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Paris's Fake Buildings (And The Story Behind Them)

Written By The Tim Traveller on Sunday, Feb 09, 2020 | 01:56 PM

 
The beautiful houses at 145 rue la Fayette, 29 rue Quincampoix, and 44 rue d'Aboukir have one thing in common: they're fake. Why does Paris have so many fake façades and what hides behind them? I went on a quest to find out more... INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/the.tim.traveller TWIT - https://twitter.com/TheTimTraveller FACE - https://www.facebook.com/TheTimTraveller/ *** LINKS *** Follow my Fake Facades route on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/JY15BN76MWGDEt8Y6 Explore inside 145 rue la Fayette with Vintage Tran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VetY3uxYbxo (in French, but you don't really need to speak the language) London's Fake Houses by Half-Asleep Chris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAw_BU_Zk4c Secrets of the District Line by Geoff Marshall / Londonist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjMroHF1ZvU&t=220s