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8. Musėe du National Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny) - buildings and stonework The Museum of the Medieval Middle Ages
This medieval mansion was completed in 1500 by Jacques d'Amboise, Abbot of Cluny, Bergundy. It now houses one of the world's finest collections of medieval arts and crafts. The museums name comes Pierre de Chalus, Abbot of Cluny in Burgundy, who bought the ruins in 1330.
Sun dial (dated 1674) and exquisite carvings on the original medieval mansion house in the courtyard (see above).
In the museum are 28 heads of the Kings of Judah from excavations in the Rue del la Chausse behind the Opera House.
Medieval tombstones of ? and ? in the museum.
The ruins of Gallo-Roman baths are incorporated into the medieval buildings of Musee de Cluny.
The baths were built about AD 200 and were used for a hundred years before being 'sacked' by 'barbarian' invaders.
* Paris is always packed with tourists, no wonder with so many cheap flights and plenty of budget accommodation in this wonderful compact city. However there is lots of space in parks, historic buildings and museums. There are so many places to visit, mainly on foot and metro, and always the camera on hand. * Paris, the capital of France, like any great city is packed with places of accommodation and tourist attractions to suit all budgets and cultural tastes * page updated Jan 15th 2007 * EMAIL Phil Brown * images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-views-snaps of the buildings, bridges, streets, squares and views of France © Dr W P Brown * Scenes from other cities in Europe: Dublin, Ireland * London, England * York, England for a quick pictorial visit! |
