Overlooking the Trocadéro gardens and the Seine, in the east wing of the majestic Palais de Chaillot, the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine has been, since its opening in 2007, the world's largest museum dedicated to architecture. With 22,000 m² of cultural spaces, it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year who come to explore a thousand years of French and international architecture.
The cast gallery brings together full-scale reproductions of architectural masterpieces from the 12th to the 16th century: Gothic cathedral portals, Romanesque capitals, ribbed vaults. The mural painting and stained glass gallery reproduces Romanesque and medieval frescoes with striking fidelity, while the modern and contemporary architecture gallery traces the evolution of building from the 19th century to the present day.
In 2025, the Cité de l'Architecture celebrates 100 years of the Art Deco movement with a major retrospective exhibition scheduled from October 2025 to March 2026 — a happy coincidence with the aesthetic of Maison Boissière itself, whose interiors draw on this same stylistic lineage. The institution is also participating in Art Basel Paris 2025, with two contemporary art exhibitions presented simultaneously.
The museum terrace offers one of the most spectacular views of the Eiffel Tower and Champ-de-Mars, ideal for a pause between galleries. A café-restaurant allows guests to have lunch or a drink while contemplating this unique landscape. For Maison Boissière residents, the Cité de l'Architecture is accessible in eight minutes on foot via Avenue Kléber.
