Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #17 in Paris, France

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 13.3 km
Ascend 250 m
Descend 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 Paris

Sight 1: Le Zénith Paris - La Villette

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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.

Wikipedia: Le Zénith (Paris) (FR), Website

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: La Bicyclette Ensevelie - La Selle

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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.

Wikipedia: La Bicyclette ensevelie (FR)

502 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Fontaine aux Lions

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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)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris

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Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris Cyril Dosnon (BETC) / marque déposée

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.

Wikipedia: Cité de la Musique (FR), Website

943 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Jardin Hérold

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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.

Wikipedia: Jardin Hérold (FR)

1796 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 6: Jardin de la Butte Bergeyre

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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.

Wikipedia: Jardin de la Butte-Bergeyre (FR)

537 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Boulevard de la Villette

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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.

Wikipedia: Colonel Fabien station (EN)

563 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Halle Secrétan

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The Halle Secrétan, also known as the Secrétan market, is a covered market located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.

Wikipedia: Halle Secrétan (FR)

837 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 9: Horizons suspendus

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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.

Wikipedia: Horizons suspendus (FR)

912 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Le Faune aux Enfants

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The Children's Faun is a statue by Yvonne Serruys dated 1911.

Wikipedia: Faune aux enfants (FR)

946 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 11: Centre international d’accueil et d’échanges des Récollets

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The Couvent des Récollets de Paris is a former Franciscan friary in Paris. It has been a listed monument historique since 1974.

Wikipedia: Couvent des Récollets de Paris (EN)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini

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Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna AminiGuilhem Vellut from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini (FR)

682 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Jardin Marielle Franco

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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.

Wikipedia: Jardin Marielle-Franco (FR)

271 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Maison Fond

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Maison FondJeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Maison fond (FR)

884 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 15: La Sainte-Catherine

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The Saint Catherine is a group of sculpted subjects by Julien Lorieux, located in the Square Montholon.

Wikipedia: La Sainte Catherine (FR)

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Hôtel Bony

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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.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Bony (FR)

896 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 17: Grande Synagogue de la Victoire

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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.

Wikipedia: Grand Synagogue of Paris (EN)

1132 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 18: Cité ouvrière Napoléon

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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.

Wikipedia: Cité Napoléon (FR)

471 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: Le Trianon

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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.

Wikipedia: Le Trianon (theatre) (EN), Website

979 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 20: Hôpital Lariboisière

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Lariboisière Hospital is a hospital in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Lariboisière Hospital (EN), Website

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