Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine

This museum, which documents twelve centuries of France’s architecture, opened in 2007 when the 86,000 square-foot museum reopened after a ten-year renovation. An article written by Elaine Sciolino in the New York Times stated: “With three galleries and 86,000 square feet of space, the City of Architecture and Heritage bills itself as the largest architectural museum in the world. It is housed in the east wing of the Palais de Chaillot, at the Place du Trocadéro on a hill overlooking the curve of the Seine, with gorgeous views of Paris, including a straight-on view of the Eiffel Tower just across the river.”