Top rated Monuments in Paris, France to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Monuments in Paris

Experience the best that Paris has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 26 places from Monument category.

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Arc de Triomphe

Monument

Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.

4.70 (243.5K reviews)

The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre

Basilica

Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt.

4.70 (131.9K reviews)

Sainte-Chapelle

Chapel

Ornate, 13th-century, Gothic chapel with relics & notable stained-glass windows of biblical scenes.

4.70 (39.2K reviews)

Panthéon

Monument

18th-century mausoleum with colonnaded facade, housing remains of notable French citizens.

4.60 (54.4K reviews)

Palais de Chaillot

Historical landmark

Architectural, naval & ethnographic museums, above fountains & gardens with Eiffel Tower views.

4.60 (5.7K reviews)

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Monument

This spacious square, once the site of a 16th-century palace, offers views of iconic buildings.

4.60 (1.4K reviews)

Tour de l'Horloge du Palais de la Cité

Monument

👍👍 The clock tower is located in the northern corner of the Concierge building, which has been the residence of the Kings of France since 940. The so-called clock tower is massive and rectangular in shape, surmounted by a lantern dating back to 1350, during the reign of John II Le Bon. In 1370, Charles...

4.60 (271 reviews)

Grand Rocher du Parc Zoologique de Paris

Zoo

👍👍 A magnificent place and a perfect walk for young and old

4.60 (55 reviews)

Alma's bridge

Bridge

This slender bridge on the River Seine was named to commemorate a victory in battle over Russia.

4.50 (19K reviews)

Tour Saint-Jacques

Historical place

The only remaining part of a 16th-century church that was destroyed during the French Revolution.

4.50 (4K reviews)

National Archives Museum - Hôtel de Soubise

Museum

Museum telling the story of the state archives & displaying significant documents, maps & images.

4.50 (2.3K reviews)

Flame of Liberty

Monument

Gold-leafed torch & unofficial Diana memorial, built to commemorate American/French friendship.

4.50 (1.5K reviews)

Statue of Louis XIV

Historical landmark

Bronze statue of a horse-mounted Louis XIV on a square ringed by fashion boutiques.

4.50 (583 reviews)

Winston Churchill Statue

Historical landmark

👍 The statue of Winston Churchill was inaugurated by the French President Jacques Chirac in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II on the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. The statue runs interesting mixed emotions, some in France recognize his efforts in the libera...

4.50 (163 reviews)

Monument to Alexandre Dumas

Sculpture

👍👍 Dumas is my husband's favorite author and we had planned to go to the Chateau Monte Cristo while in Paris, but some changes in our trip occured and getting that far out of the city center and back in time was going to be challenging, so we went to this monument, which is lovely, instead and also to...

4.50 (76 reviews)

Michel de Montaigne - Paul Landowski

Sculpture

👍👍 Since 1933, Michel de Montaigne has been enthroned as a sculpture by the sculptor Paul Landowski on the small, shady Paul Painlevé square at the entrance to the Sorbonne. A superstition that students should actually be averse to because it corresponds to magical thinking has always had them touch Mo...

4.50 (57 reviews)

Conciergerie

Museum

Gothic, riverside fortress & French Revolution prison, housing Marie Antoinette's former cell.

4.40 (9.1K reviews)

Fontaine Saint-Michel

Historical landmark

Stone fountain, opened in 1860, on a bustling junction and a popular Latin Quarter meeting point.

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4.40 (6.3K reviews)

Chapelle expiatoire

Chapel

Neoclassical chapel dedicated to King Louis XVI & Queen Marie Antoinette in tranquil surrounds.

4.40 (577 reviews)

Tour Jean-sans-Peur

Museum

Last vestige of the palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, with displays on its history & construction.

4.40 (523 reviews)

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Top rated Monuments in Paris, France