Exploring the Paris district where the Statue of Liberty was built

About this episode

This episode explores the 17th arrondissement of Paris, highlighting its historical significance and notable locations.

New episode: Let's take a deeper dive into the 17th arrondissement of Paris. You've hopefully already heard the previous episode, where Tom Vickers shared his thoughts on the 17th Kingdom. In this brand new episode, I kept exploring the 17th with my wife (and our new intern Victoria Hughes). Relevant places to find: Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner 43 avenue de Villiers, 75017 A beautiful 19th-century townhouse museum dedicated to the dreamy, atmospheric paintings of Alsatian artist Jean-Jacques Henner (1829–1905), tucked into the elegant Plaine Monceau neighbourhood. www.musee-henner.fr Claude Debussy & the 17th Debussy lived in the 17th for many years and composed some of his most celebrated works here, including Pelléas et Mélisande and Clair de Lune. The neighbourhood honoured him with both a street and a conservatoire bearing his name. 25 Rue de Chazelles: Where the Statue of Liberty Was Built The workshop where Bartholdi and Eiffel assembled the Statue of Liberty before shipping it to New York. 25 rue de Chazelles, 75017 Inform Café A top specialty coffee shop and brunch spot with two locations in the 17th, one of them inside the striking Cité de l'Économie building (11…

People in this episode

Host: Oliver Gee

Topics covered

• Paris
• travel
• Statue of Liberty
• 17th arrondissement
• art
• history

Keywords

• Statue of Liberty
• 17th arrondissement
• Claude Debussy
• Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner
• Paris travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner

Places: 17th arrondissement of Paris, Plaine Monceau, 25 Rue de Chazelles, Cité de l'Économie, Batignolles, Parc Martin Luther

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