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Paris from above

Four high places, ordered so the light and the queues fall the right way.

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Institut du monde arabe
Photograph: Serge Melki / CC BY 2.0

Day 1

Starts from Central Paris (Châtelet) · 6h 30m at the sights, 1h 17m travelling · 17 km

Areas: Latin Quarter, Beaubourg, Montparnasse, Champs-Élysées, Montmartre

  1. Institut du monde arabe — Nouvel's photo-sensitive screen wall, and a roof terrace above the Seine (1h 30m)
  2. Centre Pompidou — Modern art behind the inside-out pipes of Rogers and Piano (2h)
  3. Tour Montparnasse — The one tower in central Paris, and the view that excludes it (1h)
  4. Arc de Triomphe — Napoleon's arch at the top of the Champs-Élysées, with a roof terrace (1h)
  5. Sacré-Cœur, Paris — The white basilica on the butte, and the best free view in the city (1h)