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The soaring Neo-Classical
entrance to the Petit Palais,
topped with cherubic statues

6 " '- =
Grand Palais
 D2 ⌂ Porte A, 3 av
Général Eisenhower 75008
q Champs-Elysées-
Clemenceau # For exhibi-
tions only ∑ grandpalais.fr
Built at the same time as the
Petit Palais opposite, this huge,
glass-roofed palace housing
the Galeries Nationales has a
fine Classical façade adorned
with statuary and Art Nouveau
ironwork. Bronze flying horses
and chariots stand at the four
corners. The Great Hall and
the glass cupola can be seen
during the palace’s exhibi tions.
On the west side, the Palais
de la Découverte is a child-
oriented science museum with 7 " '-
fun workshops and great inter- Petit Palais
active exhibitions.
 D3 ⌂ Av Winston EAT
Palais de la Découverte Churchill 75008 q Champs-
Elysées-Clemenceau
" - = ⌂ Av Franklin D # 10am–6pm Tue–Sun (to L’Astrance
Roosevelt 75008 q Franklin 9pm Fri for temporary This Michelin-starred
D Roosevelt # 9:30am–6pm exhibitions) ¢ Public hols restaurant reinvents
Tue–Sat, 10am–7pm Sun ∑ petitpalais.paris.fr French cooking daily.
¢ 1 Jan, 1 May, 14 Jul, 25 Dec  A4 ⌂ 4 rue Beethoven
∑ palais-decouverte.fr Designed by architect Charles 75016 ∑ astrance
Girault for the Universal restaurant.com
Exhibition in 1900, this jewel ¡¡¡
of a building now houses the
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la
Ville de Paris. Arranged around Pierre Gagnaire
a pretty courtyard, the palace One of Paris’s best chefs
is similar in style to the Grand wows diners with a
Palais, and has Ionic columns, contemporary menu.
a grand porch and a dome.  B1 ⌂ 6 rue Balzac
Permanent exhibits, housed 75008 ∑ pierre
on the Champs-Elysées side, gagnaire.com
include the Dutuit Collection ¡¡¡
of medieval and Renaissance
objets d’art, paintings and Relais de l’Entrecôte
drawings; the Tuck Collection
of 18th-century furniture and Great steak and chips at
this family favourite.
objets d’art; and the City of
Paris col lec tion, with work by  C2 ⌂ 15 rue Marbeuf
Ingres, Delacroix and Courbet, 75008
and the landscape painters of ∑ relaisentrecote.fr
the Barbizon School. ¡¡¡
Well-curated tempor ary
exhibitions are housed in the
Cours de la Reine wing.
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