Musée de Cluny

The Musée de Cluny (or the Musée National du Moyen-Age), is set in the Latin Quarter on the left bank. What's all this right/left bank talk. The river Seine runs basically westward through the City of Paris. As you travel with the current the Left bank is where the Latin Quarter (one of the oldest areas) is. The Musee de Cluny contains many religous medival relics. The building is one of the few civic examples lof medival architecture left, dating from around 1334.

La Dame à la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn). This series of tapistries, each containing the lady and the unicorn) reflect the five senses of taste, hearing, sight, smell, and touch. What the last tapestry entitled À Mon Seul Désir (To my only desire) represents is debated. Some feel it represents the sixth sense of understanding, others feel it is a renunciation of the passions aroused by the other senses, and an assertion of free will. There are several historical novels written that refer to the seventh unicorn.

There are many other medival relics in the museum, most of them are of religous nature.

The museum was free for the months of May and June, so it was a bargin. We got the English self guided tour which really helped understand the contents. For 1 Euro, it was a deal.