Tourist Attractions & Monuments Paris

The Louis Vuitton Foundation, created on the initiative of Bernard Arnaud, CEO of LVMH, was designed by the architect Frank Gehry. This great glass vessel with its curved lines has found its place among the strong architectural gestures of Paris. In the middle of this green setting, this artistic temple rises elegantly. The collections and temporary exhibitions highlight all forms of contemporary art. The foundation houses eleven exhibition rooms, a concert hall, a restaurant, a bookstore, and three terraces with unique views of Paris.

A classic concert in the famous royal chapel of King Saint Louis, the Sainte-Chapelle, located in the heart of Paris, on the île de la Cité, is an unforgettable experience. With its famous multicoloured windows, the Gothic architecture of Sainte-Chapelle is a magnificent setting to savoir the beauty of music. On the programme, more than a hundred concerts each year including the most famous works of the classical repertoire, interpreted by artists and ensembles of international stature. Tickets are to be purchased on line.

The chapel of Compagnie-des-Filles-de-la-Charity, inaugurated in 1815, is a pilgrimage site. A few years later, in 1830, a novice named Catherine Labouré said to have had several apparitions, including Christ and the Virgin. She asserted that the Virgin had asked her to have a miraculous medal struck, which was done. In 1832, during a terrible cholera epidemic that caused more than 20,000 deaths, the sisters distributed the first medals: Miracles soon followed with healing of all kinds! This is why the building bears the nickname of Notre-Dame-de-la-Médaille-Miraculeuse chapel. Note that the chapel, expanded in 1849 and completely redesigned in 1930, houses a statue of Saint Vincent-de-Paul which contains the heart of the latter.