Paris, France

As recognizable as Paris is to essentially everyone, The City of Light is still full of surprises...some familiar and not-so-familiar places are included here

Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe
The Champs Elysees leading to The Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
East View of Notre Dame
East View of Notre Dame
The Cathedral Notre-Dame with flying-buttresses on a stormy day in Paris.
Le Louvre
Le Louvre
Musee du Louvre from across the Seine on a stormy day in Paris.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral
Masterpiece of gothic architecture, the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, imaginated by Bishop Maurice de Sully was built between the 12th and the 14th centuries (1163-1345).
Autumn on the Champs Elysees
Autumn on the Champs Elysees
Walking along the Champs Elysees on a brisk autumn day in Paris.
Monet's Tulips at Giverny
Monet's Tulips at Giverny
Vivid red tulips at Giverny, given a slight impressionist view - just outside of Paris.
Springtime Tulips of Paris
Springtime Tulips of Paris
Tulips blooming at the Jardins du Luxembourg in Paris, France.
Sacre Coeur
Sacre Coeur
Sacre Coeur in the heart of the Montmartre, Paris.
The Trocodero
The Trocodero
View of the Trocodero as seen from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Night View of Notre Dame
Night View of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Cathedral as viewes from across the Seine on a winter evening in Paris.
Lovebirds of Paris
Lovebirds of Paris
Lovebirds at the Paris Bird Market.
Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe
The infamous Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Pont Neuf and Ile de la Cite
Pont Neuf and Ile de la Cite
The Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge in Paris, France, across the river Seine with Ile de la Cite in Paris.
Jardin des Tuileries of Paris
Jardin des Tuileries of Paris
Autumn in Paris at the Jardin des Tuileries.
Tour Eiffel
Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889... of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.