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Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine


The Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (Architecture and Heritage City) is a museum of architecture and monumental sculpture located in the Palais de Chaillot (Trocadéro), in Paris, France. Its permanent collection is also known as Musée des Monuments Français (Museum of French Monuments). It was first established in 1879 by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. The museum has been renovated in 2007 and covers 9,000 square meters of gallery space. Alongside temporary exhibitions, it is made of three permanent exhibits :

The Cité also houses :

Gallery of French monuments

Gallery of French monuments

Gallery of murals

Gallery of modern and contemporary architecture.

Coordinates: 48°51′46″N 2°17′19″E / 48.8627°N 2.2885°E / 48.8627; 2.2885


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