Le Jardin Japonais du Pantheon Boudhique is a Japanese-style garden located in the back of Musée Guimet's Buddhist Pavilion. Featuring plants and decor features culled from years of travel in the Japanese islands, this garden allows visitors to fully immerse themselves in a great escape from urban Paris. Wooden walking paths allow guests to inspect small buildings, thickets of bamboo and other mystifying features that make the Jardin Japonais one of the best hidden attractions in the city.
Constructed on the orders of Queen Marie de' Medici, second wife to Emperor Henry IV, the Medici Fountain is one of the most historic fountains in the country. This stunning structure is a major tourist attraction in the region and is well known for its history and architecture. The fountain underwent major modifications and has been owned by many nobles after the death of queen Marie. By now, the fountain has changed many locations and boasts of an interesting design that are sure to enchant you as you visit here.
Commissioned by Anne Henriette of Bavaria, the Fontaine Palatine is a very simple and small fountain near the Luxemburg Castle and the Luxemburg Garden. Anne Henriette, Princess of Palatinate-Simmern and Condé, she designed this fountain and dedicated it to the people of her land. Designed by renowned architect Jean Beausire, who also designed the Louis XIV and Louis XV fountains, this particular piece, according to him is very simple yet very enchanting. The fountain is attached to the wall of commons of her contemporary living space.
France has many beautiful cathedrals to its credit and one of these is the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Paris. This cathedral church is an ornate structure in the city which is a very popular tourist destination. Established in the 18th Century, the building belongs to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris. Presided by Borys Gudziak, the building is known for its unique façade detail.
The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre memorial rests by the Marne river outside the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre commune. It was built in 1928 in the memory of the 3739 unclaimed soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force from the British Isles, and thus is also known as the Memorial to the missing. The graves are arranged as per rank and regiment. The sarcophagus is made of a white rectangular rock and has inscription of war trophies: ‘Their name liveth for evermore.’
Disney and Pixar’s collaborative movie, Toy Story, is the inspiration for the layout of Woody’s Roundup Village in Disneyland. It occupies an expansive area at the Frontierland in the Paris Disneyland. When the park first opened in 1992, the space was called Critter Corral: a farm ranch and a petting zoo. Fifteen years later the area was redesigned, and the animals relocated. Visitors can have conversations with characters like Sheriff Woody or Jessie from the iconic Disney movie.