Folie Saint James, Paris

Name: Folie Saint James
Address: 15 Avenue de Madrid, Paris, France

#761 among attractions in Paris

Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

The Folie St. James was a French landscape garden created between 1777 and 1780 in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine by Claude Baudard de Saint James, the treasurer of the French Navy under Louis XV of France. It was the work of landscape architect François-Joseph Bélanger, who had designed the garden of the Bagatelle for the Comte d'Artois. Saint James instructed Bélanger: "make what you want as long as it's expensive." ()

Local name: Folie Saint-James Elevation: 135 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°52'55"N, 2°15'32"E

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15 Avenue de MadridNeuilly-sur-Seine (Saint-James - Madrid)Paris France

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Folie Saint James – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fondation Louis Vuitton, Jardin d'Acclimatation, Palais des congrès de Paris, Synagogue de Neuilly.

0.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
11 min walk • The Louis Vuitton Foundation, previously Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation, is a French art museum and cultural center sponsored by the group LVMH and its subsidiaries.
~1930 ftSE
Park with rides and activities for kids
Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris
10 min walk • The Jardin d'Acclimatation is a 19-hectare children's amusement park located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, alongside other attractions.
1.1 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Palais des congrès de Paris, Paris
29 min walk • The Palais des congrès de Paris is a concert venue, convention centre and shopping mall at the Porte Maillot in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France.
0.4 miE
Synagogue
Synagogue de Neuilly, Paris
12 min walk • The Synagogue of Neuilly-sur-Seine, located at 12 rue Ancelle, built in 1878, is the oldest synagogue in the Paris suburbs of France.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Fonds national d'art contemporain, Paris
23 min walk • The Fonds national d'art contemporain is a public collection of contemporary art in France. It does not hold exhibitions but acquires and stores works of art that it loans to museums, cultural institutions and temporary exhibitions in France and abroad. It is the largest collection of contemporary art in France.
0.6 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Neuilly, Paris
15 min walk • The château de Neuilly is a former château in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Its estate covered a vast 170-hectare park called "parc de Neuilly" which comprised all of Neuilly that is today to be found between avenue du Roule and the town of Levallois-Perret. The castle was built in 1751, and was largely destroyed in 1848.
0.8 miNW
Park
Tour Majunga, Paris
21 min walk • The Tour Majunga is a skyscraper located in La Défense, near Paris, France. It reached a height of 193.05 m in January 2014 and became the fourth tallest skyscraper in France, after Tour First, Tour Montparnasse and Tour Incity when it was completed.
1.2 miE
Night club, City gate
Porte Maillot, Paris
31 min walk • The Porte Maillot is one of the access points into Paris mentioned in 1860 and one of the ancient city gates in the Thiers wall. It was on the boundary between the 16th and the 17th arrondissements, at the junction of the avenue de la Grande-Armée, the boulevard de l’Amiral-Bruix and the boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr.
1.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Center of New Industries and Technologies, Paris
29 min walk • The Centre of New Industries and Technologies, located in Puteaux, France, is the first building ever to be developed in La Défense, west of Paris, France. It functions as a convention centre, though it also houses shops and offices such as Fnac, ESSEC Business School campus for executive education, as well as a Hilton hotel.
0.7 miNW
Skyscraper
Tour Generali, Boulogne-Billancourt
18 min walk • Tour Generali was a skyscraper planned for construction in the business quarter of La Défense in Courbevoie. The project was officially initiated on 18 October 2006 and is being built for Italian insurance company Assicurazioni Generali.
0.5 miW
Skyscraper
Tour France, Boulogne-Billancourt
14 min walk • Tour France is a residential skyscraper located in La Défense business district and in Puteaux, France, west of Paris. Built in 1973, the tower is one of the tallest residential towers in France, with a height of 126 metres.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Folie Saint James?

Nearby attractions include Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery, Paris (7 min walk), Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris (10 min walk), Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (11 min walk), Synagogue de Neuilly, Paris (12 min walk).

How to get to Folie Saint James by public transport?

The nearest stations to Folie Saint James:

Bus

Maurice Barrès • Lines: 43, 93 (1 min walk)
Rue du Bois de Boulogne • Lines: 43, 93 (5 min walk)

Metro

Pont de Neuilly • Lines: 1 (6 min walk)
Esplanade de La Défense • Lines: 1 (15 min walk)

Train

Maillot (24 min walk)
Avenue Foch (28 min walk)

Tram

Puteaux • Lines: T2 (29 min walk)
La Défense - Grande Arche • Lines: T2 (32 min walk)