ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE - PARIS WALK
“The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture”
The Art Nouveau movement blossomed during the “Belle Epoque”. It quickly spread through art, design, jewelry, furniture and even architecture.
The most beautiful metro entrances in Paris in the style of Art Nouveau are the creations of Hector Guimard, an architect whose uncompromised vision was to bring art into people’s lives.
This tour will take you to the “chic” and gorgeous 16th arrondissement where Guimard lived and built superb Art Nouveau townhouses and buildings for people of all social classes.
Through a selection of his creations, you will see the evolution of his unique approach to architecture: from his early experimental years, to his refined and elegant “modern style”, then to the last phase of his career.
You will also see a few examples of Art Déco buildings and learn to identify and differentiate both styles.
Bring a camera and prepare for a feast for the eyes !
LANGUAGE: English (or French upon request)
DURATION: Approx. 2 hours
WALKING DISTANCE: Approx. 3 km / 2miles
FEE & SCHEDULE: At this moment, this tour is only available as a private tour. To schedule your private tour, please reach out using the contact form.
MEETING SPOT: Upon booking, you will receive an automated message with the meeting location (if not, please check junk emails).
Incredible! I loved this tour! Thierry truly knows a lot about what he is talking about and it is a unique tour! You can see that he is truly passionate about what he is talking about as he is ready to answer many questions and is very excited about the topic. I am not an architect but now, upon my return to Moscow, I have discovered some things that have similarities with what I seen in Paris and found out about Parisian influence on my own home town, which is a nice bonus!
Thierry is a very nice guy and takes his time to show and teach you about the buildings and history. We've learned a lot and we had a really nice company of Thierry. It was a great day! Thank you (:
One of my favorite tours during my visit to Paris. Thierry is knowledgable, friendly and happy to answer questions and involve his guests. I HIGHLY recommend his tours!
Magnifique! It exceeded what I had anticipated. I would recommend him as a tour guide for any of his tours—very engaging.
This tour was a highlight of our trip to Paris! Thierry is a true professional who brings his subject matter to life with stories and reference material. I highly recommend this tour to anyone with an interest in learning about architecture, a new neighborhood (16 a), and Parisian history. Very enjoyable experience!
I could do this tour, again! I studied history of art, and I am very familiar with Art Nouveau in Paris, but Thierry discovered me whole new world, so many buildings that I did't know, many fun stories, and informations. I learned much more about Guimard, than I did with my professor of architecture. Thierry is very pleasant and friendly, it was raining when we had tour, but no one didn't mind, coz tour was just amazing ! Don't miss to see what is local Paris, and not touristy one :) Thank you Thierry so much !
It was a very informative tour, and easy to follow even though one is not very knowledgeable in architecture. I would not have been able to find these buildings on my own, nor known so much about the topic.
Fantastic visit to discover a new side of Parisian architecture. If you are interested in art nouveau and Hector Guimard (our French gaudi) this tour is for you. Thierry is super friendly and knowledgeable, it was a pleasure to spend these 2hours together. Highly recommended ! Tour que je recommande à tous les curieux qui ont envie de découvrir une facette différente de Paris avec l'art nouveau ! Thierry vous met tout de suite à l'aise et partage pleins d'anecdotes intéressantes.
J'ai passé un moment d'exception avec Thierry (déjà, il a un chouette prénom). Etant bruxellois et fan d'art nouveau/art déco, j'avais envie de creuser un peu le sujet avec un connaisseur. J'ai trouvé en Thierry (mais quel prénom d'enfer) un spécialiste en la matière, ayant à cœur de partager sa passion avec ses hôtes. Avec des tas d'histoires surprenantes, illustrées par une visite totalement fascinante du 16e arrondissement, et centrée sur les réalisations de Hector Guimard - qui a notamment conçu les fameuses ferronneries des entrées de métro. C'était passionnant ! Thierry (ah oui, en fait, je m'appelle AUSSI Thierry).
Cette expérience était très intéressante et Thierry a beaucoup de connaissance sur le sujet. Je recommande fortement !
Thierry ci ha guidati attraverso un percorso unico e studiato che ci ha fatto apprezzare maggiormente la bellezza della città. Inoltre le sue conoscenze precise dell’argomento ci hanno fatto capire e apprezzare maggiormente la città.
Otroligt intressant och rolig vandring. Jag och min 15-åriga dotter deltog och vi uppskattade båda turen och lärde oss mycket nytt.