8 years
Exploring Paris through the 19th Century
Place Gaillon - 75002
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Qu'est ce qu'on fait pendant Exploring Paris through the 19th Century?
Guided walk in a typical Parisian neighborhood.
You will discover an emblematic district of Paris: St-Lazarre. During this guided walkt, participants will discover the huge transformation that St-Lazarre has known since the 19th Century and the Industrial Revolution. You will also stop in the heart of Parisian shopping area.
An educational visit to discover Paris under the 19th century influence.
The guide will share stories and fun facts of this mythical district and talk about many artists such as Emile Zola, Monet, Caillebotte...
Good to know
- Meeting point at Place Gaillion, at the crossing of Rue de la Michodière and Rue Saint-Augustin
- A professional and fully licensed private guide
- Free-time to stop in a shopping center
Pourquoi on aime Exploring Paris through the 19th Century ?
A visit adapted for kids to make them discover an important district in Paris while learning so many things and sharing an exclusive experience.
How do we get there?
Place Gaillon - 75002Place Gaillon
Paris, 75002
Lines 3, 7, 8, station Opéra
Line 3, station Bourse
Lines 7, 14, station Pyramide
Bus 29
Qu'est ce qu'on fait après Exploring Paris through the 19th Century ?
Passage Puteaux
33, rue de l’Arcade – 18, rue Pasquier, 75008, Paris
Opened in 1839, the Puteaux crossing was built near the future Saint Lazare station, which was supposed to be built at Tronchet Street. It is the work of Louis Puteaux who builds several buildings there. It is the shortest passage in Paris. Its decoration is simple but neat, with pilasters delimiting six bays. Under the simple glass roof with two slopes, there are still some moldings and capitals chipped. It houses a bistro-cellar with a terrace.
Pâtisserie-Chocolaterie Pierre Marcolini
35 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009, Paris
Pierre Marcolini is a pastry chef-chocolatier and Belgian entrepreneur. Winner of the World Pastry Cup in 1995 and the European Pastry Cup in 200, he has been at the head of his own house since 1994. He is one of the few artisans to work chocolate from the bean to the tablet in Europe. A true pastry-chocolate where the art of the handmade!
Chapelle Expiatoire
29 rue Pasquier, 75008, Paris
A memorial monument: The Expiatory Chapelle rises to the site where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were buried in 1793, after having been guillotined on the Place de la Revolution (now Place de la Concorde). Its construction was decided in 1815 by Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI. The Chapelle is built in 1826. It is in the current square of Louis XVI.