Paris, Orsay Museum [Musée d'Orsay]

Previously a railway station, the Orsay was saved from demolition and turned into one of the Paris' finest museums.
It is now home for a superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. Most travellers come to see the masterpieces by Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir among others, though these top floor rooms are a bit cramped.
Other key works are found in the airy sculpture gallery on the ground floor, or Rodin sculptures and an Art Nouveau collection on the middle floor.
There's a great view over the river Seine from the open-air terrace and the museum is closed on Mondays.
See also: Louvre and Pompidou Centre pages.

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