Architectural Bourgeois Paris 19th Century

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About this activity

The guide is a historian. He is specialised in the history of the 19th century in Paris. He is passionate about this location of the 8th district, because it's simply beautiful.

With this very experienced guide you will walk through another period of Paris. We surround ourselves with the rich cultural life of the bourgeois – full with architecture, art and nature of the 19th century.

The 19th century of the Belle Epoque (Beautiful era) will come alive in this tour. Including plenty of photo opportunities in the Paris you've never seen before.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 10 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Paris Promenade

Ages: Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–64 years) · Seniors (65–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Galerie Lafayette (during opening hours)

Not included

Not included: Tea and coffee: Coffee and/or Tea
Not included: Private transportation

Itinerary

Parc Monceau

30 min Admission included

We will walk through the park, see ancient colonnade, a bridge, a pyramid, amazing trees. And walk around the parc, passing Hotel Menier, Pagoda of Mr. Loo and hôtel particulier of Camondo. Guide will talk about it.
Statue d'Haussmann

20 min Admission included

We will stand still at the statue of Baron Haussmann, the man who changed the view of Paris forever. Our tour will go through the heart of Haussmannian Paris. including the typical apartment blocks and wide boulevards.
Saint-Augustin Church

20 min Admission included

We will enter the Saint-Augustin Church. A church that has been build in the era of the tour (1860). (By request we can make a detour to pass the location where writer Marcel Proust has lived and written his masterpiece A La Recherche de Temps Perdu.)
Gare St. Lazare

20 min Admission included

We will pass the back side of Gare Saint-Lazare. This is one of the main train station of Paris. Railroad is an important story of this part and period of Paris. The industrialization made many entrepreneurs rich. Mostly they were living exactly in the neighborhood of this walking tour. In front of the station we see a remarkable house: of Le Roi de la Bière, including a restaurant of McDonald!
Printemps

30 min Admission included

We end the tour with a typical phenomenon of the 19th century: les Grand Magasins (The Great Department Stores). We pass Printemps and the guide invite you to a marvellous climax inside Galerie Lafayette!

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

We will meet at metro stop Monceau, line 2. This is next to the entrance of the Monceau park, in particular the low rotonde tower du Parc Monceau (a leftover from an 18th century city wall).