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Eiffel Tower
Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower was built to stand for twenty years and be taken down.
- Must see
- Historic monument
District guide · Paris
Paris 7e Arrondissement
Paris's 7th arrondissement, situated on the Left Bank, is among the city's most affluent quarters. The Tour Eiffel and Musée d'Orsay anchor the district, while...
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Paris's 7th arrondissement, situated on the Left Bank, is among the city's most affluent quarters. The Tour Eiffel and Musée d'Orsay anchor the district, while the Hôtel des Invalides houses Napoleon's tomb. The arrondissement holds substantial appeal for those drawn to French cultural and historical landmarks.
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 1 hr 30 minNational Assembly
Assemblée nationale
The Palais Bourbon is where the National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, has sat since the Revolution turned a princess's private mansion into the seat of the republic's elected chamber.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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03 2 hoursMusée Rodin
The Musee Rodin occupies the Hotel Biron, an eighteenth-century mansion on Rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement that had already passed through use as a convent school before the state let it out cheaply as artists' studios in the…
- Must see
- Museum
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04 2 hoursMusée du quai Branly
The Musee du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac gathers non-Western art and material culture from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas under one roof, a collection that had previously been split between the ethnographic Musee de l'Homme and the Musee…
- Must see
- Museum
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05 1 hr 30 minPalais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon, on the Left Bank facing Place de la Concorde across the Seine, is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament — a working legislature, not a former palace turned museum.
- High
- Historic monument
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06 1 hr 30 minMusée des Plans-Reliefs
- Must see
- Museum