BnF François-Mitterrand
The national library's four open-book glass towers around a sunken forest, by Dominique Perrault (1996) — exhibitions, reading rooms, the Salle Ovale and a belvedere. The anchor of Paris Rive Gauche.
- 🏛️TypeNational library · architecture (1996)
- 📍AddressQuai François Mauriac, 75013 Paris
- 🎟️AdmissionReading library around €5 · free spaces & exhibitions vary
- 🕑Opening hours
- 🚇AccessMétro Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand (14) or Quai de la Gare (6) — a few minutes' walk
- 🗺️NearbyLes Docks, the Piscine Joséphine-Baker and the street art of Paris Rive Gauche are all alongside.
Where it is — and what's around
BnF François-Mitterrand (pulsing marker) at the centre. Toggle the filters to show the heritage, restaurants and activities of the 13th — and the hotels around.