Heritage Days 2024: a visit to the Tour Jean-Sans-Peur

For the 40th edition of Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days)the capital offers a variety of events for every taste and interest! If you are a fan of machines, you should head to the Eiffel Tower. Would you like to learn more about horses? You will find what you are looking for in Versailles! Most free Visits, take advantage of the weekend of 21 and 22 September 2024 throughout the Ile-de-France region.

For fans of the middle Agesgo to Tour Jean-Sans-Peur in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris for a dive into medieval Paris. Built at the height of the Hundred Years' WarIt is one of the last completely preserved testimonies of the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in ParisIts magnificent staircase, crowned by a carved vault unique in France, and its five floors make it an exceptional place to (re)discover the Middle Ages. An experience all the more unique as relics from this bygone era are relatively rare in the capital. The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) are the perfect opportunity to explore this relatively unknown Parisian monument!

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The program of the Journées du Patrimoine 2024 at the Tour Jean-Sans-Peur in Paris

• Visit the Middle Ages in the heart of Paris: discover the Jean-sans-Peur Tower, the last vestige of the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy.
  21 and 22 September

  A short and beautiful visit to the Tour Jean sans Peur by Ateepix (2022)
  On September 21 and 22, 2024, discover the Tour Jean sans Peur, a medieval jewel in the heart of Paris and the only remaining part of the great palace of the Dukes of Burgundy.
  Built between 1409 and 1411 for the Duke of Burgundy, Jean sans Peur, the tower bears the name of its patron, a powerful prince who wanted to turn his seizure of power over the king into stone. To this end, he had a very high tower built, accessed by a large princely staircase and topped with a carved vault that is unique in France.
  During these European Heritage Days, the Jean sans Peur Tower team welcomes you and gives you all the keys you need to understand the monument!
  The visit is free (for a contribution of €2.50 per person) and includes access to the entire tower and its permanent exhibition on history, architecture and everyday life in the late Middle Ages, as well as to the exhibitions on the Saint-Jacques Tower and the School in the Middle Ages (exhibitions extended until January 5, 2025).
  Access to the entire monument, including the rooms for temporary exhibitions (Ecole au Moyen Âge, Tour Saint Jacques), is limited to 1 hour and 40 people at a time.
  Permanent exhibition translated into English, tower presentation available in 12 languages ​​(English, German, Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Greek, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Hungarian, Korean).