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Musée de Cluny

The Musée de Cluny combines a late-medieval Parisian mansion (the Hôtel de Cluny) and adjoining Roman baths (Thermes de Cluny) and today houses a national collection of medieval art. The complex occupies a U-shaped, multi-storey stone building facing Place Paul-Painlevé and a small medieval-inspired garden along Boulevard Saint-Germain.

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First raised

1844

Its prime

1500

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1500

What Musée de Cluny looked like in its prime.

A U-shaped late Gothic town mansion of pale limestone with a crenellated lower wall, steep slate roofs and tall carved stone dormer gables; rows of mullioned windows under an openwork balustrade; a central arched gateway with heavy painted wooden doors set in a sculpted surround; a corner tower rising above the roofline; a narrow trapezoidal inner courtyard and a small planted medieval-style garden along the boulevard.

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9 places to explore in 1500.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at Musée de Cluny, including 4 interiors: frigidarium (roman thermal hall), tapestry room: the lady and the unicorn, abbots' chapel interior and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from Place Paul-PainlevéMain portal and façade detailMedieval garden along Boulevard Saint-GermainFrigidarium (Roman thermal hall)Tapestry room: The Lady and the UnicornAbbots' chapel interiorTrapezoidal inner courtyardTower and roofline viewpointAncillary passage and passerelle over vestiges

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