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The Carnavalet museum in Paris (Musée Carnavalet)

In the heart of the fashionable right bank Le Marais district in Paris, the Carnavalet museum (Musée Carnavalet in French) occupies a superb 1548 palace. It is devoted to the history of Paris.

The Hotel Carnavalet was built in 1548. It has beautiful sculptures by Jean Goujon on its facades and a superb statue of Louis the XIV in the main courtyard at the entrance of the museum.


The place des Vosges in 16th century - Carnavalet museum


The Carnavalet museum

Its reconstituted palace rooms and collection of Paris paintings (above, the Place des Vosges, below the Seine river) make it a favourite destination of Paris lovers.

The Carnavalet museum, the trendy rue des Francs-Bourgeois near-by with its fashion shops and the beautiful Place des Vosges (Vosges square) make up a great one day program out of the beaten track.

Other great Paris museums

            Musée Carnavalet
            23, rue de Sévigné
            75003 Paris
            tel: 33 (0)1 44 59 58 58
          
Saint-Paul metro station on line 1
            Buses: 29,69,76,96
            Parking at Hotel de Ville

           Closed on Mondays
          Open 10am to 5.40pm


The Seine river in 17th century - Carnavalet museum

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