The world's largest architecture museum, in the Palais de Chaillot. The cast gallery set up by Viollet-le-Duc reproduces cathedral portals and sculpture from the 12th to 18th centuries at full size, and the mural gallery copies Romanesque and Gothic wall paintings and stained glass.
- Address
- 1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris
- Hours
- Wed-Mon 11:00-19:00; Thu until 21:00; closed Tue, 1 Jan, 1 May, 14 Jul, 25 Dec
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- EUR 13 (reduced EUR 10); free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month (citedelarchitecture.fr, 2026)
- Price level
- €€
- Free entry
- First Sunday of the month
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Free entry to museum and exhibitions for all on the first Sunday of the month.
- The modern gallery covers French and world architecture since 1850 with models.
- Some lifts are out of service: check before coming with a pushchair or wheelchair.