Paris - Southern Region
The southern region of Paris includes the Globelins Quarter.
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Bibliothèque de France
The Bibliothèque de France, on a 7 hectare/17 acre site at Tolbiac in the 13th arrondissement (architect Dominique Perrault), is designed to relieve the pressure on the Bibliothèque Nationale. It will house all publications since January 1 1945.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Quai François Mauriac
9 boulevard Vincent Auroil
F-75013 Paris
France
Quai François Mauriac
9 boulevard Vincent Auroil
F-75013 Paris
France
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 16:30 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Manufacture Royale des Gobelins
The Manufacture des Gobelins is a set of 17th C buildings created in 1664. There are tapestries from 17th C.
Manufacture Royale des Gobelins
42 avenue des Gobelins
F-75013 Paris
France
42 avenue des Gobelins
F-75013 Paris
France
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
1945 Victory Day (May 8)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Bastille Day - France (July 14)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - Christian (May 28)
Ascension Thursday - Christian (May 17)
1945 Victory Day (May 8)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Bastille Day - France (July 14)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - Christian (May 28)
Ascension Thursday - Christian (May 17)
Guides
Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
Observatory
The Paris Observatory was completed in 1672 and has associations with several famous astronomers of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
It was here that Ole Rømer measured the speed of light and that Christian Hyugens found the rings of Saturn. Outside the Observatory is a statue of Le Verrier, the discoverer of the planet Neptune.
It was here that Ole Rømer measured the speed of light and that Christian Hyugens found the rings of Saturn. Outside the Observatory is a statue of Le Verrier, the discoverer of the planet Neptune.
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