Cité: history and sights
Served by: metro line 4.
Did you know?
The only Paris metro station built entirely on an island, in the heart of Île de la Cité, the historic birthplace of Paris. It serves Notre-Dame cathedral and the Sainte-Chapelle, two gems of Gothic art, plus the flower market, one of the last of its kind in the capital.
Anecdote
It serves Notre-Dame cathedral and the Sainte-Chapelle, two gems of Gothic art.
Around Cité
- Fontaine de la Vierge, 450 m away — A neo-Gothic fountain with a slender spire, bearing a statue of the Virgin and Child, in the Square Jean-XXIII behind Notre-Dame.
- Conciergerie, 160 m away — A former medieval royal palace turned revolutionary prison, where Marie-Antoinette was held before her execution.
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame, 350 m away — A masterpiece of Gothic art begun in 1163, recently restored after the 2019 fire, the spiritual and historic heart of Paris.
- Sainte-Chapelle, 150 m away — A 13th-century royal chapel famous for its immense stained-glass windows, a jewel of Rayonnant Gothic built for Saint Louis.
- Marché aux Fleurs, 30 m away — A flower and bird market, one of the last of its kind in Paris, on Île de la Cité since the 19th century.
- Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation, 550 m away — An underground memorial at the tip of Île de la Cité, dedicated to the 200,000 deportees who died in Nazi camps.