Discover the best of Paris Art Nouveau architecture in a focused 90-minute walk—from Guimard's wild ironwork to Lavirotte's hallucinatory facades.
This route has 6 stops.
Start at Castel Béranger, Hector Guimard's first major Art Nouveau building (1898). Nicknamed "Castel Dérangé" (Deranged Castle) by Parisians for its wild ironwork, mosaics, and grotesque mascarons.
Discover Immeuble aux Chardons by Charles Klein, entirely decorated with stylized thistles. Every element—balconies, windows, doorframes—features the botanical motif.
Visit Maison La Roche / Fondation Le Corbusier, a prototype of modernism demonstrating Le Corbusier's "Five Points of Architecture" with pilotis, roof garden, and ribbon windows.
See Immeubles Perret on Rue Franklin, pioneering exposed reinforced concrete in residential facades (1903). Elegant sobriety that announced modernism while maintaining classical proportions.
Marvel at Ceramic Hotel by Lavirotte, a three-star hotel with classified Art Nouveau facade entirely covered in flamed stoneware, polychrome sandstone, and glazed bricks.
End at Immeuble Lavirotte, winner of the 1901 Paris Facades Prize. Jules Lavirotte's hallucinatory masterpiece with ceramics by Alexandre Bigot, organic forms, and erotic symbols.