The best city hikes and walks around Paris

Former railway viaduct that was fortunately saved from demolition after the railway line was closed. Today, the park hiking trail on the old route from Paris is indispensable. In the late 1980s, 64 arches on a section of the 1300-meter viaduct were restored and now house shops. Very atmospheric.

The stone obelisk in Paris's Place de la Concorde is the Luxor Obelisk, an authentic 23-meter-high Egyptian pink granite monument dating back over 3,200 years. Donated by Egypt to France in the 19th century, it is decorated with hieroglyphs celebrating Pharaoh Ramses II. It originally comes from the entrance of the Temple of Luxor in Egypt. It was part of a pair of obelisks, but only this one was transported to Paris, a colossal engineering feat completed in 1836. The tip of the obelisk (called a pyramidion) was covered with gold leaf in 1998, making it a true visual landmark in the center of the historic square.

The Pont de la Concorde is a bridge over the Seine in Paris, France. It connects the Place de la Concorde and the Quai des Tuileries with the Quai d’Orsay, running directly towards the Palais Bourbon, the seat of the Assemblée Nationale, the French National Assembly.

The Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris and one of the most historic and symbolic in France. It is located between the Champs-Élysées and the Tuileries Gardens, in the heart of the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

The Église Saint-Eustache in the 1st arrondissement is one of Paris's most important churches. Located directly opposite the Forum des Halles, it combines a Gothic structure with magnificent Renaissance decorations. Its organ, the largest in France, boasts nearly 8,000 pipes and offers a monumental sound experience. Famous composers such as Berlioz and Liszt worked here.

The Champs-de-Mars was originally designed as a military parade ground, but was later transformed into a park. Major events have taken place here: - In 1783, Jacques Charles became the first person to ascend here in a hydrogen-filled balloon. The following year, Blanchard even soared to an altitude of 4,000 meters in a piloted balloon. - On July 14, 1790, the first anniversary of the storming of the hated Bastille was celebrated here, drawing an impressive 300,000 people. - On July 17, 1791, a crowd of Parisians gathered here to sign a petition for the removal of Louis XVI. In the riots that erupted, soldiers under the command of the Marquis de La Fayette shot some 50 civilians. - On June 8, 1794, the Feast of the Supreme Being, proclaimed by Robespierre, was celebrated, featuring dancers from the Opera. Several large-scale exhibitions were held here, including the World's Fairs of 1867, 1878, 1889 (for which the Eiffel Tower was built), 1900, and 1937.

The St.-Eustache is a 'rich' church, due to the many famous people buried here and the donations of many paintings and sculptures. Here are the graves of, among others, La Fontaine, Rameau, Mozart's mother, and, not to forget, Colbert, Louis XIV's most important minister, for whom Le Brun designed a funerary monument in the seventh side chapel. Richelieu, Madame de Pompadour and Molière were baptized here and Louis XIV made his first commune here, so it is an important church. The St.-Eustache is often used as a concert hall, the acoustics are phenomenal. Berlioz performed his 'Te Deum' here in 1855, and in 1860 Liszt experienced the first performance of his 'Messe von Gran' here. The beautiful church organ, the largest in France, has no fewer than 8,000 pipes and was built in 1989 by the Dutch organ builder Jan van den Heuvel.

The Viaduc des Arts (Viaduct of the Arts) is a former railway viaduct near the Place de la Bastille in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viaduc_des_Arts?wprov=sfla1