Guide to the 1st Arrondissement in Paris

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Updated 06/26/19

A crowd outside of the Louvre — TripSavvy / Taylor McIntyre

The heart of what was once the seat of royal power in Paris, the 1st arrondissement retains an atmosphere of elegance and regality.

Main Sights and Attractions in the 1st Arrondissement:

Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum)
Tuileries Gardens
Jeu de Paume-National Galleries
Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Decorative Arts Museum)
Musee de l'Orangerie
Palais Royal (former seat of royal power)
La Comédie Française (classic Paris theater where French playwright Molière once performed)
Place Vendôme
Forum des Halles (monstrous shopping center and district) and the Les Halles/Beaubourg neighborhood
Eglise Saint-Eustache
Chatelet and the Saint-Jacques Tower
Ile de la Cite (natural island on the Seine)
Sainte-Chapelle chapel and the Conciergerie (former Revolutionary prison)

Pont Neuf Bridge (oldest bridge in Paris)

See Map of the 1st Arrondissement: View map here

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