The district is a reminder of the French monarchy with the Louvre, a former fortress and the Palais Royal, main residence of the Orleans and named the House of Orleans. Let yourself be captured by some of the History of France's monarchs.

Do not miss:

-The Louvre Museum is housed is the Louvre Palace and is one of the largest exhibition space in the world with pieces and art collection ranging from the Antiquity to 1848: the Codex Hammurabi, Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos), La Joconde (Mona Lisa) of Leonardi da Vinci and Eugène Delacroix's "La liberté guidant le peuple".A modern touch has been given to the site thanks to the large glass and metal Louvre Pyramid in the main courtyard surrounded by 3 smaller pyramids.

-The Palais Royal, originally built as the main residence of Cardinal Richelieu. Nowadays, its forecourt contains Daniel Buren's artpiece, considered controversial some, known as "Les colonnes de Buren"

-The Tuileries Garden offers a magnificient wide open view of the Arc de Triomphe, the Luxor Obelisk and the Grande Arche of la Défense

Other places to see:

-the Orangerie Museum (art gallery of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings), the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume (museum of contemporary art), The Comédie Française (French state theatre), Place des Victoires, rue de Rivoli, the Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois