Musée de La Poste

The Musée de La Poste is the of the French postal operator La Poste. It specialises in the postal history and philately of France. Opened in 1946, the museum has been located on two sites in Paris.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Musee de La Poste”
  • Address: 34 Boulevard de Vaugirard
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare Montparnasse and Montparnasse Tower.

Railway station
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, officially Paris Montparnasse and formerly Gare de l'Ouest, is one of the seven large Paris railway termini, and is located in the and . is situated 210 metres southeast of Musée de La Poste.

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Tour Maine-Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre office skyscraper in the area of , France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre in the business district west of Paris's city limits. is situated 360 metres east of Musée de La Poste.

Park
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The is a public park and garden located in the 15th arrondissement of , on the roof that covers the tracks and platforms of the railway station. is situated 220 metres southeast of Musée de La Poste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montparnasse and 14th arrondissement.

Suburb
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is an area in the south of , , on the of the river , centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.

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Although largely residential, the is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.

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As with itself, the is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…

Musée de La Poste

Latitude
48.84146° or 48° 50′ 29″ north
Longitude
2.31722° or 2° 19′ 2″ east
Open location code
8FW4R8R8+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q2445818
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Musée de La Poste” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف البريد الفرنسي”
  • Chinese: “法國郵政博物館”
  • Czech: “L’Adresse Musée de La Poste”
  • Czech: “Musée de La Poste”
  • Dutch: “Musée de la Poste”
  • French: “L’Adresse - Musée de La Poste”
  • French: “musée de La Poste”
  • French: “Musée de la Poste”
  • French: “Musée postal de France”
  • French: “Musée postal”
  • French: “Musée Postal”
  • Hungarian: “Musée de La Poste”
  • Indonesian: “Musée de La Poste”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Pos”
  • Italian: “Museo della Posta”
  • Japanese: “ポステ美術館”
  • Japanese: “郵便博物館”
  • Korean: “우편박물관”
  • Lombard: “Musee de la Posta (Paris)”
  • Lombard: “Musee de la Posta”
  • Russian: “Музей почты”
  • Turkish: “Musée de La Poste”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей пошти”
  • Vietnamese: “Musée de la Poste”

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