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* Pont Alexandre III
* Arc de Triomphe
* Art Moderne de La Ville de Paris, Musée d'
* Arts Asiatiques-guimet, Musée National des/Panthéon Bouddhique
* Arts Décoratifs, Musée des
* Arts et Métiers-techniques, Musée des National
* Assemblée Nationale Palais-Bourbon
* Baccarat, Musée
* Balzac, Maison de
* Bastille
* Bibliothèque Nationale De France
* Carnavalet, Musée
* Cernuschi, Musée
* Chaillot, Palais de
* Cité, Ile de la
* Cognacq-Jay, Musée
* La Conciergerie
* Concorde, Place de la
* Eugène Delacroix, Musée National
* Faubourg St-Germain
* Faubourg St-Honoré
* Galliéra, Musée
* Gobelins, Manufacture Nationale des
* Grand Palais
* Grands Boulevards
* Les Halles
* Hôtel De Ville
* Institut De France
* Institut du Monde Arabe
* Jacquemart-André, Musée
* Jeu de Paume
* Madeleine, Eglise de la
* Maillol, Musée
* Le Marais
* Marmottan-monet, Musée
* Monnaie de Paris, Musée de la
* Montmartre
* Montparnasse
* Moyen-Age, Musée National du
* Musique, Musée de la
* Nissim de Camondo, Musée
* Opéra Garnier
* Orangerie, Musée National de l'
* Palais-Royal
* Panthéon
* Parfum, Musée du
* Pavillon de l'Arsenal
* Père-Lachaise, Cimetière du
* Picasso, Musée
* Plantes, Jardin des
* Quartier Latin
* Rodin, Musée
* Sacré-Coeur, Basilique du
* St-Germain-des-Prés
* Saint-Louis, Ile
* St-Sulpice, Église
* Sainte-Chapelle
* Tuileries, Jardin des
* Vendôme, Place
* Vosges, Place des
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Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
This imposing architectural complex on top of a hill overlooking the river and facing the Tour Eiffel across the pont d'Iéna offers magnificent views and houses two interesting museums.
Designed for the 1937 World Exhibition, the building consists of two separate pavilions with curved wings, on either side of a vast terrace decorated with monumental statues. Just below, the tiered Jardins du Trocadéro extend to the edge of the river. The ornamental fountain is particularly impressive at night when the powerful spray of water shines under the spotlights.
The Musée de l'Homme, devoted to Man as a species, is being restructured over five years. Meanwhile, three exhibitions give a foretaste of what the new museum will be like: La Nuit des Temps (the human adventure), Six milliards d'hommes (the growth of the world's population) and Tous parents, tous différents (the similarities and diversity of mankind).
The Musée de la Marine is devoted to French maritime history from the 18th century onwards. The extensive collections show the development of navigational skills and include beautiful models of 18th-century sailing ships; they also provide an insight into the modern navy and retrace the history of maritime transport and great expeditions across the world.
The east wing was seriously damaged by fire in 1997 and the two museums it contained are now closed. The Musée des Monuments Français will reopen once building work has finished, whereas the Musée du Cinéma Henri Langlois will probably move to new premises in the former American Center in Bercy.
Url: www.mnhn.fr, www.musee-marine.fr
Address: Place du Trocadéro, 75116 Paris
Phone: Musée de l'Homme: 01 44 05 72 72; Musée de la Marine: 01 53 65 69 69
Hours: Musée de l'Homme: Mon, Wed-Fri 9:45-5:15,Sat-Sun 10-6:30; closed bank hols. Musée de la Marine: Wed-Mon 10-6; closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec
Bus: 22, 30, 32, 63, 72, 82
Metro: Trocadéro
Accessible: Musée de l'Homme: none; Musée de la Marine: good
Admission: Both museums: moderate
Practical: Both museums have a bookshop; guided tours in Musée de la Marine
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