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 :
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.
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
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
