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ParisMusée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay is located in the once Orsay train station - Gare d'Orsay (It was also known as Gare d'Orléans). It's not as big as the Louvre and that's a good thing, as the Musée d'Orsay's human scale means you can easily visit it in less than a day. The Gare d'Orsay opened in 1900 but by the 1930s became obsolete. It was slated for demolition but was saved in the 1970s and became a historical monument. The Musée d'Orsay opened in 1986.

Musée d'Orsay is on three levels with a large open space and curved roof in the middle plus a few large wall clocks. Reminding the visitor of its roots as a train station. The Musée d'Orsay has the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world.

Good to know: The Musée d'Orsay, as are many museums in Paris, is free the first Sunday of the month. The wait can be long but if you have small children or are disabled it's possible to jump the line and get in faster. There is a special entrance on the right. Check the Musée d'Orsay website (www.musee-orsay.fr) for more information and entrance fees and times.

The Musée d'Orsay is accessed via the RER line C, stop Musée d'Orsay or metro line 12, stop Solférino.

The Paris Pass is good at the Musée d'Orsay.

The Jeune éléphant pris au piège by Emmanuel Fremiet now in front of the Musée d'Orsay was once on the Trocadéro.

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