Architecture of Paris

1330 – Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

Sited on an island in the middle of the river Seine, the Cathedral of Notre Dame is an imposing Gothic building.

1659 – Hôtel Salé (Museum Picasso), Paris

Architect: Jean Bouiller de Bourges

Now converted to the Picasso Museum, this former mansion was built for Pierre Albert,

1674 – Hôtel des Invalides, Paris

Architect: Libéral Bruant / Jules Hardouin-Mansart

This massive building was built as a convalescence home for disabled war veterans.

1683 – St. Thomas d’Aquin, Paris

Architect: Pierre Bullet

Originally a Dominican monastery, the church of St Thomas Aquineas was built in nine months although the facade was later finished between 1765 and 1770.

1691 – Institut de France, Paris

Architect: Louis Le Vau

Originally built as a college for students from conquered states, the building included a public library and a chapel.

1709 – Hôtel de Soubise, Paris

Architect: Pierre Alexis Delamair

Now used as the National Archives, this was originally built as a home for Francois de Rohan,

1728 – Assemblée Nationale, Paris

Architect: Lorenzo Giardine

The Assemblée Nationale is a building with a varied history of ownership, redevelopment and differant purposes.

1731 – Hôtel Biron (Musée Rodin), Paris

Architect: Jacques Gabriel & Jean Aubert

The Hôtel Biron is an hôtel particulier, built by Jacques Gabriel and his associate designer Jean Aubert,

1764 – Pantheon, Paris

Architect: Jacques Germain Soufflot

The plans for this massive church were drawn up in 1757, and work started in 1764,

1780 – Théâtre de l’Odeon, Paris

Architect: P.L. Moreau, M.J. Peyre & C. deWailly

Designed by Pierre Louis Moreau, who was the city architect, the Théâtre de l’Odeon was begun in 1774 as a replacement for “Comédie Française”.