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Theatre & Decadence in La Nouvelle Athènes
Improbable Walks
English - May 31, 2024 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel travel paris city of light walking armchair tour armchair travel france history storytelling parisian Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: The Passage des Panoramas
In this episode, we visit the "New Athens", a newly-restored neighborhood once inhabited by theatre stars, courtesans, and painters. Find out who Napoleon Bonaparte bought bedroom furniture for, admire some truly lovely 1820s architecture, and admire the decadent visionary artistry of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau. For photos, please check out my website. Thanks as always to Bremner Fletcher for technical expertise and general know-how. The Improbable Walks theme music is performed by David Symons, New Orleans accordionist extraordinaire.