Musée d'Orsay Must-See for Art Lovers, perspective clock window in the museum.

"Must-See for Art Lovers"

Millions of visitors come to see Musée d'Orsay's mammoth collection of French art every year. The building itself, called the Gare d'Orsay, was built as a railway station in 1900 and is a striking Beaux-Arts edifice. At 138 meters long (453 feet) and 32 meters tall (105 feet), the opulent principal gallery on the ground floor is a reminder of the building's history. Among the masterpieces in this gallery are A Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet and The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet. Fans of impressionism should head directly up to the fifth floor, where works by the greatest masters of this genre can be found.

There is an unforgettable perspective clock window in the museum.