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Musee d'Orsay vs Palais Garnier
Both Musee d'Orsay and Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris are rated very highly by experts. Overall, Musee d'Orsay is preferred by most reviewers compared to Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris. Musee d'Orsay has a TripExpert Score of 96 with recommendations from 11 sources including Concierge, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Musee d'Orsay
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62 rue de Lille, France, 75343 Paris
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"This gorgeously renovated Belle Époque train station displays a world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings on three floors."
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Concierge
"Since opening in 1986, the Musée d'Orsay has become one of the most successful and beloved museums in the world."
Travel + Leisure
"Paris's premier museum of Impressionism."
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Let's Go
"Originally a train station, the museum is fairly large and is best seen over several visits so you don’t become art-ed out."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Since 1986, the huge main hall of the former Orsay railway station has been the home of art collections covering the period 1848 to 1914."
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Palais Garnier
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8 rue Scribe, Place de l'Opera, 75009 Paris
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Fodor's
"Haunt of the Phantom of the Opera and the real-life inspiration for Edgar Degas's dancer paintings, the gorgeous Opéra Garnier is one of two homes of the National Opera of Paris."
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Lonely Planet
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"The layers of myth painted on gradually over the decades have bestowed a particular air of mystery and drama to the Palais Garnier’s ornate interior."
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Travel + Leisure
"During the renovations of Paris in the late 1800s, few monuments constructed could equal the grandeur of the palatial Opera Garnier."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Designed in 1860 by Charles Garnier, the sumptuous façade of this opera house is adorned with numerous sculptures."
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Afar Magazine
"The Palais Garnier, the national opera house of Paris, is a magnificent building dripping in ornate details and glittering with gold."
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