tourism – Chartres Pilgrimage

The Pilgrimage to Chartres is a grueling 3 day adventure that starts in the beautiful city of Paris. If you get into town early before the pilgrimage starts, take the time to check out the history and culture that Paris provides. Touropia provides their top ten list of tourist attractions in Paris. Here are a few highlights of the lesser known tourist spots.

Check out the entire list here: http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-paris/

Place de la Concorde

At the east end of the Champs-Elysées is Place de la Concorde, the largest square in Paris with fantastic vistas in every direction. It was in this square that the French King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and many others were guillotined during the French revolution. The large 3200 years old Egyptian obelisk in the center of the Place de la Concorde was brought from the Temple of Luxor in the 19th century. – See more at: http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-paris/#sthash.M1eHlkXV.dpuf

Sainte Chapelle

Begun sometime after 1239, the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of Gothic architecture. Its construction was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including Christ’s Crown of Thorns, one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. Although damaged during the French revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it retains one of the most extensive in-situ collections of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the world. – See more at: http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-paris/#sthash.M1eHlkXV.dpuf

Centre Pompidou

Designed in the style of high-tech architecture, Centre Pompidou is a cultural institution in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement. It houses a vast public library, the Musée National d’Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, a bookshop, a movie theater and a panoramic terrace. The library occupies the first three floors of the building, while the museum’s permanent collection is located on floors 4 and 5. The first and top floor are used for large expositions. The Centre is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building. – See more at: http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-paris/#sthash.M1eHlkXV.dpuf

Topping the list of the world’s most visited museums, the Louvre Museum is located in the Louvre Palace with its signature glass pyramid marking its entrance. Housing a collection of more than 1 million objects, the Louvre boasts some of the world’s most famous art works such as Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Michelangelo’s “Dying Slave” and the Greek statue, “Venus of Milo.” Other popular exhibits include the extravagant apartments of Napoleon III, the ancient Code of Hammurabi, Egyptian antiquities and paintings by masters like Rembrandt and Rubens. – See more at: http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-paris/#sthash.M1eHlkXV.dpuf

A must-do for art lovers, the Musee d’Orsay is known for housing the world’s premier collection of impressionist paintings. Located in a former railway station, this grand museum showcases thousands of art works and objects that cover a period between the mid-1800s and the early 1900s. Visitors can walk through several rooms to view amazing art works by many famous artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, Cezane, Degas, Pissarro, Renoir and Jean-Francois Millet. – See more at: http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-paris/#sthash.M1eHlkXV.dpuf

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