Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Poissy, France
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2.3 km
68 m
Explore Poissy 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 PoissySight 1: Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a modernist villa and gatelodge in Poissy, on the outskirts of Paris, France. It was designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, and built between 1928 and 1931 using reinforced concrete.
Sight 2: Maison de Fer
The iron house or metal house of Poissy and sometimes villa of the Maladrerie, is one of the ten iron houses listed in France and built according to the process of stamped sheets of Joseph Danly. Built in 1896, it was occupied until the 1980s. Initially located near the A14 motorway, it was abandoned following expropriation and suffered significant damage before being knocked down by the storm of 1999. It was dismantled in 2016 by the technical services of the city of Poissy and then reassembled in Meissonier Park to install an architecture and heritage interpretation centre within it, inaugurated on 19 September 2020.
Sight 3: Abbaye (ancienne)
The priory of Saint-Louis de Poissy is a former Dominican monastery founded in Poissy (Yvelines) in the 14th century, dependent on the diocese of Chartres and the province of Sens from 1304 to 1622 and which was almost totally destroyed following the French Revolution. Listed as a historical monument in 1933, all that remains is the gatehouse, which now houses the Toy Museum.
Sight 4: Musée du Jouet
The Musée du Jouet – Pierre-Pinel is located in Poissy, in the Yvelines, and is dedicated to children's toys and games.
Sight 5: Hôtel de Ville
Sight 6: Pavillon d'octroi
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