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The Pont de Bir-Hakeim and the 16th arrondissement at night
France / WHERE IT WAS

Paris

See the city in another light.
Rooftops, café windows and the river between scenes. An invitation to wander beyond the frame.

CinemaRooftopsThe Seine
Daniel Vorndran / DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photograph, cropped and graded
859 stories & collections285 unique locations391 World–Place links
Flagship Worlds

Step inside Paris.

Individually designed Worlds with places in Paris. Their pins are on the map below.

More stories in Paris

Explore the wider researched catalogue alongside the curated Worlds. Source notes, historic geography and access restrictions stay with each story.

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859 stories and collections

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Credits

3 Fois Noel: Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 2.0. 3x Noël: Coyau · CC BY-SA 3.0. 7 Steps: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. 8 Rue de l'Humanité: Clem from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0. 9.3bb: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0. 10%/saison 2: Mbzt · CC BY-SA 3.0. 12 Points: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. 13/11: Where It Was / OpenStreetMap contributors · Map design © Where It Was; coordinate data © OpenStreetMap contributors / ODbL. 30 Jours Max: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0. 120 Battements Par Minute: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. 355: Photograph: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0. A D N: Roman SUZUKI · CC BY 3.0. À jamais fidèle: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. A la Joie: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. A Man of Action: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. A Mon Seul Désir: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. A night in Paris with Pauline Ranvier: EliziR · CC BY-SA 3.0. A Nos Ages: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0.

THE CITY THROUGH CULTURE

Find your World.

Movies, television and music. Different ways to discover the same city.

Movies

Television

Music

WAYS INTO THE CITY

Paris
then & now.

From the moments you remember to the places you can explore. Stories to start with.

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Location photographs and labelled neighbourhood imagery; not production stills or matched before-and-after views.

Photography credits

Jeremy Pearson · Public domain · Exact Amélie café exterior; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.

Mike Peel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exact Shakespeare and Company exterior; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.

Moonik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison Gainsbourg entrance; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.

GET YOUR BEARINGS

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Explore Paris on the map.

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LOOK AGAIN AT A FAMILIAR PLACE

Places with stories.

LET THE STORY LEAD

One way through.

BE PART OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

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Paris events ↗︎

Explore venue programmes, screenings and live music connected to the collection.

Connected film Worlds.

Music location collection

Music, in place.

Music videos, cover images and recording history. Each connection links to its source. 2 named locations have supported map pins; locations awaiting coordinates remain below.

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Artistic Palace

Supported named-site pin. Confirm present access before visiting.

1 music connection and sources

Bleibt alles anders

Herbert Grönemeyer · Recording history · Sourced

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2 Rue De Croulebarbe, Paris

Supported named-site pin. Confirm present access before visiting.

1 music connection and sources

Pirates

Rickie Lee Jones · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced

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