Paris, Banks of the Seine World Heritage Site

Official name

Paris, Banks of the Seine | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Ile de France
48.8655° Lat, 2.3211° Lon | Map

Code

600

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1991. From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, from the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Petit Palais, the evolution of Paris and its history can be seen from the River Seine. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Sainte Chapelle are architectural masterpieces while Haussmann's wide squares and boulevards influenced late 19th- and 20th-century town planning the world over.