Grand Palais
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France on Avenue Winston-Churchill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
Monday: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM - Email: webmaster@rmngp.fr
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Great Palace”
- Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palais de la Découverte and Eiffel Tower.
Palais de la Découverte
Museum
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The Palais de la Découverte is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France. It is open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged. Palais de la Découverte is situated 100 metres west of Grand Palais.
Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Eiffel Tower is situated 1½ km southwest of Grand Palais.
Champs-Élysées
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The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. Champs-Élysées is situated 720 metres northwest of Grand Palais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 8th arrondissement and 7th arrondissement.
8th arrondissement
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The 8th arrondissement of Paris is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.
7th arrondissement
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The 7th arrondissement is perhaps the most expensive area to live in Paris. The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.
Faubourg Saint-Germain
Quarter
Faubourg Saint-Germain is a historic district of Paris, France. The Faubourg has long been known as the favourite home of the French high nobility and hosts many aristocratic hôtels particuliers. It is currently part of the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Grand Palais
- Categories: event venue, convention center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.86615° or 48° 51′ 58″ northLongitude
2.31227° or 2° 18′ 44″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8FW4V886+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 56185523OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Grand Palais” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Grand Palais”
- Albanian: “Grand Palais”
- Arabic: “القصر الكبير”
- Armenian: “Մեծ պալատ”
- Asturian: “Grand Palais”
- Azerbaijani: “Grand Palais”
- Basque: “Grand Palais”
- Belarusian: “Вялікі палац”
- Belarusian: “Гран-пале”
- Bengali: “গ্রঁ পালে”
- Catalan: “Grand Palais”
- Chinese: “大皇宫”
- Chinese: “大皇宮”
- Chinese: “巴黎大皇宫”
- Chinese: “巴黎大皇宮”
- Croatian: “Grand Palais”
- Czech: “Grand Palais”
- Danish: “Grand Palais (Paris)”
- Danish: “Grand Palais”
- Dutch: “Grand Palais”
- Esperanto: “Granda Palaco”
- Estonian: “Grand Palais”
- Finnish: “Grand Palais”
- French: “grand palais de Paris”
- French: “Grand Palais”
- French: “Le grand palais”
- French: “palais d’Antin”
- French: “palais des Champs-Elysées”
- Galician: “Grand Palais”
- Georgian: “გრან პალე”
- German: “Grand Palais”
- Greek: “Γκραν Παλαί”
- Hebrew: “גראן פאלה”
- Hebrew: “הארמון הגדול”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון גראן פאלה”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון הגראן פאלה”
- Hindi: “भव्य महल”
- Hungarian: “Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées”
- Hungarian: “Grand Palais”
- Indonesian: “Grand Palais”
- Italian: “Grand Palais”
- Japanese: “グラン・パレ”
- Korean: “그랑 팔레”
- Latin: “Magnum Palatium”
- Macedonian: “Голем дворец”
- Malay: “Grand Palais”
- Mingrelian: “გრან პალე”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grand Palais”
- Norwegian: “Grand Palais”
- Persian: “قصر بزرگ”
- Polish: “Grand Palais”
- Portuguese: “Grand Palais des Beaux-Arts”
- Portuguese: “Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées”
- Portuguese: “Grand Palais”
- Portuguese: “Grande Palácio de Paris”
- Romanian: “Grand Palais”
- Russian: “Большой дворец”
- Russian: “Гран пале”
- Russian: “Гран-Пале”
- Serbian: “Велика палата”
- Slovenian: “Grand Palais”
- Spanish: “Gran Palacio de Paris”
- Spanish: “Gran Palacio de París”
- Spanish: “Gran Palacio”
- Spanish: “Grand Palais des Beaux Arts”
- Spanish: “Grand Palais des Beaux-Arts”
- Spanish: “Grand Palais”
- Swedish: “Grand Palais”
- Thai: “กร็องปาแล”
- Turkish: “Grand Palais”
- Ukrainian: “Великий палац”
- Ukrainian: “Гран-Пале”
- Urdu: “گرینڈ محل”
- Vietnamese: “Grand Palais”
- Western Panjabi: “گرینڈ پیلس”
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