On the street level, the converted viaduct features dozens of artisan shops and studios. Large windows allow pedestrians to admire the workmanship of the art restorers, book binders and craftsmen hard at work. Above the viaduct, where railroad tracks once carried commuting Parisians is the Promenade Plantee. Perhaps Paris’ best kept secret, the Promenade Plantee offers one of the most unique walks in the city. Visitors are able to admire both the manicured gardens of the promenade and a view of the city just above its tree tops. Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke walked the garden in the film Before Sunset, capturing the essence of the Promenade Plantee; Intimacy among the trees of Paris.
Of course, New York Habitat has plenty of accommodations in the 11th arrondissement, near the Viaduc des Art.
For example, this 39 sqm studio apartment in Bastille, Bercy – Gare de Lyon – Nation (PA-292) features a courtyard and is just around the corner from the Viaduct. For more room, look no further this stately 2-bedroom rental apartment in the Bastille, Pere Lachaise-Nation district (PA-4147).
Can you name the Paris mayor who initiated the renovations on the Viaduc des Art? Comment below.
If you want to expirence a similar expirence in New York check out the new High-line project designed after the Viaduc des Art.
I love Before sunset, in this movie the character lives in rue des petites écuries and have just seen an apartment which is so nice and located just here : PA-3485. It could be fun to rent the apartment and make the same tour of Paris as they do in the movie !
Was it Jacques Chirac?
Hi Bruno,
You are correct. Jacques Chirac was Paris’ mayor from 1977 to 1995 before becoming President in 1995.
Brian
Before Sunrise and Before Sunset are really nothing special; both are chatty, pretentious films. But I found Julie Delpy’s film 2 Days in Paris to be quite funny. But the Viaduc des Arts and the Promenade are wonderful ideas for those of us who have already went down the well-trodden path.