The 7th arrondissement of Paris (VIIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le septième.

The arrondissement, called Palais-Bourbon in a reference to the seat of the National Assembly, includes some of the major and well-known tourist attractions of Paris, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Hôtel des Invalides (Napoleon's resting place), the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, as well as a concentration of museums such as the Musée d'Orsay, Musée Rodin and the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac.

Situated on the Rive Gauche-the "Left" bank of the River Seine-this central arrondissement, which includes the historical aristocratic neighbourhood of Faubourg Saint-Germain, contains a number of French national institutions, among them the National Assembly and numerous government ministries. It is also home to many foreign diplomatic embassies, some of them occupying outstanding hôtels particuliers.

The arrondissement has been home to the French upper class since the 17th century, when it became the new residence of France's highest nobility. The district has been so fashionable within the French aristocracy that the phrase le Faubourg-referring to the ancient name of the current 7th arrondissement-has been used to describe French nobility ever since. The 7th arrondissement of Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine form the most affluent and prestigious residential area in France.

Places of interest include:

• Palais Bourbon, meeting place of the National Assembly
• Eiffel Tower
• Hôtel Matignon
• Hôtel de Boisgelin (Rue de Varenne, Paris), historic building, home to the Italian embassy in Paris.
• Champ de Mars
• Musée d'Orsay
• École Militaire
• Hôtel des Invalides
• Maison de Verre
• Musée du quai Branly
• Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie
• Musée Maillol
• Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
• Musée Rodin
• Musée Valentin Haüy
• Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
• Musée du quai Branly
• Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie
• Musée Maillol
• Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
• Musée Rodin
• Musée Valentin Haüy
• National Horticultural Society of France

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