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- Strasbourg Cathedral. For 227 years up to 1874 this spellbinding sandstone cathedral was the tallest building in the world, and is still the highest surviving structure to have been built entirely during the medieval period.
- La Petite France. The most photogenic area in the city: Millers, fishermen and tanners plied their trades in this district of waterways, weirs and locks crowded by black and white half-timbered (colombage) houses.
- Parc de l’Orangerie. Just across the Ill from the European Parliament and the Court of Human Rights, the Parc de l’Orangerie took shape during the revolution when 140 orange trees confiscated from Château de Bouxwiller were granted to the city.
- Barrage Vauban. Despite being built in the 1600s this fortified bridge and weir on the River Ill was a cornerstone of the city’s defences as late as the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
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- Visit Strasbourg Cathedral. Address. Pl. de la Cathédrale, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Get directions. Phone +33 3 88 21 43 34. Web Visit website. A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, Notre-Dame Cathedral rivals its more famous counterpart in Paris.
- Amble Around Little France. Address. Petite-France, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Get directions. Probably the most photogenic neighborhood in the city, the area known as "La Petite France" has a fairy-tale-like charm about it.
- Shop and People Watch at Place Kléber. Address. Pl. Kléber, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Get directions. Web Visit website. The largest square in central Strasbourg, Place Kléber is an excellent place for window shopping, people-watching, and (in warmer times) enjoying a coffee or beer on one of the cafe-brasserie terraces that spill into the square.
- Visit the Palais Rohan and Its Museums. A major destination for arts and culture in Strasbourg, the Palais Rohan is home to three important sites: the Fine Arts Museum, Archaeological Museum, and Decorative Arts Museum.
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