Monceau: history and sights
Served by: metro line 2.
Did you know?
Serves Parc Monceau, an English-style garden laid out in the late 18th century for the Duke of Chartres, dotted with picturesque follies such as a miniature Egyptian pyramid and ancient-style colonnades.
Anecdote
Parc Monceau was the site of the first successful parachute jump over Paris, by André-Jacques Garnerin in 1797.
Around Monceau
- Parc Monceau, 80 m away — An English-style garden laid out in the 18th century for the Duke of Chartres, dotted with picturesque follies including a miniature pyramid.
- Musée Cernuschi, 350 m away — A museum of Asian arts housed in a 19th-century mansion on the edge of Parc Monceau.
- Musée Nissim de Camondo, 350 m away — An early 20th-century mansion preserved intact, a showcase of refined French art de vivre.