The history, great and small, of the 8 most important monuments of Paris.

Various themes…
NOTRE DAME : Would you like to know how Victor Hugo saved the Cathedral ? A story intertwined with the history of France – the restoration of the building – Victor Hugo's novel – "reading" the facade…
L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE : the epic of its construction. The significance of the sculptures ornamenting it – the great events of its history – the Place de l'Etoile and Baron Haussman…
ST GERMAIN DES PRÉS : become a true "germanopratin"
Les 2 Magots, literary café – the existentialists—the Church St Germain – the revolution of the Wallace fountains…
LA TOUR EIFFEL : the Lady of Iron in person brings you into her confidence. Her measurements – her fine guests – her construction and the polemic which ensued – the rescue of the Tower…
THE PYRAMID AND THE GRAND LOUVRE PROJECT : when architecture becomes a work of art. The Louvre, fortress, prison, palace, and finally museum…
LE SACRÉ CŒUR : the secrets of the Butte. The sacred vow – the Paris Commune – the quarries on the Butte – the incredible construction…
BEAUBOURG : History and reasons for the architectural success and the colors of the Georges Pompidou Centre…
BRANLY MUSEUM : With the creation of the Quai Branly Museum Paris has been endowed with a new monument and a garden unlike any other.

… and these encounters
The window-washer of the Louvre pyramid, a café waiter in St Germain des Prés,
a master mason at the Cathedral. The Eiffel Tower in person, Victor Hugo, The Communards, Renzo Piano, Georges Pompidou, Jean Nouvel...

8 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music, period recordings from Radio France…
Audio directions guide you along the circuit and from one stage to the next by Metro.