#1 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
City Centre Saint Germain en Laye
Saint-Germain-En-Laye
~3.50 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Longchamp Racecourse
Paris
~3.96 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Longchamp Racecourse (French: Hippodrome de Longchamp) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes in the Bois de Boulogne at Paris, France. Built on the banks of the Seine River, it is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tracks and a famous hill that provides a real challenge to competing thoroughbreds. It has several racetracks varying from 1,000 to 4,000 meters in length with 46 different starting posts. The course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the prestigious event attracts the best horses from around the world.
The first-ever race run at Longchamp was on Sunday, April 27, 1857 in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes.
The royal couple joined Prince Jerome Bonaparte and his son Prince Napoleon in the Royal Enclosure alongside the Prince of Nassau, Prince Murat and the Duke of Morny, an avid racegoer. Non-aristocratic members of the upper classes were not permitted into the Royal enclosure and had to be content with watching from their barouche carriages on the lawn.
A number of prominent artists have painted horse racing scenes at Longchamp including the one seen here by Édouard Manet in 1867 and another four years later by Edgar Degas titled Race Horses at Longchamp.
The bonus DVD on the re-release of the U2 album, The Joshua Tree features a concert from the Joshua Tree Tour filmed at Longchamp.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Palace of Versailles
Versailles
~4.09 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, the Île-de-France region of France. In French, it is known as the Château de Versailles.
When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
City Centre Versailles
Versailles
~4.15 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Grande Arche
Paris
~4.74 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Roland Garros Stadium (Stade de Roland Garros)
Boulogne-Billancourt
~4.81 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
City Centre La Defense (17th)
La Defense
~4.86 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Parc des Princes
Paris
~5.12 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Musee Marmottan
Paris
~5.62 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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Musee Marmottan Claude Monet is nestled in on the east side of the Bois de Boulogne, by Ranelagh Park. Housed in a 19th century townhouse, you will find approximately 65 paintings by the great Impressionist. The piece of work which gave the art movement its name, Impression, Soleil Levant, is here, as well as paintings of Rouen Cathedral, Gare St. Lazare, scenes from Giverny, the London Houses of Parliament &, of course, water lilies. Not covered by the Museum Pass, closed Monday. Website: www.marmottan.com. A magnificent gem!
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
City Centre Maisons Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte
~5.82 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Pont Mirabeau
Paris
~6.03 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Trocadero (16)
Paris
~6.03 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
~6.24 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt.
The Bois de Boulogne covers an area of 8.459 km² (3.266 sq. miles, or 2,090 acres), which is 0.05 times larger than Central Park in New York, and 3.3 times larger than Hyde Park in London.
The northern part of the Bois de Boulogne is occupied by the Jardin d'Acclimatation, an amusement park with a ménagerie and other attractions.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Paris Heliport (JDP)
Paris
~6.34 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Passy Cemetery
Paris
~6.42 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Musee de l'Homme
Paris
~6.53 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Musée de l'Homme (French, "Museum of Man") was created in 1937 by Paul Rivet for the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne. It is the descendant of the Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro, founded in 1878. The Musée de l'Homme is a research center under the authority of various ministries, and it groups several entities from the CNRS. The Musée de l'Homme is one of the seven departments of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.
The Musée de l'Homme occupies most of the Passy wing of the Palais de Chaillot in the 16th arrondissement. Part of its exhibition will eventually be transferred to the Quai Branly museum.
Due to renovation, the museum will be closed from the end of March 2009 until 2012. The total amount of money appropriated for the renovation process is 52 million Euros
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Paris Congress Expo
Paris
~6.54 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Palais de Chaillot
Paris
~6.55 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Pont de Bir Hakeim
Paris
~6.60 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Pont d'Iena
Paris
~6.78 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Eiffel Tower (7th)
Paris
~6.86 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, [tu? ?f?l]) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris, is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completion until 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New York City. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, behind the Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004. And while the Eiffel Tower is a steel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend either on stairs or lifts to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is only accessible by lift. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France. The tower is a featured part of the backdrop in literally scores of movies that take place in Paris. Its iconic status is so established that it even serves as a symbol for the entire nation of France, such as when it was used as the logo for the French bid to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Paris Versailles Expo (15th)
Paris
~6.87 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Arc de Triomphe (8th)
Paris
~6.89 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Champs de Mars
Paris
~6.90 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Champ de Mars (French pronunciation: [??~ d? ma?s]) is a large public green-space in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius of Rome. Champ de Mars means "Field of Mars", after Mars the god of war. It was named for its original use of military drills. It was the site of Expositions Universelles in 1867, 1878 and 1889.
The nearest Métro stations are Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel and École Militaire.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Paris
~6.97 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is an art museum in Paris dedicated to the arts of the 20th century (48°51'50?N 2°17'50?E). It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th district of Paris.
It is located in the Palais de Tokyo constructed for the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937, the museum was inaugurated in 1961. The museum collections include over 8000 works illustrating various trends of the art of the twentieth century. Exhibitions on the major movements and artists highlights from the European scene of the twentieth century but also monographic and thematic exhibitions present the main trends of today's art.
The museum collections include, among others, works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Georges Rouault, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Francis Picabia, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio de Chirico, Kees van Dongen, Pierre Bonnard, Chaïm Soutine, André Derain, Suzanne Valadon, Maurice Utrillo, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, František Kupka, Juan Gris, Hans Bellmer, Jean Fautrier, Jean Arp, Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein, Pierre Soulages...
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Montparnasse (train) (15)
Paris
~6.98 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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The Gare Montparnasse is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris, located in the Montparnasse area, in the XIVe arrondissement. The station was opened in 1840, and rebuilt completely in 1969. A steam train crashed through the station in 1895; there is a well-known photograph of the event, and full scale reproductions outside a museum chain in South America.
The station is used for the intercity TGV trains to destinations in the west and south-west of France including Tours, Bordeaux, Rennes and Nantes. Additionally, it is served by several suburban and regional services on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse routes. There is also a metro station, and a high-speed moving walkway.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Lido
Paris
~7.17 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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50 triumphant years and still the latest thing!
Can the Lido de Paris still be described as a "cabaret" ? To ensure perfect visibility for everyone in the audience, the 1150-seat panoramic theater has been designed without columns. A single 45-meter prestressed concrete beam provides the necessary long-bearing support. A giant elevator allows the orchestra section, where 300 guests dine, to sink 80 centimeters into the floor to further improve visibility. And yet, despite all its feats of technology and international status, the Lido still retains its soul - a uniquely Parisian spirit of refinement which carries its great tradition with panache. Your desire for enchantment is fulfilled 365 days a year at the Lido de Paris.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Pont d'Alma
Paris
~7.18 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Paris Sewer Museum
Paris
~7.24 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Bougival Paris
Asnieres sur Seine
Asnieres
~7.42 miles from Bougival Paris city center
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