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Rare opportunity to understand several sites, sometimes famous, with the light of the past and numerous photos and anecdotes which shed light on the darkest period in French history.
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Itinerary
Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeBack to some dramatic anecdotes and daily life under the OccupationFolies Bergere
7 minsAdmission Ticket FreeTestimonies on the intense artistic life under the Occupation: stars, music halls, cinemas ...Passage Verdeau
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe passages keep the atmosphere and the decorations that one could find under the Occupation. Opposite, the building housed a brothel requisitioned by the German army.Hotel Drouot
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeDyrating the Occupation, a considerable number of simple objects and works of art were sold at Drouot. Opportunity to explain the spoliation of Jewish property and the incredible story of a German art dealer working for the Reich.Mairie du 9e arrondissement de Paris
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe town hall will be an opportunity to approach the Resistance, through an employee of the town hall. But also to address the denunciation and the ordinary resistance in France during the warBNP Paribas maison doree
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis ruling will address the role of banks under the occupation. A little before, we will discuss the surprising situation on the Paris stock exchange and also the armistice agreements between France and Germany and the economic as well as political situation which resulted from it.Pathe Opera Premier
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeExample of a cinema requisitioned for German soldiers. Nearby, another building remained famous for having hosted one of the most important exhibitions in Paris, organized by propaganda promoting anti-Semitism.BRED-Banque Populaire - Espace patrimonial
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe Place de l'Opéra is extremely symbolic of the Occupation of Paris. The Kommandantur was there, the Café de la Paix, as well as the Opera, are rich in many anecdotes during this period.Place Vendome
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAfter having discussed the fate of the jewelry stores on rue de la Paix, Place Vendôme will be an opportunity to talk about the Ministry of Justice, occupied by the German army, of one of the very first networks of Resistance, established just opposite , and especially the Ritz hotel, which was a high place of Collaboration and occupation, with many celebrities, who regularly went there.Rue de Castiglione
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeMost of the large hotls housed the headquarters of the German army. Behind the Meurice hotel, we will be able to approach the main characters linked to these places and the battles of the Liberation which ended here.Place de la Concorde
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe Place de la Concore allows you to see the traces of the battles of the Liberation. The memorial plaques are dedicated to the soldiers, resistance fighters or ordinary civilians who took part in them. On the terrace, several photos of the place as of the places which surround it will help to better understand the period but also to return to the fundamental role of several famous people.
What's included
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All buildings visited are free to access
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Location
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7 Rue du Faubourg Montmartre, 75009 Paris, France
Provider
Interkultur Paris