The Île de la Cité Highlights Model Course (Half Day)

The Île de la Cité Highlights Model Course (Half Day)

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Area：Île de la Cité/Saint-Louis

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Île de la Cité

The Île de la Cité is one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris (the other being the Île Saint-Louis).[1] It is the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded.

The western end has held a palace since Merovingian times, and its eastern end since the same period has been consecrated to religion, especially after the 10th century construction of a cathedral preceding today's Notre Dame. The land between the two was, until the 1850s, largely residential and commercial, but since has been filled by the city's Prefecture de Police, Palais de Justice, Hôtel-Dieu hospital and Tribunal de Commerce. Only the westernmost and northeastern extremities of the island remain residential today, and the latter preserves some vestiges of its 16th century canon's houses. The Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation, a memorial to the 200,000 people deported from Vichy France to the Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War, is located at the upriver end of the island.

■La Conciergerie

The Conciergerie is a former prison in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité (literally "Island of the City"). It was part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, now known as the Palais de Justice, which is still used for judicial purposes. Hundreds of prisoners during the French Revolution were taken from the Conciergerie to be executed on the guillotine at a number of locations around Paris.

Address: 4 Bd du Palais 75001
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 40 60 80
Opening Hours: 9:30～18:00
Closed: Open Everyday
Admission: €8.50

■La Sainte - Chapelle

Jewel of gothic architecture, la Sainte-Chapelle was built during the second half of 13th Century by Louis IX, the future Saint Louis, to house the relics of the Passion of Christ.
With the Palais de la Cité, today called La Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Although damaged during the French revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it retains one of the most extensive in-situ collections of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the world.

Address: 8 Bd.du Palais 75001
Tell: 01 53 40 60 80
Opening Hours: 9 :30～18 :00
Admission: Adult rate €8, Reduced rate €5, Adult group rate €6(minimum 20 persons)

■Cathedrale Notre - Dame

Notre-Dame de Paris also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture.

Access: METRO Ligne 4 Station Cité or Saint-Michel
Address: 6 Parvis Notre-Dame, Place Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France
Tell: 01 42 34 56 10
Opening Hours: The cathedral is open every day of the year from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm (7:15 pm on Saturdays and Sundays).
Closed: Open all year round
Admission: Cathedral free, towers €8.50, crypt €5, treasury €3

■Hôtel de ville

The Hôtel de Ville de Paris has been the seat of the Paris City Council since 1357. The current building, with a neo-renaissance style, was built by architects Théodore Ballu and Edouard Deperthes on the site of the former Hôtel de Ville which burnt down during the Paris Commune in 1871.
The building is decorated with 108 statues, representing famous Parisians. 30 Other statues represent French cities. The clock at the central tower is adorned with several feminine sculptures representing the Seine River, the city of Paris, 'Work' and 'Education'.

Address: Pl. de Hotel de Ville 75004
Tell: 01 42 76 50 49
Opening Hours: 【Guide Tour】Once a week, visits are available in French for around 30 people
Admission: Free