The Champs de Mars is the largest green space in intramural Paris. It takes its name from a space for military maneuvers and according to legend it was here that in 52 BC that the Parisiis, a Gallic people, were defeated. by the Romans. This is where the Universal Exhibitions once took place.

The Pont Alexandre III was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900 and symbolizes Franco-Russian friendship. The first stone was laid by the last Tsar of Russia Nicolas II. The bridge is named after his father Tsar Alexander III. The architect is called Joseph Cassien-Bernard. The Chateau-Landon stone which was used to build the Sacré Coeur and the Arc de Triomphe was notably used for the construction of the Bridge.

The Petit Palais was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900 by the architect Charles Girault. Today it is the Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris. There are paintings by the greatest painters Renoir, Courbet, Rembrandt, Monet etc... Did you know? The Saigon Opera House was built the same year in a very similar style.

The first houses on rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré were burned down by the Communards in 1871, along with part of rue Royale.

Did you know ? Empress Eugénie, no doubt superstitious, had number 13 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré removed, which was never reinstated.