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The Arc de Triomphe and the Upper Champs-Élysées
At the foot of the Arc you search among hundreds of generals for the one who's missing, Victor Hugo's father, and hear about the night Hugo himself lay beneath the vault.
Memory and the Wounds of the 20th Century in Paris: audio walks
What does Paris remember of its wars and persecutions?
6 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksTwentieth-century wars and persecution left places in Paris that call for a different kind of attention. This theme connects remembrance and urban space through particular episodes, without reducing them to one narrative. The walks help you follow what happened, who was affected and how the city has chosen to remember people and events.
In “Belleville, from the Boulevard”: The vanished street of Perec's childhood and Piaf's plaque let you view Belleville through the memory of people who told its stories.
In “The Père-Lachaise of Memory”: After that, the avenue of memory: the night of the Opéra-Comique fire, Piaf beside her daughter, the camp memorials, the Spaniards of Mauthausen.
In “Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées”: At the foot of the Arc you search among hundreds of generals for the one who's missing, Victor Hugo's father, and hear about the night Hugo himself lay beneath the vault.
Choose from 6 independent walks in Paris. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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Belleville, from the Boulevard to the Viewpoint
The vanished street of Perec's childhood and Piaf's plaque let you view Belleville through the memory of people who told its stories.
From the Statue of Liberty to the Vel d'Hiv
A month after that battle, two hundred metres away, the French police shut thousands of Jewish families inside a velodrome.
Les Invalides, the Pont Alexandre III and the Palaces of 1900
You'll find out why there's a railway station in the most solemn spot in Paris, what was signed twice in the Clock Room at the Quai d'Orsay, and why the Pont Alexandre III is so low and stands where it does.
The Jewish Marais and its Mansions: from Saint-Gervais to Carnavalet
In the heart of the Pletzl you'll see the synagogue Guimard designed for immigrants from Eastern Europe, the street of 1982, and the school from which 260 children were deported while its headmaster hid families.
The Père-Lachaise of Memory: from Oscar Wilde to the Communards' Wall
After that, the avenue of memory: the night of the Opéra-Comique fire, Piaf beside her daughter, the camp memorials, the Spaniards of Mauthausen.
Paris, before you go
Paris works best a neighbourhood at a time. Combine a walk, a pause and another look: the distances on the map can be deceptive.
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