Built between 1874 and 1877, the fort of Cormeilles-en-Parisis was an important artillery building designed to protect the capital.
Built between 1874 and 1877, the fort of Cormeilles-en-Parisis was an important artillery building designed to protect the capital.
A garrison of over 1,000 men, including 36 officers and accompanied by 14 horses, was established in the fort of Cormeilles-en-Parisis. It was equipped with anti-aircraft guns during the First World War to shoot down the Zeppelins that came to bomb Paris.
Retired from its military function since 1997, it is currently managed by the association “Amis du Fort de Cormeilles” (“Friends of Cormeilles Fort”). This one ensures the safeguarding and the restoration of it. Film shoots and artists’ workshops provide the necessary funds for the maintenance and the various building sites.
The café of Amélie, the mansion of Untouchables, the jazz club of the finale of La La Land, the Hôtel du Nord of the mythical replica of Arletty “Atmosphere”, the cinema of A bout de souffle, the restaurant of Ratatouille, the quays of the Seine of Midnight in Paris, the secret places of the Da Vinci Code, the grocery store of January in La Traversée de Paris , the Bridge of Inception and Peur sur la ville, the addresses of the spectacular scenes of Mission Impossible 6, but also series Call my agent, Gears, Le Bureau des légendes, Sense8, Sex and The City, Gossip Girl…
Etienne Daho’s Café de Flore, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s hotel in Nas in Paris, Serge Gainsbourg’s Poinçonneur des Lilas metro station, Serge Reggiani and Marc Lavoine’s Mirabeau Bridge, Mc Solaar’s Lyon station…
The places evoked in the comics Adèle Blanc-Sec, Largo Winch, Blake and Mortimer, Michel Vaillant…
But also in the novels of Ernest Hemingway, Victor Hugo, Leo Malet, Daniel Pennac, Marc Levy, Guillaume Musso… you’ll find all the must-see places of Parisian Pop Culture in this new guide.
