 3 km historic axis linking the Place de la Concorde to Rue de Sévigné, marked by its neoclassical arcades and its central role in the hausmannian transformations.

Pont
75001 Paris 1er Arrondissement

The New Bridge, built between the 16th and 17th centuries in Paris, is the oldest bridge in the capital. Located at the western tip of the Île de la Cité, it connects the two banks of the Seine with an innovative architecture for its time, without houses and equipped with sidewalks.

Statue
75001 Paris 1er Arrondissement

Equestrian statue in golden bronze by Jeanne d'Arc, made by Emmanuel Frémiet in 1874, located in the Place des Pyramides in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, symbol of the national victory after 1870.

Palais
75001 Paris 1er Arrondissement

The Domaine du Palais-Royal, the former 17th-century Palais-Cardinal in Paris, is a monumental complex that now houses the Council of State, the Constitutional Council, the Ministry of Culture and the Comédie-Française, a symbol of French political and cultural history.