Obelisk of Luxor : found at the Place de la Concorde. It was given by the viceroy of Egypt, Mohamed Ali, to Louis Phillipe. Measuring 22.83 meters high and weighing 230 tons, which marked the entrance to the Amon temple at Luxor, it was installed in 1836. It is not so hard to find this tall structure.
Triumphal Arch : located in the center of the Charles-de-Gaulle Square, at the top end of the Champs Elysées. The world's largest triumphal arch. Constructed in 1806 by Napoleaon to commemorate the glory of the French arms.
Not far from the Sorbonne University and the Luxembourg Garden, the imposing Panthéon looks over the Quartier Latin. It was a church constructed in dedication to Sainte-Genevieve as a vow of King Louis XV if he recovers from a serious illness. The crypt holds the remains of famous people such as Voltaire, Zola, Dumas, Henri Rousseau, and Marie Curie.
Grande Arche de la Défense : this project was initiated by the French president Mitterand. He wanted a XXth century Arc de Triomphe. Designed by the Danish architect Otto van Spreckelsen, it looks like a cube-shaped building. It is a 106 meters white building with the middle part left open. The sides of the cube contain offices. At the top is a museum and a nice view of the city center. At the exact opposite, at the end if the Avenue, is the Triumphal Arch. 
Notre Dame : One of the most famous cathedrals in the world and France's most visited religious site. Construction on this gothic church began in 1163 and completed about 1345. Follow in the footsteps of Victor Hugo's hunchback Quasimodo by climbing the 226 ft high towers and get a closer view of the famed gargoyles.
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