ARRONDISSEMENTS
It is important to
understand that Paris is divided
into 20 “arrondissements” (ah-roa[n]-dees-MAW[n]) and
directions generally include which “arrondissement”
something is located in.
You should know which arrondissement you are staying in.
They start in the “center” and spiral outward clockwise.
These are reflected in the last two numbers of the postal codes. For
example, the 12th arrondissement postal code is 75012.
To help get you adjusted, here are some landmarks:
1st
Louvre
4th Notre
Dame; Pompidou Center; Marais
5th, 6th Latin Quarter, Sorbonne,
Jardin des Plants, Panthéon,
Luxembourg Gardens, St. Germain des Prés
7th
D’Orsay Museum, Invalides, American Church, Eiffel Tower
(La Tour Eiffel)
8th
Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées
9th
Opéra Garnier (the “old” opera house);
big department stores
12th Opéra
Bastille (the “new” opera house, borders on 4th
Arrondissement); Bois
(woods) de Vincennes
14th
Montparnasse
15th where George
and Leston stay
16th
Trocadéro and Palais de Chaillot (across the Seine from
the Eiffel Tower); part of Place de
l’Étoile (site of the Arc
de
Triomphe).
18th Pigalle,
Montmartre; Sacré Coeur
19th Parc de
la Villette (science and technology museum);
Musée de la musique
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