Bécon-les-Bruyères: history and sights
Served by: Transilien L.
Did you know?
The Château de Bécon, once owned notably by Prince Georges Bibesco Stirbey, was razed in the late 1950s; its park on the Seine remains.
Anecdote
Two pavilions from the 1878 World's Fair, the Sweden-Norway one and the India one, were re-erected in the Parc de Bécon.
Around Bécon-les-Bruyères
- Parc de Bécon, 50 m away — A park on the banks of the Seine, a classified site since 13 May 1941, with views over Paris and the Eiffel Tower.
- Musée Roybet Fould, 200 m away — A 'Musée de France' in the 1878 Sweden-Norway pavilion, devoted to Ferdinand Roybet and Consuelo Fould; free admission.
- Pavillon des Indes, 120 m away — A pavilion from the 1878 World's Fair, protected as a historic monument and now an artists' residence.