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Things to do in Saint-Cloud

Saint-Cloud is located in Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. Saint-Cloud is located in the west Paris.

1. Église Saint-Cloud

Église Saint-Cloud

Église Saint-Cloud (Church Saint-Cloud) was built in nineteenth century. The first stone of this church was raised by Queen Marie-Antoinette. Church was designed by the architect Lemoine Couzon in a neo-classical style. Saint-Cloud Church is facing the Seine and it is flanked by two towers and preceded by a monumental staircase leading down to the river. It was rebuilt at the expense of Napoleon III and led by Delarue. This time the building was designed in a neo-Gothic style, with three naves flanked by four turrets and with overcoming the porch.

3. Grande cascade

Grande cascade

This large waterfall is the remarkable works of hydraulic. This masterpiece was built at the seventeenth century. It is located in the park of Saint-Cloud. It was built on the order of the king, Philippe d'Orléans by the architect Antoine Le Pautre. In 1698, the architect Hardouin-Mansart added the circular basin, where the water flows from the mouths of monsters and the channel at the bottom. Finally, in the eighteenth century were added two adorning statues, The Seine and Marne, the work of sculptor Adam Lambert Sigisbert.

5. Discobole (Parc de Saint-Cloud)

Discobole (Parc de Saint-Cloud)

Discus Thrower statue in Parc de Saint-Cloud was built of bronze by the Greek sculptor Naucydes in 390 BC. It was bought and positioned in this beautiful landscaped by the Gondi family, owners o Saint-Cloud park in the sixteenth century.

2. Musée de Saint-Cloud

Musée de Saint-Cloud

Musée de Saint-Cloud (Saint Cloud Museum) was built in 1935 by architect Mourot in the neoclassical style. This house is known to the general public for having served as the backdrop for many filmmakers. The treasure of the museum consists mostly of the artifacts of local history. They have engravings, paintings from the nineteenth century, ceramics etc. The reputation of Saint-Cloud porcelain dates from the eighteenth century.

4. Église Notre-Dame-des-Airs

Église Notre-Dame-des-Airs

This Notre Dame church was created in the year 1900 by the architect George Bénézech. The church has the imposing belfry and inside it consists of a rectangular room covered with exposed timbers, followed by a vaulted choir. On the façade stands a bronze statue of three hundred and twenty pounds.

There are traces of settlements in this area from the Roman period. Saint-Cloud is nice town with so many things to do.

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