Paris

1330 – Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

Sited on an island in the middle of the river Seine,

1659 – Hôtel Salé (Museum Picasso), Paris

Architect: Jean Bouiller de Bourges

Now converted to the Picasso Museum,

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,

1709 – Hôtel de Soubise, Paris

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

Architect: Jacques Gabriel & Jean Aubert

The Hôtel Biron is an hôtel particulier,

1764 – Pantheon, Paris

Architect: Jacques Germain Soufflot

The plans for this massive church were drawn up in 1757,

1780 – Théâtre de l’Odeon, Paris

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