Boissière: history and sights
Served by: metro line 6.
Did you know?
Named after an old 'boissière', a term for a wooded area that once occupied this site in the 16th arrondissement before it was urbanised.
Anecdote
Many districts of the 16th arrondissement still carry names recalling vanished woods and farmland.
Around Boissière
- Trocadéro, 450 m away — An esplanade offering one of the finest views of the Eiffel Tower, between the wings of the Palais de Chaillot.
- Musée Guimet, 650 m away — The national museum of Asian arts, home to one of the richest collections outside Asia.
- Palais de Tokyo, 900 m away — A vast space devoted to contemporary creation, one of the largest contemporary art centres in Europe.