Destinations
France: Paris
In a nutshell...
Paris can be discovered in many different ways. Sightseers can visit the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Cœur, the Montparnasse Tower and the Arc de Triomphe Cultural visits of Paris include the Louvre, the Pompidou Centre, the Grand Palace and the Orsay Museum. Whichever sights you choose, the capital abounds with visual delights.
Fashion capital of the world, Paris also presents style and luxury from the Champs-Elysées to the Rue de Rivoli, where you can visit the Baccarat Museum or the Museum of Fashion and Fabric.
Paris is also every man’s town and quarters such as the old Montmartre or unusual Belleville with their bistros and traditional festivals are symbolic of the village spirit that can be found within this metropolis.
Finally, Paris is a city of fine food where well-known chefs such as Fauchon and Lenôtre are well-established on the Place de la Madeline.
A city to visit, explore and relish!
Paris : Events
Exhibitions and Tours - Architecture
- City drawings: Architecture and Comic Books - exhibition
From Wednesday, June 9 2010 to Sunday, November 28 2010
Comics and the city.
Within the world of comic books, the city often plays a major role, whether just as a decorative backdrop or almost as a character in itself. Paris, Tokyo and New York are all iconic cities within the genre.
The exhibition, entitled City drawings: Architecture and Comic Books highlights the many aspects of the depiction of the city within comic books, following a chronological route from the late 19th century to the present day.
A total of 150 author/illustrators and around 350 works will be on display, in the form of storyboards, original illustrations, photographs and films.
From Wednesday 2 June to Sunday 28 November 2010 :
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00
- Thursday from 11:00 to 21:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 8 €
- Reduced price : 5 €
- Children until 11 years : Free
Within the world of comic books, the city often plays a major role, whether just as a decorative backdrop or almost as a character in itself. Paris, Tokyo and New York are all iconic cities within the genre.
The exhibition, entitled City drawings: Architecture and Comic Books highlights the many aspects of the depiction of the city within comic books, following a chronological route from the late 19th century to the present day.
A total of 150 author/illustrators and around 350 works will be on display, in the form of storyboards, original illustrations, photographs and films.
From Wednesday 2 June to Sunday 28 November 2010 :
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00
- Thursday from 11:00 to 21:00
Admission prices :
- Full price : 8 €
- Reduced price : 5 €
- Children until 11 years : Free
Metro Trocadéro (lines 9 and 6) or Iéna (line 9)
Bus 63, 32, 82, 22, 30
RER C Champs de Mars Tour Eiffel
http://www.archietbd.citechaillot.fr/
Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine - City of architecture and heritage
1 place du Trocadéro
PARIS 75016
01 58 51 52 00
01 58 51 52 20
