1691 – Institut de France, Paris
Architect: Louis Le Vau
Originally built as a college for students from conquered states,
1709 – Hôtel de Soubise, Paris, France
Architect: Pierre Alexis Delamair
Now used as the National Archives,
1728 – Assemblée Nationale, Paris
Architect: Lorenzo Giardine
The Assemblée Nationale is a building with a varied history of ownership,
1731 – Hôtel Biron (Musée Rodin), Paris, France
Architect: Jacques Gabriel & Jean Aubert
The Hôtel Biron is an hôtel particulier,
1764 – Pantheon, Paris, France
Architect: Jacques Germain Soufflot
The plans for this massive church were drawn up in 1757,
1775 – Musée de Beaux-Arts, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Imposing house close to the Cathedral which has been converted to house the Musée de Beaux-Arts.
1778 – Pont Wilson, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Crossing the River Loire, is the elegant Pont Wilson. Known locally as the pont de pierre (stone bridge),
1780 – Théâtre de l’Odeon, Paris, France
Architect: P.L. Moreau, M.J. Peyre & C. deWailly
Designed by Pierre Louis Moreau,
1826 – Exchange House, Paris
Architect: A.T. Brongniart & E. de Labarre
Napoleon wanted the stock exchange to be housed to reflect “the grandeur of the capital”
1836 – Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Architect: Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin
50 metres high and 45 metres wide,
