Musée d'Orsay : The Orsay Railway Station, built by architect Victor Laloux, was inaugurated on 14th July 1900 on the eve of the World Fair and was only used as a station until 1939. The idea of a museum arose in 1973 and it was finally inaugurated on 1st December 1986 after the redesigning of the station's interior by Gae Aulenti. The Musée d'Orsay presents the arts and artistic creativity of the period from 1848 to 1914 through its collections of paintings, sculpture, the decorative arts, sculpture and photography. 1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur 75007 PARIS Bus : 24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, 94 telephone number : 01 40 49 48 14 Musée Rodin: Works and collections by French sculptor Auguste Rodin exhibited in a private mansion of the 18th century. Architects : Auber, Gabriel (1729-1731). Works by French sculptress Camille Claudel. Some famous works by Rodin are shown in the park ("The Thinker"..."The Burghers of Calais"). 77, rue de Varenne 75007 PARIS Bus : 69, 82, 87, 92 telephone number : 01 44 18 61 10 fax : 01 45 51 53 38   Tour Eiffel: One of the most famous monument in the world (324 metres, 10,100 tonnes), the Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 for the World Fair, where it was the star attraction. Information, historical and technical explanations on all three levels, Gustave Eiffel's offices on the third one. Viewpoint indicator on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Champ de Mars 75007 PARIS Bus : 42, 69, 72, 82,87 telephone number : 01 44 11 23 23 fax : 01 44 11 23 22 Invalides: The dome by J. Hardouin Mansart, built between 1679 and 1706 magnificently crowns the building. It is the finest dome ever built in France and its 107-metre-high lantern was regilded in 1989 for the bicentenary of the French Revolution. Twelve kilos were needed for this operation. From the outside you may admire the facade with its two orders (Doric and Corinthian) of architecture. Statues of Charlemagne and St Louis by Coysevox and N Coustou decorate the niches of the lower levels; on the level above stand _Strength_, _Justice_ and _Temperance_ with _Prudence_ by Coysevox. Inside, beneath the dome is the recently restored large fresco by Charles de la Fosse depicting St Louis handing his sword to Christ. The Dôme Church became a military burial place. It houses the tombs of Turenne, Vauban, Foch, Lyautey as well as those of Joseph and Jérôme Bonaparte. In the crypt itself is the tomb of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I fashioned out of blocks of red porphyry standing on a socle of green granite from the Vosges region. Esplanade des Invalides 75007 PARIS Bus : 82,92 Assemblée Nationale: Important place of the parliamentary life. Architects of the Bourbon Palace : Giardini, Gabriel (1728). 126, rue de l'Université 75007 PARIS Bus : 63, 83, 84, 94 Musée du Louvre: The Louvre Museum presents collections of western art from the Middle Ages to 1850, and the antique civilisations that have preceded and influenced this art. They are divided into 8 departments : Oriental Antiquities, Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities and, for the modern period, Paintings, Sculptures, Art items, Prints and Drawings until 1848. In addition to these departments, the museum presents a section devoted to the history of the Louvre, including the medieval moats erected by Philippe Auguste in 1190. 21 new rooms have been dedicated to collections of Italian and Spanish paintings dating back to the XVIIth and XVIIth centuries. Cyber Louvre: multimedia place. Free access to 10 computers to have a look on the Louvre website as well as the ones of other French and foreign museums (01.40.20.67.30). Opening of "Pavillon des Sessions" in April 2000. It is dedicated to the African, Asian, Oceanian and former American arts. About one hundred sculptures selected by Jacques Kerchache are displayed, symbolizing the future museum for prime arts which will be opening in 2005 Entrée principale par la Pyramide Cour Napoléon 75001 PARIS Bus : 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 76, 81, 95 telephone number : 01 40 20 50 50 fax : 01 40 20 54 42    Notre Dame: History of the Cathedral, of Paris, of France. The Museum also relates the life of the City Island since Lutèce (former name of Paris) through items found in the archaeological crypt. 10, rue du Cloître Notre-Dame 75004 PARIS Bus : 24, 38, 47, 96 telephone number : 01 43 25 42 92 Basilique du Sacré Coeur - Montmartre: Church built by public subscription after the 1870 defeat in the Franco-Prussian war. The basilica was consecrated in 1919. Architect : Abadie (1875-1912). Parvis du Sacré Coeur 75018 PARIS Bus : 30, 31, 54, 80, 85, Montmartrobus telephone number : 01 53 41 89 09  fax : 01 53 41 89 19