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This church is known as the ‘miracle of light’ because of its amazing stained-glass windows.
Old mines under the city were filled with millions of bones from the packed city graveyards.
Built in 1784 by Louis XVI, partly to defend Paris and partly to enable taxes to be collected on goods entering the city.
One of the city’s oldest and most impressive buildings, it took 200 years to complete.
The most beautiful gardens in the city, containing fountains, sculptures and perfect lawns.
In 1789, crowds of angry French people stormed the Bastille to demand that the prison governor give them the weapons stored there. He refused and 200 people were killed when the guards fired on the mob. Despite this, the prison fell and the crowd celebrated by placing the head of the prison governor on a spike. This began the French Revolution.
The national library contained a copy of every French book printed since 1537.
Location of a foul-smelling tannery (leather-making factory) and many of the city’s poorest people.
Warren of narrow passageways
and streets containing markets, 71
butchers, carpenters, printers and other trades.