District guide · Paris
The 16th arrondissement occupies the westernmost section of Paris on the Right Bank, bordered by the Seine and adjacent suburbs. The Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Bo...
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The 16th arrondissement occupies the westernmost section of Paris on the Right Bank, bordered by the Seine and adjacent suburbs. The Arc de Triomphe, Bois de Boulogne, and Musée Marmottan Monet stand among its principal attractions. The district holds considerable appeal for those drawn to historic monuments, gardens, and art collections.
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Bois de Boulogne
The Bois de Boulogne is a former royal hunting forest turned into an English-style public park, and at 846 hectares it covers more than double the area of New York's Central Park.
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris is the city of Paris's own museum of modern art, occupying the east wing of the Palais de Tokyo on Avenue du Président Wilson.
The Musee Marmottan Monet occupies a former hunting lodge built for the Duke of Valmy on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, bought in the late nineteenth century by the businessman Jules Marmottan and later expanded by his son…
Fondation Louis Vuitton
The Fondation Louis Vuitton is a contemporary art museum in the Bois de Boulogne, commissioned by Bernard Arnault, chairman of the luxury group LVMH, and designed by the American architect Frank Gehry.
Musée Guimet
The Musee national des Arts asiatiques - Guimet holds the largest collection of Asian art outside Asia itself, spanning Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia in one national museum.
The Palais de Tokyo is Paris's largest centre for contemporary art, occupying the eastern wing of a building raised for the 1937 International Exposition by architects Jean-Claude Dondel, Andre Aubert, Paul Viard and Marcel Dastugue.
