Location: 16th Arr. - Passy
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Top 6 Historic Sites in 16th Arr. - Passy, Ile-de-France
Lingering over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk café, relaxing after a day of strolling along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe… the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness with enough time to savor both an exquisite meal and exhibits at the Louvre. Awaken your spirit at Notre Dame, bargain hunt at the Marché aux Puces de Montreuil or for goodies at the Marché Biologique Raspail, then cap it all off with a risqué show at the Moulin Rouge.
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1. Arc de Triomphe
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4.5 based on 45,103 reviews
The Arc de triomphe was begun in 1806, on the orders of Napoleon I to honour the victories of his Grande Armée. Inspired by the great arches of antiquity, the monument combines the commemorative with the symbolic and it has always played a major role in the national republican consciousness. Every evening, the flame is lit on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Great War. An exhibition portrays the history and explains its symbolic importance, nationally as well as internationally. The terrace provides superb views both by day and night across the city and its great sweeping avenues.-Opening hours : April to September: from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; October to March: from 10 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.-Closed: 1st January, 1st May, 8th May (morning), 14th July (morning), 11th November (morning), 25th December-Entry fees: Adults = 9,5 €; Concessions = 6 €; Free admission: 18-25 years old* (citizens of one of the 27 countries of the EU or are non-European permanent residents of France) * excluding school groups
Reviewed By Aveiri - Cuernavaca, Mexico
You visit the Arc crossing underground from Champs Elyseés, visit the unknown soldier tomb and it fire, from there you can see Place de la Concorde Obelisk, the details in its walls are well detailed, the scenes that represent are monumentals, love to see under the roof
2. Stade Roland Garros
3. Chapelle Sainte-Therese
4. Laboratoire Aerodynamique Eiffel
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Cimetiere de Passy
6. Maison de Balzac
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3.5 based on 127 reviews
Nestled on the hillsides of Passy, the House of Balzac is the only one of the Parisian residences of the novelist which survives today. It was in the studyroom that Balzac corrected, from 1840 to 1847, « La Comédie humaine ». Through the presentation of portraits of the artist or his characters, paintings, engravings, drawings, and using an original scenography, the museum encourages the visitor to wonder about Balzac and suggests original paths for lead to the discovery as well as to the rereading of La « Comédie humaine ».
Reviewed By nycmug
This is a museum for lovers of 18th cent. literature, of quirky places and out-of-the-way museums. It's really only a couple of tiny rooms where Balzac spent about 10 years writing some of his best work and on a sunny day the garden is charming, with a distinctly homegrown feel to it. I lucked out with a side exhibition of Grandville, one of his closest collaborators (illustrating his work) and was completely taken on my first visit, having stumbled onto it during a long walk back from the Marmottan (also a very nice museum to visit). This is not the jaw-dropping experience provided by the Louvre, Orsay or Jacquemart. It is instead their opposite: their antidote, far from any selfie crowd or noise, with a quiet but engaging view of Paris from the Passy neighborhood in the 16th Arrondisement. Some may resent the 7-8 euros to get in but I found myself returning several times, dragging friends and family, for this quietly enjoyable visit to the past.
