Institut National des Métiers d’Art

Institut National des Métiers d’Art is a government office in Paris, Île-de-France which is located on Avenue Daumesnil. Institut National des Métiers d’Art is situated nearby to the church Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts, as well as near Église Saint Antoine.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:30 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
Type: Government office
Address: Avenue Daumesnil, Paris, 75012

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Opéra Bastille.

Ruins of Bastille

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. Ruins of Bastille is situated 600 metres northwest of Institut National des Métiers d’Art.

Opéra Bastille

Theater building

The Opéra Bastille is a modern opera house in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's Grands Travaux, it became the main facility of the Paris National Opera, France's principal opera company… Opéra Bastille is situated 420 metres northwest of Institut National des Métiers d’Art.

Gare de Lyon

Railway station

Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris Gare de Lyon, is one of the seven large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. It handles about 148.1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018, with SNCF railways and the RER… Gare de Lyon is situated 400 metres south of Institut National des Métiers d’Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Antoine and 11th arrondissement.

Faubourg Saint-Antoine

Suburb

Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Faubourg Saint-Antoine was one of the traditional suburbs of Paris, France. It grew up to the east of the Bastille around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs, and ran along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

11th arrondissement

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The 11th Arrondissement is home to two quite different but equally blossoming centres of Parisian nightlife. The streets just northwest of Place de la Bastille are full of little bars which attract a mix of young suburban Parisians, expats, and foreigners.