Architecture in France

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

A once drab public housing estate is transformed into a colorful gallery of trompe l’oeil murals.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.