The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius ("Mars Field") in Rome, a tribute to the Roman god of war. The name also alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military. The Champ de Mars was the site of Expositions Universelles in 1867, 1878 and 1889. This place witnessed the spectacle and pageantry of some of the most well-remembered festivals of the Revolution. Originally, the Champ de Mars was part of a large flat open area called Grenelle, which was reserved for market gardening. Citizens would claim small plots and exploit them by growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers for the local market. However, the plain of Grenelle was not an especially fertile place for farming.

For the Exposition Internationale of 1937, the old Palais du Trocadéro was demolished and replaced by the Palais de Chaillot which now tops the hill. It was designed in classicizing "moderne" style by architects Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Léon Azéma. Like the old palais, the palais de Chaillot features two wings shaped to form a wide arc: indeed, these wings were built on the foundations of those of the former building. However, unlike the old palais, the wings are independent buildings and there is no central element to connect them: instead, a wide esplanade leaves an open view from the place du Trocadéro to the Eiffel Tower and beyond. The buildings are decorated with quotations by Paul Valéry, and they now house a number of museums. It was on the front terrace of the palace that Adolf Hitler was pictured during his short tour of the vanquished city in 1940, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. This became an iconic image of the Second World War.

The Grand Palais ("Big Palace") is a large glass exhibition hall that was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900. Built at the same time as the Petit Palais and the Pont Alexandre III, four architects were involved: the main facade was the work of Henri Deglane, the opposite side the work of Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas, the interior and the other two ends given to Albert Louvet, with the entire job supervised by Charles Girault. The building facade is a prototypical example of Beaux-Arts architecture, and the main roof is an expanse of steel and glass. All of the exterior of this massive palace combines an imposing Classical stone façade with a riot of Art Nouveau ironwork, and a number of allegorical statue groups including work by sculptors Paul Gasq and Alfred Boucher. Two monumental bronze quadrigas by Georges Récipon terminate each wing of the main facade.

“Palais de l’Elysée” has been the official residence of the President of French Republic since 1871. Situated in “Rue Saint Honore”, one of the most prominent streets in Paris, it is lined with the 18th and 19th centuries built houses. The palace was constructed in the early eighteenth century and “Earl of Evreux” became its first owner. In 1753, Madame de Pompadour became the next possessor. According to her will, the building was given to King Louis XV. The building changed hands several times until 1786 when it was bought by the “Duchesse de Bourbon-Condé”, who renamed it “Elysées-Bourbon”.

Palais de l’Elysee became the residence of French presidents in the late nineteenth century. Personal office of the French President is located in Gold Saloon of the palace. Its interior design has remained almost unchanged since 1861. The legendary President Charles de Gaulle placed a terrestrial globe here. The French Government also holds its meetings in the palace. Napoleon Bonarparte prepared his coup of 2nd December in Elysée Palace.

In June 1940, The Élysée Palace was closed down. It remained empty during World War II and was reoccupied in 1946 by Vincent Auriol, President of the Provisional Government. Between 1959 and 1969, the Élysée was occupied by Charles de Gaulle, the first President of the Fifth Republic. There is a room in the underground part of Palais de l’Elysee which houses the “red” button”. President of France can push this button to give the order of commencing nuclear weapons. In this room there are large screens and techniques for direct communication between the commander in chief (the president), the Minister of Defense and the leadership of the strategic air forces.
 
After the palace was enlarged by the architect “Lacroix” and the interior repainted in the lavish style of the Second Empire, it was opened as a private property. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to get into “Palais de l’Elysee” for the ordinary person but it is nice even just to see the palace from the outside. So if you will come to Paris make sure to walk past this place.

The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in Paris. On October 6, 1789, as the French Revolution began, King Louis XVI was brought against his will to the Tuileries Palace. The garden was closed to the public except in the afternoon. Queen Marie Antoinette and the Dauphin were given a part of the garden for her private use, first at the west end of the Promenade Bord d'eaux, then at the edge of the Place Lous XV. After the King's failed attempt to escape France, the surveillance of the family was increased. The royal family was allowed to promenade in the park on the evening of September 18, 1791, during the festival organized to celebrate the new French Constitution, when the alleys of the park were illuminated with pyramids and rows of lanterns. The garden was also used for revolutionary holidays and festivals.

The Jardin du Luxembourg is the largest public park located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The garden is largely devoted to a green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and centred on a large octagonal basin of water, with a central jet of water; in it children sail model boats. The garden is famed for its calm atmosphere. Surrounding the bassin on the raised balustraded terraces are a series of statues of former French queens, saints and copies after the Antique. In the southwest corner, there is an orchard of apple and pear trees and the théâtre des marionnettes (puppet theatre). The gardens include a large fenced-in playground for young children and their parents and a vintage carousel. In addition, free musical performances are presented in a gazebo on the grounds and there is a small cafe restaurant nearby, under the trees, with both indoor and outdoor seating from which many people enjoy the music over a glass of wine.

The Palais du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, north of the Jardin du Luxembourg, is the seat of the French Senate. The palace was built for Marie de Médicis, mother of king Louis XIII of France and of Gaston, duc d'Orléans, just near the site of an old hôtel particulier owned by François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Piney-Luxembourg, hence its name (now called Petit Luxembourg, home of the president of French Senate). Marie de Médicis desired to make a building similar to her native Florence's Palazzo Pitti, and to this effect had the main architect Salomon de Brosse send architect Clément Metézeau‎ to Florence to obtain drawings. A series of twenty-four triumphant canvases were commissioned from Peter Paul Rubens. A series of paintings executed for her Cabinet doré ("gilded study") was identified by Anthony Blunt in 1967.