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Palace of Discovery

The Palace of Discovery is a science museum and cultural centre in the west wing of the Grand Palais, in Paris's 8th arrondissement. Founded in 1937 by Nobel laureate Jean Perrin, it occupies 25,000 m² and holds permanent exhibitions on mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology and biology, with interactive experiments and talks by lecturers. It includes a Zeiss planetarium with a 15-metre dome and a circular room known as the 'pi room', on whose ceiling 707 digits of the number π are inscribed. The museum receives 600,000 visitors a year and has been part of Universcience since 2010. Currently undergoing renovation, its activities continue at Les Étincelles, in the 15th arrondissement, with more than 100 exhibits and planetarium sessions. It is due to reopen in March 2027 at its home in the Grand Palais.

Things to do at Palace of Discovery: 1 missions

• View the pi roomView the circular room known as the pi room and the 707 digits of the number π inscribed on its wall.

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Source: palais-decouverte.fr