Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #17 in Paris, France
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13.3 km
243 m
Explore Paris in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in ParisSight 1: Le Zénith Paris - La Villette
The Zénith Paris - La Villette is a concert hall in Paris, located in the Parc de la Villette, in the 19th arrondissement, on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq. It has a maximum capacity of 6,804 seats.
Sight 2: La Bicyclette Ensevelie - La Selle
The buried bicycle is a work of the artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen located in Paris, in France. Installed in 1990 in the Villette Park, it is a monumental sculpture representing disparate elements of a bicycle partially buried in the ground. It is a round-bump and in situ work.
Sight 3: Fontaine aux Lions
The fountain of the Château d'eau, Fontaine de Bondy, or fountain of the Nubian Lions created by the engineer Pierre-Simon Girard was erected, as its name suggests, on the Place du Château-d'Eau, at the beginning of the rue de Bondy, in Paris in 1811.
Wikipedia: Fontaine du Château d'eau (Pierre-Simon Girard) (FR)
Sight 4: Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris
The Cité de la musique is both a public institution in Paris and a group of buildings designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc and inaugurated on 12 January 1995. Located in the Parc de la Villette, it offers a programme ranging from early music to contemporary music, jazz, world music and contemporary music. This program is structured around themes.
Sight 5: Jardin Hérold
The Hérold Garden is a green space located at 11, rue Francis-Ponge or 76, rue du Général-Brunet in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, in the Quartier d'Amérique.
Sight 6: Jardin de la Butte Bergeyre
The Butte-Bergeyre garden is a green space located on the Bergeyre Butte in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, in the combat district. It includes the shared garden of the Bergeyre Butte as well as a small vineyard, the Clos des Chaufourniers.
Sight 7: Boulevard de la Villette
Colonel Fabien is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 10th and 19th arrondissements under the Boulevard de la Vilette.
Sight 8: Halle Secrétan
The Halle Secrétan, also known as the Secrétan market, is a covered market located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Sight 9: Horizons suspendus
Suspended Horizons is a work by French artist Dominique Labauvie, located in Paris, France. Installed in 1997 on the edge of the Bassin de la Villette, it is a monumental sculpture.
Sight 10: Le Faune aux Enfants
The Children's Faun is a statue by Yvonne Serruys dated 1911.
Sight 11: Centre international d’accueil et d’échanges des Récollets
The Couvent des Récollets de Paris is a former Franciscan friary in Paris. It has been a listed monument historique since 1974.
Sight 12: Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini
The Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini Garden is a public garden located in the Saint-Louis Hospital district, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It is home to Le Poireau Agile, the first Parisian shared garden created in a green space.
Sight 13: Jardin Marielle Franco
The Marielle-Franco Garden is a Parisian public garden, located in the 10th arrondissement, overlooking the rue d'Alsace and overlooking the Paris-Est train station, which opens in the summer of 2019.
Sight 14: Maison Fond
Maison fond is a work by Leandro Erlich located in front of the Gare du Nord, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, and inaugurated on October 3, 2015 as part of the Nuit blanche. 6.90 m high, it represents a Parisian building that seems to be melting and aims to raise awareness among passers-by of the effects of global warming and to lead to a reflection on the legacy bequeathed to future generations, the title is a play on words with "my children". The work is inspired by a Directoire-style building located on rue de Grenelle. Maison Fond was dismantled on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The reason given was the poor condition of the structure. The dismantling was carried out in consultation with Leandro Erlich.
Sight 15: La Sainte-Catherine
The Saint Catherine is a group of sculpted subjects by Julien Lorieux, located in the Square Montholon.
Sight 16: Hôtel Bony
The Hôtel Bony is a private mansion located in Paris, France, built in 1826 by the architect Jules de Joly for René Bony, a public works contractor.
Sight 17: Grande Synagogue de la Victoire
The Grand Synagogue of Paris, generally known as Synagogue de la Victoire or Grande Synagogue de la Victoire, is situated at 44, Rue de la Victoire, in the 9th arrondissement. It also serves as the official seat of the chief rabbi of Paris.
Sight 18: Cité ouvrière Napoléon
The Cité Napoléon, located at 58-60 rue de Rochechouart and 25 rue Pétrelle, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, was the first working-class housing estate in Paris.
Sight 19: Le Trianon
Le Trianon is a theatre and concert hall in Paris. It is located at 80, boulevard de Rochechouart, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, at the foot of the hill of Montmartre.
Sight 20: Hôpital Lariboisière
Lariboisière Hospital is a hospital in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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