Porte Maillot: history and sights
Served by: metro line 1.
Did you know?
Serves the Palais des Congrès, a major conference and events centre, as well as the historic gateway to the Bois de Boulogne on Paris's western edge.
Anecdote
The name 'Maillot' likely comes from an old bowling-style game called 'mail', played in this area under the Ancien Régime.
Around Porte Maillot
- Palais des Congrès, 130 m away — A major conference and events centre, one of the busiest in the capital.
- Bois de Boulogne, 500 m away — A vast 850-hectare wood west of Paris, laid out in the 19th century in the style of London's parks.
- Jardin d'Acclimatation, 850 m away — A famous amusement park and children's zoological garden created in 1860, on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne.