Heritage Days 2023: unusual tours of the former Babcock factories (93)

How about visiting old factories for the Journées du Patrimoine 2023 ? The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days ) are back on Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17, 2023, in Paris and elsewhere in France. For two days, the most curious can push open the doors of must-see places, historic monuments, major institutions, churches, numerous museums, châteaux and even hidden spots !

If you're a fan of unusual outings, here's a plan you won't want to miss! To mark the 40th Journées du Patrimoine, the former Babcock & Wilcox factories are opening their doors to you for free tours !

Located in the heart of La Courneuve, this industrial site with its monumental architecture is rarely open to the public. In 1898, the French company Babcock & Wilcox was founded in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 1900, the Babcock boiler won the grand prize at the Exposition Universelle. In 1930, the company became France's leading manufacturer of industrial boilers. After many successful years, the site finally closed its doors in 2012.

Since then, the site has been taken over by numerous street artists and rehabilitated as a " Fabrique des cultures ", described as a unique living space drawing on the site's memory, and combining a major cultural and leisure facility with housing designed to meet new lifestyles. It is now a perfect example of the challenges of reconverting an industrial site.

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For the Journées du Patrimoine 2023, come and discover the Babcock & Wilcox industrial site and its urban art trail free of charge. Two guides will be on hand to answer your questions.

Heritage Days 2023 at the former Babcock factories

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Heritage Days 2023: must-see tours in Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) program in Seine-Saint-Denis on September 16 and 17, 2023. The 93 département opens the doors of its century-old factories and buildings. [Read more]

Happy Heritage Days in Seine-Saint-Denis!