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
48.8583° Lat, 2.2941° Lon | Map
Code
600
Time Zone
Europe/Paris (CEST, +0200)
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.