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Musee National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet vs Palais Garnier

Both Musee National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet and Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris ranks slightly better than Musee National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet. Palais Garnier - Opera National de Paris scores 88 with praise from 7 publications including Frommer's, Departures and Lonely Planet.

Musee National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet
Musee National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet
8 / 10
6 place d'Iena, 16th arrondissement, Paris
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The outstanding Musée Guimet boasts the western world's biggest collection of Asian art, thanks to the 19th-century wanderings of Lyonnaise industrialist Émile Guimet." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"France’s foremost Asian art museum has a superb collection of sculptures, paintings and religious articles that originated in the vast stretch of land between Afghanistan and Japan." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The «Louvre of Oriental Art» is how the Guimet Museum has been described. It has probably the world's collection of Asiatic art." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"Surrounded by a Japanese garden, the superb neo-Classical Hôtel Heidelbach-Guimet is an annexe of the Musée Guimet." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The «Louvre of Oriental Art» is how the Guimet Museum has been described." Full review
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Palais Garnier
Palais Garnier
8 / 10
8 rue Scribe, Place de l'Opera, 75009 Paris
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Fodor's 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." Full review
Lonely Planet 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." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"During the renovations of Paris in the late 1800s, few monuments constructed could equal the grandeur of the palatial Opera Garnier." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Designed in 1860 by Charles Garnier, the sumptuous façade of this opera house is adorned with numerous sculptures." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The Palais Garnier, the national opera house of Paris, is a magnificent building dripping in ornate details and glittering with gold." Full review
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