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In 1806,  Napoleon made his decision to erect a memorial, a Temple de la Gloire de la Grande Armée. It is built in the Neo-Classical style and was inspired by the Maison Carrée at Nîmes, a well-preserved Roman temple. After the fall of Napoleon, King Louis XVIII determined that the structure would be used as a church, dedicated to Mary Magdalene. Today, the Madeleine is affiliated with a Benedictine abbey, and masses and fashionable weddings are still celebrated here. It is located in the 8th arrondissement, and near, gourmet quality food: Fauchon, Hediard, Ladurée…

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The square Place Denfert-Rochereau is named after Pierre Denfert-Rochereau, the French commander who organized the defense at the siege of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). It is dominated by the Lion of Belfort statue (a smaller version of the original in the town of Belfort) by Frédéric Bartholdi (remembered mainly for designing the Statue of Liberty). The square is located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, in the Montparnasse district where is Paris Catacombs museum.

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Former royal palace and prison, la Conciergerie is located on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement. Antechamber to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
Famous prisoners: Queen Marie Antoinette, the poet André Chénier, Charlotte Corday, Madame Élisabeth, Madame du Barry…
Today, national historical monument, with Marie Antoinette’s cell top attraction.

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Boulevard Malesherbes is in 8th and 17th districts. Begins place de la Madeleine.
no 9 : Marcel Proust lived in an apartment on the second floor from 1873 to 1900
no 23 : Betjeman and Barton
no 108 : Paris IV-Sorbonne University

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The exhibition presents the whole work of Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest French designers. 307 models created since the designer started at Dior’s in 1958, but also sketches, photographs and films.

The exhibition is open until August 29.
Le Petit Palais- Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris

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Located in the IXe arrondissement, le Printemps is one of the 2 department stores, boulevard Haussmann :
Printemps at 64, boulevard Haussmann, Art Nouveau stained-glass cupola, shopping, Ladurée Patisserie and Café Be by Alain Ducasse
Galeries Lafayette, at 40, boulevard Haussmann, glass and steel dome, and Art Nouveau staircases, shopping, Lafayette Café

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Located in the 1st arrondissement, the Palais Royal was originally, residence of Cardinal Richelieu, then, of Louis XIII, Anne of Austria, Cardinal Mazarin and the Orléans. Today, houses the Conseil d’État, the Constitutional Council, and the Ministry of Culture.

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