The Cité de la mode et du design (City of Fashion and Design) is a building located at the site of the old general storehouses on the Quai d'Austerlitz in the

13th arrondissement of Paris The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of Paris. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as ''le treizième'' ("the thirteenth"). The arrondissement is ...

, France. The public opening, originally scheduled for early 2008, took place in 2010. IFM Paris (Institut Français de la Mode) has been located in the building since 2008.''Vogue ''(UK), 21 May 2012
/ref> Art Ludique, a museum of exhibitions of contemporary art in comic books, manga, cinema, live animation and videogames, was also located in the building but left in 2019. Located beside the

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, between the

Gare d'Austerlitz Gare d'Austerlitz ( English: ''Austerlitz station''), officially Paris Austerlitz, is one of the seven large Paris railway terminal stations. The station is located on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13 ...

and the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The (; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites, ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository of all that is published in France. Some of its extensive collections, including bo ...

, The City of Fashion and Design was designed by architects

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and is one of the most remarkable contemporary monuments of Paris with its bold architecture.^{according to?}

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cite de la mode et du design Cultural venues in Paris Buildings and structures in the 13th arrondissement of Paris Office buildings in Paris Tourist attractions in Paris