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Discover 109 places to experience unusual architecture in France.
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La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Pont Basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer
Former bridge turned into an observation tower.
Carcassonne, France
La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Bollène, France
Barry Troglodyte Village
Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.
Saint-Malo, France
Rock Sculptures of Abbe Foure
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
Thorée-les-Pins, France
Emile Taugourdeau’s Zoological Garden
One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.
Marseille, France
Rove Tunnel
Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.
Paris, France
Petite Ceinture
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Paris, France
Pont de la Concorde
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.
Ottrott, France
Secret Passages of Mont Sainte-Odile
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Lyon, France
Traboules Secret Passages
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Carrières de Lumières
Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.
Hauterives, France
Le Palais Idéal
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Dieulefit, France
La Demeure Aux Figures
Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.
Achères-la-Forêt, France
Le Village d'Art Préludien
A village of art and exotic creations.
Paris, France
Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
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