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La Cité de la Mode et du Design

Les Docks

Part gallery - part restaurant - part nightclub, La Cite (Les Docks) is a modern building that is instantly recognisable due to being draped on one side with a large neon green shell covering the stairwells and roof the building. Roughly translated in English as The City of Fashion and Design, this is a trendy spot at the weekends and is used for event like Paris Design Week. The restaurant in the building is open all year round.

Address: 34 quai d'Austerlitz
Getting there: nearest station is Gare d'Austerlitz. Paris Gare de Lyon is just across the bridge though
Hours: Mon Thu 11:00-19:00, Wed Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat Sun 10:00-20:00
Website: citemodedesign.fr (opens in a new tab)

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