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Panthéon
The Panthéon was built as a church and finished just in time to stop being one.
- Must see
- Historic monument
District guide · Paris
Paris 5e Arrondissement
The 5th arrondissement is a historic district in central Paris that encompasses the Latin Quarter. The Panthéon, a monumental neoclassical building, and the Ins...
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The 5th arrondissement is a historic district in central Paris that encompasses the Latin Quarter. The Panthéon, a monumental neoclassical building, and the Institut du Monde arabe, a museum, stand among its notable sites. The district draws visitors through its concentration of medieval architecture, universities, and cultural institutions spanning centuries.
Checked 2026-09-04
Practical information
- Language spoken
- French
- French is the language of the Republic under Article 2 of the Constitution
- Dialling code
- +33 1
- Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
- Currency
- Euro (€, EUR)
- France has used the euro as its official currency since 2002
- Emergency number
- 112
- One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
- Plug type
- Type E · 220 V
- Round-pin sockets use a projecting earth pin
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- The health ministry says tap water may be consumed safely unless local authorities issue specific advice
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02 45 minGrand Mosque of Paris
Grande Mosquée de Paris
The Grand Mosque of Paris opened in 1926 as France's thanks to its Muslim soldiers, and it remains the city's central mosque a century later.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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03 1 hourUniversity of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Centre Sorbonne
Behind the gate at Place de la Sorbonne sits a university with a name older than most nations: Robert de Sorbon founded a theology college here in 1257 under the patronage of Louis IX, and the word "Sorbonne" has meant…
- Must see
- Historic monument
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04 1 hr 15 minJardin des plantes
Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des plantes is Paris's main botanical garden and the founding site of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, on the Left Bank in the 5th arrondissement, between the Seine and the Austerlitz rail yards.
- High
- Historic monument
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05 30 minArènes de Lutèce
Cavae des Arènes de Lutèce
Arenes de Lutece is the surviving Roman amphitheatre of Lutetia, built in the 1st century AD on the slope of what is now the 5th arrondissement, and it once seated an estimated 15,000 people for gladiator contests and theatre.
- High
- Historic monument
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06 1 hr 30 minMusée de Cluny
Musée de Cluny, formally the Musée national du Moyen Âge, brings together Roman archaeology, a late-medieval residence and medieval art in one compact Latin Quarter site.
- Notable
- Museum