Immeuble Lavirotte

St-Germain & Les Invalides


Let your eyes settle on the aesthetic minutiae of the fantastic art nouveau façade of this building, which is one of the most photogenic private edifices in the arrondissement. It was built in 1901.


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0.22 MILES

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3. Parc du Champ de Mars

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4. Musée des Égouts de Paris

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5. Eiffel Tower

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6. Flame of Liberty Memorial

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7. Wall for Peace Memorial

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