Architecture and Heritage City Museum

Local nameCité de l'architecture et du patrimoine
Location16th arrondissement of Paris, France

The Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine is a museum of architecture and monumental sculpture located in the Palais de Chaillot, in Paris, France. Its permanent collection is also known as Musée national des monuments français. It was established in 1879 by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. The museum was renovated in 2007 and covers 9,000 square meters of gallery space. As a whole, the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine spreads across 22,000 square meters, which makes it the largest museum devoted to architecture in the world, even surpassing the Design Museum of London.

Alongside temporary exhibitions, it is made of three permanent exhibits :

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Opening hours

Wed - Sun: 11 am - 7 pm (Thu until 9 pm)
(Last admission 15 min before closing.)

Closed on Jan 1, May 1 and Dec 25.

Admission

Permanent collections:
Adults: €8
Concessions: €6
Children, EU students (up to 26): free

Permanent collections + expositions:
Adults: €12
Concessions: €8
Children, EU students (up to 26): free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cité_de_l'Architecture_et_du_Patrimoine

Official Website http://www.citechaillot.fr/fr/

Twitter https://twitter.com/citedelarchi

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Citedelarchitecture/

Phone +33158515200

Address 1 Place du Trocadéro, 75116 Paris, France

Coordinates 48°51'46.579" N 2°17'20.418" E

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