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Places to visit in Paris 8e Arrondissement, Paris — page 2

The 8th arrondissement forms part of central Paris, characterized by grand historical monuments and cultural institutions. The Champs Élysées and Place de la Co...

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The 8th arrondissement forms part of central Paris, characterized by grand historical monuments and cultural institutions. The Champs Élysées and Place de la Concorde anchor the district, while the Grand Palais and Petit Palais house significant art collections. The arrondissement provides substantial interest through its concentration of museums, theatres, and architectural landmarks 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

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. La Madeleine La Madeleine
    07 30 min

    La Madeleine

    Église de la Madeleine

    La Madeleine is a Greek temple in the middle of Paris, and it took seventy-nine years and several changes of mind to finish.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Chapelle expiatoire Chapelle expiatoire
    08 30 min

    Chapelle expiatoire

    The Chapelle expiatoire is a neoclassical funerary chapel built between 1815 and 1826 on the site of the former Madeleine cemetery, where the guillotined bodies of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were buried in unmarked graves covered with quicklime in…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris
    09 15 min

    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris

    Tombe du Soldat inconnu

    The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a flat paving stone beneath the Arc de Triomphe, at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, marking the grave of an unidentified French soldier from the First World War.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  4. Luxor Obelisk Luxor Obelisk
    10 10 min

    Luxor Obelisk

    Obélisque de Louxor

    The Luxor Obelisk stands at the centre of Place de la Concorde, a 3,300-year-old pink granite obelisk that once stood at the entrance to Luxor Temple in Egypt, one of a matching pair carved in the reign of Ramesses II.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  5. parc Monceau parc Monceau
    11 45 min

    parc Monceau

    Parc Monceau

    Parc Monceau began in 1769 as a private pleasure garden for Philippe d'Orleans, Duke of Chartres, laid out by the writer and painter Louis Carrogis, known as Carmontelle, in the English landscape style then fashionable as a counterpoint to the…

    • High
    • Nature site
  6. Musée Jacquemart-André Musée Jacquemart-André
    12 1 hr 30 min

    Musée Jacquemart-André

    Musée Jacquemart-André is a Paris museum housed in the former private mansion of Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart.

    • High
    • Museum
  7. Hôtel de Crillon Hôtel de Crillon
    13 30 min

    Hôtel de Crillon

    Hotel de Crillon opened as a hotel in 1909, but the building itself is a 1758 royal commission: Louis XV had Ange-Jacques Gabriel build two identical stone palaces flanking the Rue Royale on the new Place de la Concorde, and…

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  8. Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées
    14 45 min

    Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées

    Galeries Lafayette

    This is the group's newest flagship, not the domed department store on Boulevard Haussmann most visitors picture at the name Galeries Lafayette.

    • Notable
    • Market
  9. Saint-Augustin Saint-Augustin
    18 30 min

    Saint-Augustin

    Église Saint-Augustin

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  10. Buddha Bar Buddha Bar
    24 1 hour

    Buddha Bar

    Buddha-Bar Paris

    • High
    • Restaurant or café

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