How the Marais Neighborhood Was Almost Razed, Episode 103
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2016
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Everyone loves the Marais today, but at one point it was on the chopping block in order to build a monstrosity designed by Le Corbusier. This episode is the story of the circumstances that made such a near miss come about.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start this episode about Paris, let me take a second to tell you that I now offer audio |
| 0:06.0 | tours of different Paris neighborhoods via a smartphone app called Voicemap. |
| 0:11.6 | I wish I could show all of my listeners around in person but unfortunately |
| 0:16.5 | there is not enough of me to go around so I hope you'll find taking me around in |
| 0:21.3 | your phone to be an acceptable compromise. |
| 0:24.0 | If you'd like to try a self-guided tour where I show you Paris |
| 0:28.0 | and tell you some amazing stories exactly where they happened, |
| 0:32.0 | download the Voicemap app on your phone |
| 0:35.0 | and look for tours in Paris by Annie Sergeant. |
| 0:39.0 | You can order tours through the app on your phone |
| 0:42.0 | but if you'd like to enjoy a special discount for |
| 0:44.8 | podcast listeners visit join us in France.com forward slash audio tours to order your |
| 0:51.4 | tour activation codes and I'll see you in Paris. |
| 0:57.0 | On today's join us in France, how the Maré neighborhood in Paris almost got raised to make room for a monstrosity. the the way. |
| 1:23.0 | the same. |
| 1:25.0 | the way. |
| 1:26.0 | The way. |
| 1:27.0 | The way. |
| 1:28.0 | The way. The And the Today I'm going to tell you a little bit of a scary story a story of how the city of Paris almost lost a big chunk |
| 1:47.4 | of the Maré neighborhood in the third and fourth Arundism of Paris. |
| 1:56.0 | Okay, join us in France, listeners. |
| 1:58.0 | You have been researching your trip to France. |
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