Pont de l'Archeveche carries the distinction of being Paris's smallest road bridge, first erected in 1828 and still in frequent use today. With stunning and relatively uncommon views of Notre Dame Cathedral, Pont de l'Archeveche is an uncrowded place to sit and watch the Seine roll by on a nice day. Look for padlocks engraved with couples' initials clamped around the wrought iron lattice of the bridge's guard rail.
The Curie Laboratory, nowadays a museum, was built from 1911 to 1914, after Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium in 1898 (Nobel Prize in 1903). For 20 years, Marie Curie did her research here with her daughter and son-in-law, Irène and Frédéric, who received a Nobel Prize in 1935 for the discovery of artificial radioactivity. The Curie Museum tells the story of radioactivity and its diverse applications, including medical, among others. Check out a replica of Marie’s laboratory, which was rebuilt after being decontaminated. The family received five Nobel prizes which are on display at the museum entrance.
The Museum of Medical History, located in the former University of Medicine’s library built in 1905, in the heart of the Latin Quarter of Paris, invites you to discover the history of medicine and surgery, from antiquity to the 19th Century. Over 1500 objects are on display in windows, all unique and bizarre. They show, chronologically, the origins of medicine. A dis-mountable anatomical dummy made of lime wood, and composed of over 3000 sculpted pieces (on Bonaparte’s order), stands at the museum entrance and welcomes the visitors on their way towards a strange journey.
Conozcan las modas de hoy y de ayer en el Musée Galliera. Este espacio abrió sus puertas en 1894 y pasó por varios estadios antes de albergar las 70.000 piezas de moda e historia que se ven en la actualidad. Encontrarán ropa, joyas, arte y demás maravillas que le pertenecieron a la realeza y a las más grandes estrellas de la historia. París es la capital de la moda, ¡y esta exposición es imperdible!
En 1810, las minas de Montrouge se convirtieron en catacumbas. Debido a la falta de espacio para la construcción de cementerios en París, es aquí, a unos 20 metros bajo tierra, que descansan y son exhibidos los restos de seis millones de parisinos. Estos osarios, decorados con distintos textos, crean un ambiente escalofriante y describen algunos de los eventos históricos de París al mismo tiempo que dan qué pensar a los turistas. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, esta red de galerías fue utilizada como escondite para el movimiento de la Résistance; su enormidad y la discreción de las entradas fueron grandes ventajas. En la actualidad, los pasajes subterráneos le permiten a los turistas explorar la verdadera París subterránea. ¡No se lo pierdan!
Along with the Folies-Bergère and the Moulin-Rouge, the Crazy Horse is one of the Holy Trinity of Parisian cabarets. Established in 1951, this posh cabaret practices 'the art of the nude' and is thus not for the faint of heart. The cabaret is also a popular nightclub and you may spot celebrities in the crowd watching the dancers.