Designed by Jacques-Ignace Hitthorff, who also designed the Cirque d'été in the Carré Marigny (8th arrondissement), this 20-sided polygon was built in 1852 on the site of a large reservoir. The circus has been run by the Bouglione family since 1934.

An important place of pilgrimage and one of the most visited sites in Paris. In this chapel, built in 1815, the Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Labouré and asked her to have a medal struck, assuring her that ‘those who wear it will enjoy special protection from the Mother of God’.

Built in 1846 and formerly fed by the Ourcq Canal, this fountain no longer has running water. It is sometimes referred to as the Molinos fountain, named after the person credited with designing it.

The first department store to open in Paris and the only one on the Left Bank. Contrary to what its name might suggest, it's not a discount store. It is, however, a benchmark of refinement.

The mission of the Manufacture nationale des Gobelins is to weave tapestries and rugs for public buildings. Although its origins date back to the very beginning of the 17th century under Henry IV, it was under Louis XIV, with Colbert, that it was officially organised, bringing together the various Parisian factories of the time.

Housed in the former Gare d'Orsay (12,000 tonnes of metal structures), built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, this museum presents the art of the decades from 1848 to 1914.