Musée d'Orsay: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
Serves the Musée d'Orsay, housed in a former Belle Époque railway station from 1900 and home to the world's richest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
Anecdote
Gare d'Orsay, too short for modern trains, nearly faced demolition in the 1970s before being saved and turned into a museum, opened in 1986.
Around Musée d'Orsay
- Musée d'Orsay, 40 m away — A former Belle Époque railway station housing the world's richest collection of Impressionist art.
- Jardin des Tuileries, 400 m away — A royal French-style garden created in the 16th century, linking the Louvre to Place de la Concorde.