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Paris Art Museums

One of the best tourist attractions in Paris is the museums. As an old city with rich culture, tradition, and history to date, Paris is home to numerous best art museums in the world.

The most famous one is the Louvre whose popularity has been even rocketing more since the booming of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The iconic museum has been featured in many novels, short stories, and movies which soar its name throughout the world.

However, we can assure you that there are still plenty no less extraordinary museums to visit in Paris. From a museum dedicated to the cubism master Pablo Picasso to the most notable French impressionist Claude Monet, Paris is ready to give you one of your best traveling experiences.

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Best Paris Hotels - Hôtel Bourg Tibourg

One of the Best Paris Hotels, Hôtel Bourg Tibourg some will say that the rates in this hotel go just a bit beyond their budget. However, that little extra addition money seems just worth the modern luxury and uniqueness the hotel offers. Decorated with dominant red velvet and Leopard Print by Jacques Garcia, this hotel brings you back in a journey to the 19th century.

Located in the center of Paris in an elite neighborhood, the hotel is a real bargain if you are traveling on budget. While it only takes a walk to reach art galleries and museums, you can enjoy the village-like atmosphere with mansions on your left and right during your walk through the area’s narrow streets.

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Musée d’Orsay: Home to French Impressionist Paintings - Paris Museum

Located on the left bank of Seine River, Musée d’Orsay is one of famous museums in Paris, France. Taking place in a former railway station, Gare d’Orsay which was built in 1898 to 1900, the museum is home to numerous French sculptures, furniture, paintings, and photography produced between 1848 to 1914. The highlights of Musée d’Orsay’s collection are its impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces by high-acclaimed painters such as Monet, Van Gogh, Ingres, Degas, Renoir, Manet, Cézanne, Sisley, Delacroix, Seurat, and Gauguin.

History of Musée d’Orsay establishment

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Trajan’s Market

Trajan’s Market, or Mercatus Traiani in Italian, is a large ruin of Rome’s ancient market. Located in the Via dei Fori Imperiali on the slope of Quirinale hills, Trajan’s Market was built as an integral part of Trajan’s Forum. Known as the first shopping mall to build in Europe, the market building was built from brick in semi-circular shape and ended with small exedras covered with halve domes at both ends. The market building was built up to six levels in some parts and is still admired as one of finest examples of Roman urban architecture.

History of Trajan’s Market

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Parc de la Villette

Parc de la Villette is one of Paris largest parks, situated in the 19 arrondissement of Paris. Although it has many attractions, three major concert venues, a music museum and a popular City of Science and Industry or Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in its original language, not many people visit Parc de la Villette. This low rate of visitors is probably due to the fact that the park is located far away from the city center. Nevertheless, if you want to experience a different atmosphere and learn some culture, Parc de la Villette is worth a visit.

History of Parc de la Villette

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Jardin des Plantes

Jardin des Plantes is a botanical garden in France which is also a department that belongs to Muséum national d’histoire naturelle. It is located on the left bank of Seine River in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The area of this garden is 28 hectares wide which also includes the museum mention above and a small zoo inside the garden. The zoo and the beauty of the garden have attracted not only Parisians, but also tourists from all over the world.

Jardin des Plantes History

Jardin des Plantes was originally set up as a royal garden to grow medicinal plants in 1626 and known as Jardin du Roi. The designer of the garden was Guy de La Brosse, a physician who served Louis XIII privately.

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Palais de Chaillot

When you finally make it to the top of the Eiffel Tower, you may gaze across the Seine River and wonder what building is on the top of a hill over there. Well, it is Palais de Chaillot.

Palais de Challiot is a building located on the top of Chaillot hill, a hill located on Trocadero, an area in Paris across the Seine River which makes a good view from the Eiffel Tower. The location where the hill is located, Trocadero, is also the reason why the palais is also known as Trocadero.

History of Palais de Chaillot or Trocadero

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