Musée Grévin - Forum des Halles
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The Musée Grévin - Forum des Halles is a wax museum
located in the Forum des Halles, level 1, in the Ier arrondissement
at 1 Rue Pierre Lescot, Paris
, France
. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The museum is an annex of its famous parent company, the Musée Grévin
, and devoted to life in the Belle Époque
(1885-1900). It features 21 animated scenes with sound effects.
Wax museum
A wax museum or waxworks consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses....
located in the Forum des Halles, level 1, in the Ier arrondissement
Ier arrondissement
The 1st arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.Situated principally on the right bank of the River Seine, it also includes the west end of the Île de la Cité...
at 1 Rue Pierre Lescot, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The museum is an annex of its famous parent company, the Musée Grévin
Musée Grévin
The Musée Grévin is a waxwork museum in Paris located on the Grands Boulevards in the IXe arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine, at 10, Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged....
, and devoted to life in the Belle Époque
Belle Époque
The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the era of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, it was a period characterised by optimism and new technological and medical...
(1885-1900). It features 21 animated scenes with sound effects.