Gare d'Austerlitz: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 5 and 10, RER C.
Did you know?
One of the oldest major Paris stations, named after Napoleon's 1805 victory. Long the gateway toward southwestern France and Spain, it has been extensively renovated in recent years alongside new riverside neighbourhoods springing up around it.
Anecdote
It's named after the Battle of Austerlitz, one of Napoleon's most famous victories.
Around Gare d'Austerlitz
- Gare d'Austerlitz, 20 m away — A historic station opened in 1840, named after Napoleon's famous 1805 victory.
- Jardin des Plantes, 450 m away — A royal botanical garden founded in 1626, home to tropical greenhouses, a menagerie and a natural history museum.
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 450 m away — A scientific institution founded in 1793, home to vast natural science collections.