This Cubist-inspired sculpture by Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) holds a boat in its arms, recalling both the Navire des Nautes of Lutetia, symbol of Paris, and the artist's ancestry as heir to a family of wooden barge builders.

Completed in 1902, this church pays tribute to the working class. It is distinguished by the metal structure of its framework, inspired by the example of the Eiffel Tower.

Headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Visits possible.

In spring and summer, a bucolic, leafy lane lined with little houses with colorful doors and shutters, typical of the old village of Plaisance.

Almost as an extension of Rue des Thermopyles, another bucolic little street with small houses flanked by small gardens. At number 19, an astonishing portal by Hungarian-born sculptor Alexandre Mezei.

Designed by Marcel Zielinski, this modernist villa housed the studio of painter Nicolas de Staël, a key figure on the post-war French art scene. His studio was eight meters high.

Opened in 1926 under the name “cité Seurat”, this thoroughfare was conceived as an artists' housing estate, bringing together several studios or townhouses for different artists. At no. 4, the house of painter Jean Lurçat, and at no. 7 bis, the studio home of sculptor Chana Orloff.

This “monument dedicated by the Republic to the glory of French art” is distinguished by its magnificent glass dome and its 240-metre-long nave. Fortunately, Le Corbusier's wish to demolish it in order to build the 20th-century art museum desired by André Malraux was not fulfilled due to the architect's death.

Convinced that art is a vehicle for emancipation and better living together, the Pernod Ricard Foundation aims to promote contemporary artistic creation in all its forms and make it accessible to all, free of charge. She actively contributes to the development of the arts scene in France.