Museum of French Monuments, Paris Photos

The National Museum of French Monuments (Musée national des Monuments Français) occupies half of the Palais de Chaillot opposite the Eiffel Tower. The museum offers a gallery of 350 plaster casts (most made prior to 1900) from significant French public & religious architecture. These casts are an important record of early artistry, since many of the originals structures are now worn by acid rain. The remainder of Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine displays models of mostly French architecture plus displays of the work of featured designers.

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Gallery of 350 casts from French architectural public & religious at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Romanesque apocalypse arch of St.-Pierre abbey church from Moissac at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Evangelist detail of cast of Romanesque apocalypse arch of St.-Pierre abbey church from Moissac at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Romanesque last judgment arch of Ste.-Foy abbey church from Conques at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Gallery of 350 casts (most prior to 1900) from French architectural public & religious at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Romanesque apocalypse arch of St.-Pierre abbey church from Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Evangelist detail of cast of Romanesque apocalypse arch of St.-Pierre abbey church from Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Romanesque last judgment arch of Ste.-Foy abbey church from Conques (Aveyron) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Cast of Romanesque Christ Triumphant arch of St.-Pierre church from Carennac at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Collection of architectural casts in Trocadéro hall built for Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878 & home of casts since 1882 at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Romanesque last judgment arch of Cathedral St.-Lazare from Autun at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Collection of casts of artistic architecture at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Cast of Romanesque Christ Triumphant arch of St.-Pierre church from Carennac (Lot) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Collection of architectural casts in Trocadéro hall built for Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878 & home of casts since 1882 at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Romanesque last judgment arch of Cathedral St.-Lazare from Autun (Saône-et-Loire) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Collection of casts of artistic architecture at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Architectural history at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of well of Moses from Dijon at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Gallery of Gothic church casts at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Gallery of Gothic church casts at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Architectural history at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of well of Moses from Dijon (1395-1405) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Gallery of Gothic church casts at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Gallery of Gothic church casts at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Cast of skeleton from collegial church St.-Maxe in Bar-le-Duc at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of entombment of Christ sculpture from church St.-Stephen in St.-Mihiel at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of blind windows from facade of Hôtel Jacques Coeur in Bourges at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Casts of range of column capitals at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Cast of skeleton from collegial church St.-Maxe in Bar-le-Duc (Meuse) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of entombment of Christ sculpture from church St.-Stephen in St.-Mihiel (Meuse) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of blind windows from facade of Hôtel Jacques Coeur in Bourges (Cher) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Casts of range of column capitals at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Cast of bagpiper column capital at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Replica of domed ceiling painting from St.-Stephen Cathedral in Cahors at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Head of Fame from Arc de triomphe on l'Étoile, Paris at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Collection of clocks showing times around world at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Cast of bagpiper column capital at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Replica of domed ceiling painting from St.-Stephen Cathedral in Cahors (Lot) at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Cast of Head of Fame (1833-6) from Arc de triomphe on l'Étoile, Paris at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Collection of clocks showing times around world at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Gallery of modern architecture of France at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Gallery of modern architecture of France at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.House of Radio - ORTF building model by Henry Bernard at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.France Pavilion at Brussels World Exposition model by Guillaume Gillet, René Sarger, & Jean Prouvé at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Gallery of modern architecture of France at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Gallery of modern architecture of France at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.House of Radio - ORTF building model (1952-63) by Henry Bernard at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.France Pavilion at Brussels World Exposition model (1958) by Guillaume Gillet, René Sarger, & Jean Prouvé at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Crystal Palace for London World Exposition model by Joseph Paxton at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Map of Paris Exposition of 1889 at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Bauhaus wood slat chair ti 1a by Marcel Breuer at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel club armchairs B3 Wassily by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Crystal Palace for London World Exposition model (1851) by Joseph Paxton at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Map of Paris Exposition of 1889 at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Bauhaus wood slat chair ti 1a (1924) by Marcel Breuer at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel club armchairs B3 Wassily (1925-6) by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Tubular steel chairs & armchair B5 by Marcel Breuer with Standard-Möbel, Berlin at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel chair B32 & armchair B64 by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel swivel armchair B7a by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel typewriter table B21 by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Tubular steel chairs & armchair B5 (1927) by Marcel Breuer with Standard-Möbel, Berlin at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel chair B32 & armchair B64 (1928) by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel swivel armchair B7a (1928) by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel typewriter table B21 (1928) by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Tubular steel side table B12 by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Aluminum chairs & table WB321 by Marcel Breuer with Embru-Werke of Zurich at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel adjustable back armchair B25 by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel armchair by Marcel Breuer with Metz & Co. of Amsterdam at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Tubular steel side table B12 (1928) by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Aluminum chairs (WB 300 series) & table WB321 (1933-4) by Marcel Breuer with Embru-Werke of Zurich at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel adjustable back armchair B25 (1928-9) by Marcel Breuer with Thonet Brothers at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Tubular steel armchair (1934-5) by Marcel Breuer with Metz & Co. of Amsterdam at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Aluminum chaise longue WB346 by Marcel Breuer with Embru-Werke of Zurich at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Plywood chaise longue by Marcel Breuer with Heal's of London at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Bent wood & plywood chaise longue & stacking tables by Marcel Breuer with Isokon Furniture of London at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Plywood stacking chairs & table by Marcel Breuer with Isokon Furniture of London at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
Aluminum chaise longue WB346 (1933-4) by Marcel Breuer with Embru-Werke of Zurich at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Plywood chaise longue (1936) by Marcel Breuer with Heal's of London at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Bent wood & plywood chaise longue (1935-6) & stacking tables (1936) by Marcel Breuer with Isokon Furniture of London at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.Plywood stacking chairs & table (1936) by Marcel Breuer with Isokon Furniture of London at Musée des Monuments Français. Paris, France.
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