Contemporary Paris Tour

Contemporary

PARIS

Although Paris is more of a historical city, efforts have been made in recent years to keep the city relevant with controversial projects (the Louvre and des Halles) that have transformed the city and its peripherique into a brutalist-Contemporary utopia — so get ready to explore the futuristic side of Paris.

Time period: 1989-now

Movie/book: Les Miserables (2019)/The New Paris by Lindsey Tramuta

Soundtrack: Alizee/Daft Punk’s music

Fashion: be yourself with something colorful and geometric

Budget:

Satellite image of Paris taken from Google Maps

The tour would take you to the outskirts of Paris looking for some contemporary masterpieces and to the center of the city to check out some controversial buildings. The area is characterized by futuristic skyscrapers, mid modern sculptures and museums with weird shapes. You can either do this tour in a quick mode which means just looking at the buildings from the outside or the slow mode which is going inside the museums and checking out the exhibitions; if you wake up early and go to bed till late, you could do it. The tour suggest visiting La Villete to check out the contemporary architecture plus a picnic in the park in the morning; 2 museums by renowned contemporary architects plus a mall in the afternoon; and a sculpture/architecture walking tour around La Defense at night.