Best places: Cultural landmarks in Val-d'Oise

Tours of a grand lighthouse built in 1611, accessible by boat trips & on foot at low tide.

Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.

Glass pyramid created by I. M. Pei, forming the entranceway into a lower-ground exhibition area.

Elaborately detailed office of the French Naval Staff that epitomizes the city's visual aesthetic.

Palace & gardens with 17th-century arcades of shops & Daniel Buren's striped columns in courtyard.

This ornate Catholic church was built in 1867 as part of Baron Haussmann's beautification of Paris.

👍 i think its not a 12 column its some monument the MACONE did .. its clever and full of secret meanings

Gothic church on ancient worship site, begun in 1494 & home to renowned French musical dynasty.

👍👍 Personnel aimable: le monsieur de l’accueil a été très explicite et clair tant au niveau de la présentation et le fléchage du site ainsi que les feuillets destinés aux enfants. Les expositions étaient intéressantes et enrichissantes et ma fille a adoré celle concernant sa passion des legos. Merci po...

Final resting place of the late, high profile singer Dalida with a life-size white marble statue.

Restored medieval church with elaborate Gothic features, stained glass & painting-filled chapels.

Architecturally avant-garde complex housing National Museum of Modern Art, library and music center.

Stone fountain, opened in 1860, on a bustling junction and a popular Latin Quarter meeting point.

Aquatic life including crocodiles, sharks and electric fish, kept in a 1930s exhibition hall.

👍👍 Lovely colourful little street, well worth a visit, best on a sunny day.

Contemporary sculpture park spread around the grounds of an early medieval abbey building.

Museum in the 1830 house of painter Ary Scheffer, with one floor dedicated to writer George Sand.

This open-air lookout spot in the Parc de Belleville offers sweeping views & street art.

👍👍 Used the entrance to the Louvre on a Wednesday morning in August, with tickets purchased directly in advance online and printed out at home. It took a few extra minutes to find the door, but once we did, there was NO LINE AT ALL, whereas even ticket holders with reservations were queueing for over a...

👍👍 Top. Did you know that this is the oldest metal that still exists in Paris?