visit Cluny museum



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	Visit MUSEUM CLUNY, or the museum Middle-Ages Rates and information Cluny museum, expositions On left bank of the Seine, in the 5th district of Paris, right in the middle of the Latin Quarter, located on the boulevard St Germain, we discover the hotel of the abbots of Cluny. Today museum of the Middle Ages, built on the old Gallo-Roman thermal baths of Lutèce (ancient name of Paris). There still remains most of the time with in particular frigidarium. The residence of XIIIeme shelters from now on fabulous and rich collection going of Ier have XVIeme century. The museum consists of one ground floor, a stage and pleasant small gardens. GROUND FLOOR Tapestries, pieces of furniture, fabrics, alabasters, capitals, statues, as many remarkable parts ones than the others, to appreciate in particular: Fabrics embroidered with the gold leopards of England, XIVeme, Stained glasses of the XII and XIIIeme, The frigidarium Ier and IIIeme century, the cold room of the old thermal baths of Cluny, Ivories of the IV and XIIeme. 1st FLOOR We will admire there other stained glasses, other ivories, enamels of the XII and XIIIeme, Books of hours of the XII and XVeme, beautiful ceramics of XVeme, parts of ironwork, weapons and to see absolutely: The room reserved for the tapestries of " the unicorn's lady" end XVeme, complete, a head of work! A gold rose of XIVeme GARDENS Opened since 2000, they are composed of 10 small gardens going of a rest area, with plays for children, while passing by a kitchen garden and medieval medicinal plants, one lets oneself tease the nose by the perfume of the flowers which decorate the courtyard, the celestial garden or the garden of the love. GOOD TO KNOW : Price and information Price and information Cluny museum ACCESS : : 6 place Paul Painlevé 75005 Paris Subway Cluny/La Sorbonne - St Michel - Odeon The RER line B and C St Michel - Cluny/La Sorbonne Bus 21 - 38 - 63 - 85 - 86 - 87 Return museum's choice.