Underground & cool · Free viewpoint · €
Institut du Monde Arabe rooftop terrace
Take the lift to the ninth floor of Jean Nouvel's building — its south wall a grid of 240 photosensitive metal apertures that open and close like camera diaphragms — and walk onto a free terrace facing the apse of Notre-Dame across the Seine.
Free, no museum ticket and no obligation to order at the café. Closed Mondays, and it shuts in bad weather.
Address1 Rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris
Arrondissement5e
Price€ · Free
HoursTue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon
Verified openJune 2026
Websiteimarabe.org/fr/terrasse ↗
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