Le Louvre — A medieval fortress, the palace of the kings of France, and a museum for the last two centuries, the architecture of the Louvre Palace bears witness to more than 800 years of history.

Venus de Milo" Melos (the Cyclades islands) Circa 100 BC — This statue of Aphrodite was sculpted in 4 or 5 parts and then joined together. The arms which were originally part of the statue are now missing.

Michelangelo — These two statues of Male slaves were sculpted by Michelangelo in 1513.

Mona Lisa — Don't set your expectations too high if you ever go to see the Mona Lisa. It's a lot smaller than you'd think, and certainly doesn't seem like the most beautiful or expensive painting in the world. With that said, it's definitley worth taking the time to have a tour guide explain what's so special about this painting. In addition to being the most valuable painting in the world, it was a ground breaking piece of work in many ways, and is also a very rare type of painting from Leonardo de Vinci. It's a much more "realistic" painting when compared to other portraits of the time period. The photo is not the greatest since flash is not allowed and the paining is protected behind a sheet of plexiglass.

The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Josephine (December 2, 1804) — This shows the episode following the actual consecration: Napoleon crowning Josephine while Pope Pius VII gives him his blessing. The second painting shows Jesus eating a meal with his deciples. This painting was huge - taking up an entire wall. The photo only shows about 25% of the entire painting.

The Sphinx — Carved from a single block of pink granite, this large statue depicts a pharaoh with a lion's body. "Sphinx" comes from the Greek word for a type of monster, and in Egypt sphinxes served to indicate and protect passages in religious buildings. .

Hotel des Invalids — The very large tomb on the right is Napolean's final resting place. The museum used to be a hotel for invalid soldiers. Now it contains a very elaborate military history museum.

Musse d'Orsay — Significantly smaller than the Louvre museum, the Musee d'Orsay contained mostly Impressionist works. The photos show paintings by Van Gogh, and the famous "Whistler's Mother".