![]() The baths are visible from the nearby streets This view is from Boulevard Saint-Germain. Parts have been restored. The glass in the windows of the frigidarium is not original. |
![]() Other parts of the baths have neither been restored nor incorporated into the museum. The site has been tidied up and the fence keeps out the tourists. |
![]() I entered the museum through the courtyard of the 15th century hôtel. It was founded as a town house for the abbot of Cluny (a Benedictine monastery) and is a great example of late medieval architecture. |
![]() A closer look at the mansion's roofline. More gargoyles! (Required by law, it seems.) |
![]() Part of the museum incorporates the Roman ruins such as this wall behind a display of architectural capitals. |
![]() The medieval panels on the Roman wall are an interesting contrast. |
![]() Capital Dragons. |
![]() Capital Griffins. |
![]() A medieval tapestry about the harvesting grapes and making wine. |
![]() A tactile model of the tapestry Les Vendanges. They weren't numerous, but I saw models like this at locations around the city. |
![]() The ceiling of the abbot's private chapel. |
![]() A unicorn's horn. OK, a narwhal's horn. |