Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine

Housed within the Palais de Chaillot, this museum traces a thousand years of French architecture and national monuments across sprawling galleries. The ground floor focuses on church design and historic monuments, featuring detailed plaster casts and scale models that let you examine intricate medieval carvings up close. Upper levels shift to modern works, including a full-scale reconstruction of Le Corbusier's la Cité Radieuse. Beyond the exhibition spaces, the terrace offers great views of the Eiffel Tower and the surrounding city.