Balzac's House – Maison de Balzac

(Last Update: 28.01.2025) If you like French literature or francophone If you come from an educational tradition, I want to introduce you to this article. Maison de Balzac – House of BalzacI think you will be interested in. In fact, this is where Vineyard house in the middle of Paris It may also be interesting for those who want to see an old house in appearance.

Maison de Balzac (meson cum balzac) One of the most important names of French literature The house where Honoré de Balzac lived between 1840 and 1847. 16th, one of the most stylish areas of Paris. boroughOne of my favorite neighborhoods in PassyThis house, located in , is a tiny paradise surrounded by the classical and modern apartment buildings of at least one hundred and fifty years ago, and some of them from the seventies.

Until 150-200 years ago, Passy was a region considered outside Paris. Because at that time, Paris consisted of twelve arrondissement, not twenty as it is today, and Passy was excluded from these arrondissement. Later period Grand Paris Project results borough When its number increased to twenty, Passy became the center of Paris, and while it used to be a place where low-income groups lived, it turned into a rich neighborhood in a short time and still continues to exist as one of the most stylish districts of Paris.

Honoré de Balzac wrote many works in this small house after settling here when Passy was not very popular. The main entrance of this small house consisting of three floors in total 47 Rue Raynouard on. Since Balzac's House is on a slope, when you enter the garden from the main entrance built in 2019, you first go down the stairs (about three floors) and when you look from the garden, the house looks like it is a single storey. First you walk around the garden and you see this little greenery in front of you. Eiffel TowerIt is very enjoyable to see. At the bottom of the garden Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Paris is available. On one side of the garden of Balzac's House Eiffel Toweron one side Turkish flag The pleasure of seeing is different.

When you enter Balzac's House from the entrance in the upper garden, you first come across a small corridor, from there you proceed to the right and enter the first hall. Walking around these rooms, where Honoré Balzac once walked, creates a strange mood. Moreover, being in an old country house in the middle of Paris is a completely different feeling. If you come across the period when periodic exhibitions are held, the halls are decorated accordingly. The most striking of the permanent works is “La Comédie Humaine – The Human Comedy”, consisting of 1829 works written by Balzac between 1850 and 90. There are details from the study published under the title. Note: You can read La Comédie Humaine online from the link at the end of the article.

In the room opposite, dominated by dark colors, mostly burgundy, Honoré de Balzac's desk is available. When you enter this room, it is an interesting feeling to see the desk where Balzac once produced countless works and wrote articles. Although I A Week in Paris If I were to write my book at this table, I would write with my face to the window, not my back. 😉 Also, the carved fireplace with a wooden pediment in the room attracts people's attention. The house is a little small, so I think you'll want to spend the most time in this room. If you like this kind of places Victor Hugo's house, Alexandre Dumas' house one Castle of Monte Cristoand even La Fontaine wrote his books Vaux le Vicomte CastleI recommend you to visit too. Even Jules Verne's house but she is the most beautiful of all AmiensIn , so it's a bit far away.

From here, you turn back and enter the rooms on the side. In the glass room you will reach after the red room, there is the chronology of the Human Comedy, a kind of family tree showing the relationships of the characters in the works, and examples of the lithographs used in the illustrations of these people. If you have read Balzac's books before, you will like this section even more.

Frankly, of the countless works Balzac wrote throughout his life, I only Lily of the valleyI read and also Eugene GrandetI know . Even after Eugenie Grandet, Loire Valley Castles Tour get up while doing it Saumur stretching to the side Saumur CastleI went to see 🙂 After visiting Balzac's House, I realized that I needed to focus more on Balzac. Even though I was not very involved with French literature at the time because I did not receive a francophone education, one becomes more enthusiastic about both reading and writing when visiting the houses of well-known writers.

After this floor is finished, you go down to the next floor. When I first visited Bazac's house, I said,Un Romain Un ExpositionI came across a periodical exhibition titled ". This exhibition includes Balzac's words that I have not heard before, "On a Passion in the Desert” translated as “Une Passion dans le Désert” was about the novel. A Napoleonic soldier lost in the Egyptian desert It was impressive to see the paintings in Balzac's House created under the influence of this novel, which tells his story with a panther he encountered in the desert. Of course, when you go, you may come across another seasonal exhibition and have very different experiences.

After completing this floor, you complete our tour by going up to the upper floor. If we wish, you can visit the upper floor once more. Afterwards, it is interesting to take a tour around the small garden and look at the window in the corner where Balzac's study is located, from this side. There is also a building on the bottom floor, which, as far as I understand, has an entrance from the street below. Balzac Library there is. And just below Musée du Vin – Wine Museum It is located there and as far as I know, there is a secret passage from this house to there, but of course that passage is not open to visitors 😉

Maison de Balzac – House of Bazac Open every day between 10:00 and 18:00, except Mondays and public holidays. Normally Visiting the museum is free, but there may be an entrance fee when there are periodic exhibitions.. For exhibitions, entrance fees and other current details, you can check the official web page link at the end of the article. If you come across the periodic exhibition and do not want to pay, you can visit the small garden for free and see the house from the outside. In fact, without even going down the stairs, you can see both the house below, our Paris Embassy and our Paris Embassy from the upper street. Eiffel TowerYou can see .

To get to Balzac's House by public transport most suitable method M6 metro with line Passy'Come to , then go up the hill to reach the square, turn left from the square, enter Rue Raynouard and go straight ahead. Another option is RER-C Avenue Président Kennedy – Radio France Get off at the station, if you exit from the Radio France side of the station, walk up the hill on the right, take the first right and go straight ahead. After the museum visit, have a pleasant tour in Passy, Café Le PassyA coffee break in, Musée du Vin – Wine MuseumAn interesting tour in Le Petite Ceniturea walk or Bir Hakeim Bridgecross over from Eiffel TowerIt might be nice to walk towards. Swan Island, Trocadero Square, Museum of Architecture Many places such as are waiting for your visit. If you want to see Balzac's grave then too Père Lachaise CemeteryYou will have a good opportunity to make an interesting trip in .

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

Web address: maisondebalzac.paris.fr/en

Address: 47 Rue Raynouard 75016 Paris

Divine Comedy Reading Link: maisondebalzac.paris.fr/vocabulaire/furne/aalphabetique.htm

Homes of Other Famous People:

• Victor Hugo's House
• Edith Piaf's House
• Rodin's House – Musée Rodin
• Rodin's House – Musée Rodin (Meudon)
• Claude Monet's House (Giverny)
• House of Alexandre Dumas – Castle of Monte Cristo
• Vaux le Vicomte Castle, Where La Fontaine Wrote His Books
• Jules Verne's House – Maison de Jules Verne (Amiens)
• House of Leonardo da Vinci – Clos Lucé (Amboise)