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Walk 77 – Cirque d’Hiver
Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione110 Rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France Built in 1852 by architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Paris’ Cirque d’Hiver was opened by Emperor Napoleon III on 11th December 1852 as the Cirque Napoléon. The distinctive icosagon landmark has hosted equestrian shows, acrobatics, and later cinema and concerts over the years. During the 1960s the Cirque…
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Walk 76 – Square Dominique-Bernard
Jean Dif (Poete)22 Rue du Grand Prieuré, 75011 Paris, France With a reputation as an unconventional author, Jean Dif’s poetry style and subject matter was romantic, surrealist, realistic, and even classical too. The critics’ described his debut poetry collection, Chansons du Souvenir Futur (1953), as moving from the brilliant to the banal, from the confused…
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Walk 75 – Ménilmontant
Musée Edith Piaf5 Rue Camille Crespin du Gast, 75011 Paris, France Édith Piaf’s heartbreakingly expressive voice, passionate performances and turbulent life made her an international star and national icon. Born into poverty, she was abandoned by her mother and briefly raised in a brothel. Starting as a street singer, her small stature earned her the…
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Art Nouveau buildings by Hector Guimard – Things to do in the 16th arrondissement
The highest concentration of Hector Guimard’s building are in the 16th arrondissement. Guimard (1867-1942) was a French architect, designer, and a prominent figure in the Art Nouveau movement. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as…
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Chaillot Théâtre national de la Danse – Things to do in the 16th arrondissement
The Théâtre National de Chaillot is a theatre located in the Palais de Chaillot at 1, place du Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Close by the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro Gardens—the Théâtre de Chaillot is among the largest concert halls in Paris. It has long been synonymous with popular theatre and is…
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Maison de la Radio et de la Musique / Radio France – Things to do in the 16th arrondissement
Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, nicknamed “maison ronde” is the headquarters of Radio France. Built in the shape of huge ring 500 metres in circumference, with a central utility tower, the building houses the administrative offices, broadcasting studios, and performance spaces for all of Radio France’s national stations and its four permanent…
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Auteuil Hippodrome – Things to do in the 16th arrondissement
It is the centre of jump racing in France and where the nine Group 1 hurdle and steeple chase races that take place on French soil are held. Located on the metro line 10 (Porte d’Auteuil), Auteuil racecourse is a perfectly manicured 33-hectare site set in the leafy 16th arrondissement. On a sunny spring day, and…
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La Maison La Roche (Le Corbusier) – Things to do in the 16th arrondissement
I visited the stylish La Maison La Roche, designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret in 1923–1925. I booked the first slot at 10am, and was so fortunate that I was the only one in the whole building for the first 30-40mins. It was really peaceful, and beautiful watching the trees and the…
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Maison de Balzac – Things to do in the 16th arrondissement
Descending the stairs of the Rue Raynouard entrance I found myself wandering through the lush garden of the Maison de Balzac, the former home of French novelist Honoré de Balzac. The little bungalow, a museum now, was where he lived from 1840 to 1847. Amongst the original manuscripts and sculptures of the great man it…
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