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Grand Palais

Grand Palais is a museum in Paris 8e. There are 1,422 other places to visit inside 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 2000.

Photo: Grand Palais, Ștefan Jurcă from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Paris 8e

inside the commune

Historic monument

2000

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 1%

#48 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Paris 8e

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#48 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Paris 8e

Grand Palais is in the commune of Paris 8e, with 1,422 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 2000; built in the 19th and 20th centuries (Mérimée record PA00088877). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons in Paris 8e

Warmest in Paris 8e are April to October, at 18–27°C.

Jan8° / 3°51 mm

Feb10° / 4°45 mm

Mar14° / 6°46 mm

Apr18° / 8°49 mm

May21° / 11°75 mm

Jun24° / 14°55 mm

Jul27° / 16°57 mm

Aug27° / 16°59 mm

Sep23° / 13°49 mm

Oct18° / 10°57 mm

Nov12° / 6°58 mm

Dec9° / 4°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Paris 8e, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Luxembourg station, 3.9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Paris 8e’s full climate →

About

Grand Palais

Wikipedia covers it in 51 languages. Top of the list nearby is Tour Eiffel, 1.6 km away.

Grand Palais on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00088877 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Museum
Protection: Classé historic monument · 2000
Built: 19th and 20th centuries
Covered in: 51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Paris 8e, Paris
Official site: grandpalais.fr

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Plan your visit

When it is open

HoursTue–Thu, Sat–Sun 09:30–20:00 · Fri 09:30–22:30

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Around Grand Palais, mapped

Orange: Grand Palais.

Towns near it

Staying near Grand Palais

Largest of the 8 is Paris 16e, home to 159,386. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in this commune

Paris 8e

35,317 people

2 · 1.1 km south of it

Paris 7e

48,015 people

3 · 2 km east of it

Paris 1er

15,114 people

4 · 2.3 km north of it

Paris 17e

159,212 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Grand Palais is	People
Paris 8e	It’s in this commune	35,317
Paris 7e	1.1 km south of it	48,015
Paris 1er	2 km east of it	15,114
Paris 17e	2.3 km north of it	159,212
Paris 9e	2.4 km northeast of it	57,271
Paris 6e	2.4 km southeast of it	40,389
Paris 2e	2.5 km east of it	19,847
Paris 16e	3 km southwest of it	159,386

Make a day of it

After Grand Palais

The 2,221 places within 15 km include 6 attractions and 2 museums.

AttractionTour Eiffel1.6 km southwest, in Paris 7e 2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre2 km east, in Paris 1er 3

MuseumMusée d'Orsay1.3 km southeast, in Paris 7e 4

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées700 m northwest, in Paris 8e 5

AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris3.1 km southeast, in Paris 4e 6

AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile1.5 km northwest, in Paris 8e 7

AttractionPalais de l'Élysée500 m northeast, in Paris 8e 8

AttractionPlace de la Concorde700 m east, in Paris 8e

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Grand Palais, answered

Where is Grand Palais?

Grand Palais is in Paris 8e, in Paris (Île-de-France).

What is Grand Palais?

Museum in Paris, France.

Is Grand Palais a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2000, Mérimée record PA00088877.

How well known is Grand Palais?

Grand Palais has 51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #48 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Grand Palais?

April to October are the warmest months in Paris 8e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Grand Palais?

Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (1.6 km), Musée du Louvre (2 km), Musée d'Orsay (1.3 km) and Avenue des Champs-Élysées (700 m).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Grand Palais: Ștefan Jurcă from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.