Maison de Balzac

The Maison de Balzac is a writer's house museum in the former residence of French novelist Honoré de Balzac. It is located in the at 47, rue Raynouard, Paris, France, and open daily except Mondays and holidays; admission to the house is free, but a fee is charged for its temporary exhibitions.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum dedicated to the famous French writer Balzac
  • Also known as: Musée Balzac
  • Address: 47 Rue Raynouard, Paris, 75016

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Turkish Embassy.

The is a lattice tower on the in , France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. is situated 1 km east of Maison de Balzac.

Government office
The Embassy of Turkey in Paris is the diplomatic mission of in . It is located on 16 Avenue de Lamballe, .

Islet
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is a small artificial island on the river in Paris, France, in the 15th arrondissement. It was created in 1827 to protect the bridge named the . is situated 330 metres southeast of Maison de Balzac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Passy and 16th arrondissement.

Suburb
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is an area of , , located in the , on the Right Bank. It is adjacent to to the southwest, and Chaillot to the northeast.

This large district occupies most of the West of Paris, extending east-west between the bends of the Seine from the Jardins of Trocadero immediately facing the Eiffel Tower to the expansive Bois du Boulogne, and north-south from the Etoile to the southern border of Paris.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in southwestern , . It is a part of the of the city. There is currently a Boulevard de which runs along the North delimitation of the quartier, and a Rue de , a few kilometers North-East in the .

Maison de Balzac

Latitude
48.85521° or 48° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
2.28088° or 2° 16′ 51″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Operator
Ville de Paris
Open location code
8FW4V74J+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84511129
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
13236620
Wiki­data ID
Q547789
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Maison de Balzac” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Дом-музей Бальзака, Парыж
  • Belarusian: Дом-музей Бальзака
  • Catalan: casa de Balzac
  • Chinese: 巴尔扎克故居
  • Czech: Maison de Balzac
  • Dutch: Maison de Balzac
  • French: maison de Balzac
  • French: Maison de Balzac
  • German: Maison de Balzac
  • Greek: Οικία Μπαλζάκ
  • Hebrew: בית בלזק
  • Indonesian: Maison de Balzac
  • Indonesian: Rumah Balzac
  • Italian: Casa di Balzac
  • Javanese: Maison de Balzac
  • Malay: Maison de Balzac
  • Polish: Maison de Balzac
  • Portuguese: Maison de Balzac
  • Russian: Дом-музей Бальзака
  • Serbian: Балзакова кућа
  • Spanish: maison de Balzac
  • Spanish: Maison de Balzac
  • Ukrainian: Будинок-музей Бальзака
  • Urdu: بالزاک مینشن
  • Vietnamese: Maison de Balzac

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