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Frommer's Guide
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GETTING TO KNOW
DINING
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Musée de Baccarat

In a Directoire building that houses Baccarat's headquarters, this museum resembles an ice palace filled with crystal of all shapes and sizes, with some of the most impressive pieces produced by the company through the years. Czars, royalty, and oil-rich sheiks number among the patrons of this prestigious company, established in 1764. At the museum entrance stands "Lady Baccarat," a chandelier in the form and size of a woman.

30 bis rue de Paradis, 10e.Phone: 01-47-70-64-30.Open: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm.Admission 2.50€ adults, 1.75€ students, 1.30€ under age 17/over 60.Métro: Poissonnière or Château d'Eau.


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