









Saint-Lazare
Quartier de l'Europe
Claude Monet painted Gare Saint-Lazare a dozen times, and you'll see why. This walking tour explores four 19th-century stations that reshaped Paris, from Saint-Lazare's steam age ironwork to Gare du Nord's triumphal arch facade.
19th-century architecture
train station heritage
urban history tour
cultural walking tour
Tips
🎨Monet painted this station 12 times
⏰see Arman's clock sculpture on the forecourt
🚂oldest Paris station, opened 1837
Saint-Lazare
Quartier de l'Europe










Claude Monet painted Gare Saint-Lazare a dozen times, and you'll see why. This walking tour explores four 19th-century stations that reshaped Paris, from Saint-Lazare's steam age ironwork to Gare du Nord's triumphal arch facade.
19th-century architecture
train station heritage
urban history tour
cultural walking tour
Tips
🎨Monet painted this station 12 times
⏰see Arman's clock sculpture on the forecourt
🚂oldest Paris station, opened 1837