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Below is a list of all our articles referenced in the "French Basics" category:

Rue Crémieux: You don’t want to miss this Paris colourful street

Gare de l’Est: 10 Facts about the Paris Railway Station

Tracing the Remains of the Bastille Fortress in Paris

Place de Mexico, Paris and its Eiffel Tower View

Place Edouard-VII: A Paris Square for A King of England

16 Must-Try Parisian Restaurants in 31 Days

Molière in Paris: 5 Sites in the Footsteps of the Writer

Fontaine Molière: A Little-Known Paris Monument

The first and tallest skyscraper of Paris

What about the iconic Street-Name Plaques of Paris?

The Mystery Behind the Chimney of the Eiffel Tower

Discover the house of Jean Hérouet in Paris

What is the story behind the public benches of Paris?

This is Léon, the last Gas streetlamp in Paris !

The secrets about the Moulin Rouge in Paris

The Dome church of Les Invalides and Napoleon’s tomb

Discover the original tombstone of Napoleon in Paris

The iconic newspaper kiosks of Paris

Why the Morris Column is an iconic image of Paris

The iconic Wallace fountains in Paris

Discover the surprising Dragon fountain in Paris

The Alsatian brasserie Au roi de la Biere, Paris

The Sens Hotel: a fine Loire chateau in Paris

Half-timbered houses on rue Francois Miron, Paris

The Billettes Cloister, Paris’ last medieval cloister

Where to find the last level crossing in Paris

Where to find the last tall sand boxes in Paris

Where to find Paris’ most beautiful doors?

Where to find the inverted pyramid of the Louvre

Where to find the Salvador Dali Sundial in Paris

Roman Forum in Paris: Where to Find Its Hidden Remains Today

Au Nègre Joyeux: a controversial signage in Paris

What you should know about the Pompidou Centre

The Mouzaïa district or the Quartier d’Amérique in Paris

Discover the historic Rotunda at La Villette, Paris

The mystery behind the oldest graffiti in Paris

Discover the Passy Cemetery in Paris

Why the Flame of Liberty became a shrine to Lady Diana

Discover the Museum of Romantic Life in Paris

The blank wall of the Hotel de Saint-Aignan, Paris

The Saint-Michel Fountain: A Central Landmark in Paris

Discover the old Ivry windmill near Paris

The Sentier des Merisiers, Paris’ narrowest street

Discover the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris

Quick guide to the Relief Map museum in Paris

Secrets of the statue of Napoleon at Les Invalides

Discover the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris

Top 10 things to know about the Élysée Palace in Paris

Things you should know about Square Jean-XXIII, Paris

Top Places to See on a Paris by Night Tour

Discover the Swedish church of Paris

Discover the chic street of rue Fortuny in Paris

The Cité des Fleurs: French elegance in Paris

Discover the rue des Thermopyles and Cité Bauer

La Cité Florale: A surprising neighbourhood in Paris

Discover the Cour du Commerce Saint-André

Where to find the Texas Embassy in Paris?

Paris door knockers and handles

The Secret and Offbeat Paris I want to share with you

The only Breton Lighthouse in Paris is no more

What is this suspended iron bar in rue Rataud about?

Impasse de la Santé, Paris’ last dirt track

Where to find the last vespasienne in Paris

Empêche-pipi or how to prevent wild peeing in Paris

The refrigerator’s ancestor in Paris

Where to find the last boot scrapers of Paris?

Where to shoot the best views of the Eiffel Tower?

Where to find the Berlin Wall in Paris

Fire warning device in the Marais, Paris

The Abbesses métro station in Montmartre

The Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons, rue de Grenelle

The triumphal arch of Porte Saint-Martin in Paris

The triumphal arch of Porte Saint-Denis in Paris

Castel Béranger: A Paris Art Nouveau Masterpiece by Hector Guimard

Discover the secretive Place de Valois in Paris

Discover the inner outdoor garden of the Petit-Palais

Why the Canal Saint-Martin is worth discovering?

The Art Nouveau cupola of the Galeries Lafayette

The Jewish street of rue des Rosiers, Paris

The elegance of Place Saint-Georges, Paris

Why does the statue of Montaigne bring luck?

What makes the public clocks of Paris popular?

Horse meat butcher shops in Paris

What are guard stones in Paris?

Where to find the Statue of Liberty hidden in Paris?

Church of Notre-Dame de la Compassion, Paris

Passage Boudin: a surprising alleyway in Paris

Rue des Cascades: a provincial atmosphere in Paris

Rue Berton, a remnant of the countryside in Paris

The Paris Challenge: 100 places to discover in Paris

In the footsteps of Dalida in Montmartre

Discover the Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil in Paris

Discover the Parc de Boulogne Edmond de Rothschild

When the Jardin d’Acclimatation was a human zoo

Berlin Wall Section in Paris

Statue of Liberty on the Île aux Cygnes, Paris

An elephant head near Les Halles, Paris

Rue de Braque: Discovering a Hidden Gem of Old Paris

Rue de Verneuil and the former house of Serge Gainsbourg

The Fountain of the Croix-du-Trahoir in Paris

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