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Barrière d’Enfer

Gate of Hell

The two pavilions were built in 1784 to 1787 by the French architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, who erected many similar toll houses at the entrances to the city.

Address: Place Denfert-Rochereau
Getting there: Métro Denfert-Rochereau

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The Liberation of Paris, General Leclerc Museum, Jean Moulin Museum
Le Musée de la Liberation de Paris - Musée du Général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin
Museum documenting Paris at war.
Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00 (last entrance 17:30)Free
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Catacombes de Paris
Used to store the exhumed bones from the overflowing Paris cemetery. The bones of more than 6 million bodies lie here.
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Les Catacombes de Paris
Catacombs of Paris
One of the most eye-popping sights of Paris, the catacombs represent a network of labyrinthine tunnels, first excavated in the Roman period, that now house the remains of over 6 million burials removed here from the various overcrowded cemeteries and charnel houses all over Paris in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Well worth a visit: the atmosphere is suitably morbid and gloomy (without being too scary), the dark tunnels containing neatly stacked piles of skulls and long bones. There is a limit to the number of visitors allowed within the Catacombs at one time (200 persons). So, if you arrive just after opening, you must wait until someone exits, approximately 45–60 minutes, before anyone is admitted. Steep stairwell on the exit of the catacombs. Can be challenging for the elderly or the unfit. Tickets can be purchased online which allows you pick a date & time and to skip the long line.
Tue-Sun 09:45-20:30; last admission 19:30; closed Mon and public holidaysAdults (audioguide incl.): EUR 31, Reduced rate (audioguide incl.): EUR 25, Children (8 to 17 yo): EUR 15; Adults (same day “last minute”): EUR 15, Reduced rate (same day “last minute”): EUR 13, Children (under 18): free; Audioguide: EUR 5
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Lion of Belfort
This is a bronze replica in smaller scale of a monument created by Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, in order to commemorate Denfert-Rochereau, who defended the city of Belfort in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.