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Gros-Caillou, Paris — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Eiffel Tower rises from Gros-Caillou, a quarter of Paris whose parish church, Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou, carries the same name.
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Where to stay in Gros-Caillou
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
A room here is chosen against the Eiffel Tower and the museum row that includes the Musée du quai Branly, the palais de Tokyo and the Guimet Museum. Sight lines decide much. Streets close to the Église Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou keep an ordinary parish quarter behind that frontage.
The Aquarium de Paris and the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine draw a different kind of day out entirely.
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Under the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower stands on Gros-Caillou ground, and the streets tightest to its legs trade quiet for a view that takes no walking at all to reach.Find hotels in Under the Eiffel TowerMuseum days that open at the Musée du quai Branlyquai Branly
The Musée du quai Branly anchors the quai side of Gros-Caillou, so a large collection and its garden sit at the end of the block rather than a métro ride away.Find hotels in quai BranlyStays wanting the parish blocks behind the Eiffel TowerSaint-Pierre parish streets
The Église Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou gives these blocks a working parish centre, and the American Church in Paris stands inside the same quarter.Find hotels in Saint-Pierre parish streetsVisitors working through the Musée de l'Homme and the Guimet MuseumTrocadéro museums
The Musée de l'Homme, the Musée national de la Marine and the Guimet Museum gather at this end of Gros-Caillou, which suits a stay measured out in collections.Find hotels in Trocadéro museumsHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Paris
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Museums & Galleries
4- Musée du quai Branly Heritage
- palais de Tokyo Heritage
- Guimet Museum Heritage
- Musée Clemenceau Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
2- Église Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou Heritage
- American Church in Paris
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Monument to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Heritage
- Château d'Eau
Stadiums & Sports
2- Gymnase Camou
- installation sportive de l'école - collège - lycée l'Alma
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Eiffel Tower Heritage
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About Gros-Caillou
What are the main landmarks in Gros-Caillou?
One tower dominates. The Eiffel Tower stands within Gros-Caillou, and the Musée du quai Branly, the palais de Tokyo, the Musée d'art moderne de Paris and the Guimet Museum follow it. The Musée de l'Homme, the Musée national de la Marine and the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine share the same quarter.
Churches and monuments fill the gaps. The Église Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou, the American Church in Paris and the Monument to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen all belong here.
What is the history of Gros-Caillou?
Memory is built into the quarter. The Monument to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen stands within Gros-Caillou, and so does the Monument aux combattants polonais pour la défense et la libération de la France. The Musée Clemenceau bears a statesman's name.
Further institutional names attach to the same ground, among them the Musée d'ethnographie du Trocadéro, the Musée des monuments français and the musée national des Travaux publics.
Where is Gros-Caillou?
Gros-Caillou forms a quarter of Paris, its ground running from the foot of the Eiffel Tower to the Trocadéro museums and the palais de Tokyo.
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What is the best area to stay in Gros-Caillou?
Under the Eiffel Tower: Rooms with the Eiffel Tower filling the window. quai Branly: Museum days that open at the Musée du quai Branly. Saint-Pierre parish streets: Stays wanting the parish blocks behind the Eiffel Tower. Trocadéro museums: Visitors working through the Musée de l'Homme and the Guimet Museum.
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Updated October 2026