Architecture in France

The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.

One of only a few red brick buildings in Nice.

This housing estate commissioned by a local sugar magnate was an early project by influential architect Le Corbusier.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.

A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past.

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

The unique design of these skyscrapers in a Paris suburb led to them being nicknamed "cloud towers."

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

A very uncommon water tank standing in the middle of the grapevines in Bordeaux nearly a century after its construction.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.