Beautiful Buildings in Paris, Paris, France

If you love to look at architecture as art, you’ll definitely enjoy the beautiful Parisian buildings in this post.

The typical Parisian buildings you see everywhere in the city are in the Haussmannian style. These are 6-7 story buildings with beige stone facades and black wrought iron balconies, that all look intentionally very similar to each other.

While the Haussmannian style houses certainly give the city a lot of its charm, there are many other unique architectural gems in Paris.

This guide features buildings in various styles, from old classics to playful contemporary creations.

The Louis Vuitton Foundation is a great exhibition space for modern and contemporary art, but its architecture is an attraction in itself.

The building is designed in the creative style of innovative Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, whose signature use of sweeping curves creates a sense of movement in the building, which he called a “magnificent vessel”.

There are twelve glass “sails” on this striking building, as it was designed to resemble a sailing ship. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).