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along their entire length. Villa
La Roche was owned by the art
patron Raoul La Roche and today
serves as a documentation
centre on Le Corbusier. Villa
Jeanneret houses a library and
archives and is open only to
researchers and students
by prior appointment.

f Musée
Marmottan-Monet
2 Rue Louis Boilly 75016. Tel 01 44 96
50 33. q Muette. Open 10am–6pm
Tue–Sun (to 9pm Thu). Closed 1 Jan,
1 May, 25 Dec. & 7 =
∑ marmottan.fr
Villa La Roche, home of the Fondation Le Corbusier
The museum was created in
1934 in the 19th-century Beyond the plus opportunities for horse
mansion of the art historian Périphérique riding, picnicking or a day at the
Paul Marmottan. In 1932, he races. The Bois de Boulogne is
bequeathed his house and his all that remains of the royal
Renaissance, Consular and First g Bois de Boulogne hunting grounds of the Forêt du
Empire collections of paintings Rouvre. In the mid-19th century,
and furniture to the Institut de 75016. q Porte Maillot, Porte Dau- Napoleon III had it redesigned
France. The focus of the phine, Porte d’Auteuil, Sablons. Open and landscaped by Haussmann
museum changed after the 24 hrs daily. & to specialist gardens along the lines of London’s
bequest by Michel Monet of & museum. 7 Shakespeare garden: Hyde Park and Regent’s Park.
65 paintings by his father, the Open 9:30am–dusk daily. 8 Open-air The many beautiful areas
Impressionist Claude Monet. theatre: Open May–Sep. Bagatelle & within and around the Bois
Rose gardens: Open 9:30am. Closing
Some of his most famous times 4:30pm to 8pm according to include the famous Hippodrome
paintings are here, including season. Jardin d’Acclimatation: Tel 01 de Longchamp racecourse, the
Impression – Sunrise, a beautiful 40 67 90 82. Open 10am–7pm Mon– Jardin d’Acclimatation amuse-
canvas from the Rouen Fri, 10am 8pm Sat & Sun. - 0 & ment park, with traditional rides
Cathedral series, and several Fondation Louis Vuitton: 8 Ave du and a puppet theatre, and Roland
Water Lilies. Mahatma Gandhi 75116. Tel 01 40 69 Garros, home to the French
Part of Monet’s personal art 96 00. q Sablons. Open 10am–8pm Tennis Open championships. The
collection also passed to the daily (to 11pm Fri). & 7 0 Pré Catelan is a self-contained
museum, including paintings ∑ fondationlouisvuitton.fr park with the widest beech tree
by Camille Pissarro and the in Paris. Hidden within its borders
Impressionists Pierre Auguste Between the western edges of is the Théâtre de Verdure, an
Renoir and Alfred Sisley. The Paris and the Seine, this 865-ha open-air play-house that puts
museum also displays medieval (2,137-acre) park offers greenery on Shakespeare, dance and
illuminated manuscripts. for strolling and a boating lake, musical performances in
summer. The charming Bagatelle
Gardens feature architectural
follies and an 18th-century
orangery famous for its rose
garden, where an international
rose competition takes place in
June. The orangery was built in
64 days as a bet between the
Comte d’Artois and Marie-
Antoinette. Opened in 2014,
Frank Gehry’s stunning Fondation
Louis Vuitton is a cultural centre
dedicated to modern art.
The Bois de Boulogne’s reput-
ation as a seedy area at night is
somewhat exaggerated, never-
theless it is as well to exercise
The orangery, Bagatelle Gardens in the Bois de Boulogne common sense after dark.

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