France
14 buildings
Eiffel Tower
Stands 1,083 feet tall, was the tallest structure for 41 years. 7,300 tons of iron held to...
Notre-Dame de Paris
Over 180 years of construction. The flying buttresses were revolutionary engineering. Vict...
Palace of Versailles
Over 700 rooms, 2,153 windows, and 1,200 fireplaces. The Hall of Mirrors has 357 mirrors. ...
Millau Viaduct
The tallest bridge in the world at 1,125 feet at the highest pier. Designed by Norman Fost...
Chartres Cathedral
Contains 176 stained glass windows covering 26,000 square feet. The 4,000 sculpted figures...
Mont Saint-Michel
A tidal island that is cut off at high tide. Over 3 million visitors annually. The tides c...
Lascaux Caves
Over 600 parietal wall paintings covering the walls. The paintings are estimated to be 17,...
Centre Pompidou
Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers with all structural elements on the exterior. T...
Pont du Gard
Carried water 31 miles to Nimes. Three tiers of arches reaching 160 feet. Built without mo...
Chateau de Chambord
The largest chateau in the Loire Valley with 426 rooms. Francis I commissioned it as a hun...
Arc de Triomphe
The tallest triumphal arch in the world at 164 feet. Commissioned by Napoleon after his vi...
Louvre Museum
The most visited museum in the world. A royal palace for over three centuries before the R...
Palais Garnier
The opera house that inspired The Phantom of the Opera. Its grand staircase is a stage in ...
Villa Savoye
A manifesto of modernist architecture by Le Corbusier. Raised on slender pillars called pi...