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Unusual: Paris seen from above!
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Do you dream of seeing a panorama of Paris? Discover exceptional pictures taken from the Saint-Jacques Tower, a medieval jewel in the heart of the City of Light, the Sainte Chapelle or the Petit Palais. A Paris.fr exclusive.
The photographer François Grunberg climbed the steps of the Saint-Jacques Tower, to produce astonishing negatives of Paris... from a height of 58 metres! And discover exceptionnal pictures from the Petit Palais, the Sainte Chapelle...
The present church tower is the only remnant of Saint-Jacques de la Boucherie church, founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in flamboyant Gothic style from 1508 to 1522. The interior of the Tower is not open to the public, but you can admire it from the recently renovated square beneath it.
Address: square de la Tour St Jacques (corner of rue St Jacques and rue de Rivoli, métro station Hôtel de Ville), 75004 Paris
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