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A person giving a presentation in front of a crowd with a decorative tiled wall in the background. 1
A luxurious restroom with ornate mirrors, a patterned floor, and a mural of dancers. 2
A bathroom with a sign reading 'AUX BELLES POULES,' featuring mosaic tiles and a large mirror. 3
An audience in a theater with ornate decorations and a stage. 4
A bathroom with a large mirror, blue walls, and a patterned floor. 5
By Aux Belles Poules
Free cancellation available
Price is ฿573 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
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Overview

  • Push the doors of a disappeared Paris by discovering Aux Belles Poules, a real former brothel whose 1920s décor has been exceptionally preserved.

    In this place rarely accessible to the public, its property owner reveals the little-known history of brothels and prostitution in Paris. Far from clichés, discover how they work, their codes, their characters and the realities behind fantasies.

    An unusual cultural experience, in the very heart of a place witness to this history.

Activity location

  • Aux Belles Poules
    • 32 Rue Blondel
    • 75002, Paris, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Aux Belles Poules
    • 32 Rue Blondel
    • 75002, Paris, France

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Paris: the secret history of a former brothel

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • French
Language options: French
Starting time: 16:30
Price details
฿572.99 x 1 Adult฿572.99
Total
Price is ฿572.99
Until Fri, 25 Sep
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Free placement conference
  • Exclusions
    Only the decor remains visible, the old rooms no longer exist.
  • Exclusions
    Photography of projected images, archives and documents is prohibited.
  • Exclusions
    It is strictly forbidden to film or record all or part of the experience.

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Not recommended for children under 15

Activity itinerary

Aux Belles Poules

  • Admission ticket included
Take a seat in the former Aux Belles Poules salon, surrounded by ceramics, erotic frescoes and mosaics listed as Historic Monuments. For an hour, Caroline, the property owner, leads you into a documented and vivid storey. Why were these institutions established? How were they organised? Who were the women who worked there and the men who frequented them? What was the reality of their daily lives? Through archives, historical facts and sometimes surprising anecdotes, the conference traces the evolution of regulated prostitution and reveals a universe far different from that imagined. Comfortably settled, you discover this storey in the very setting where it once took place.

Location

Activity location

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    Aux Belles Poules
    • 32 Rue Blondel
    • 75002, Paris, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Aux Belles Poules
    • 32 Rue Blondel
    • 75002, Paris, France

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