Château d'Eau: history and sights
Served by: metro line 4.
Did you know?
Named after a former water tower that once fed Parisian fountains in the 19th century. The district today is known for its many Afro hair salons, clustered along the street of the same name.
Anecdote
Rue du Château-d'Eau has one of the highest concentrations of Afro hair salons in Europe.
Around Château d'Eau
- Théâtre de la Renaissance, 200 m away — A hall founded in 1838 on the initiative of Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas to champion Romanticism, later run by Sarah Bernhardt from 1893 to 1899.
- Théâtre Antoine, 60 m away — An Italian-style theatre from 1866 where André Antoine revolutionised French staging by founding the Théâtre Libre.
- Porte Saint-Martin, 260 m away — A triumphal arch raised in 1674 to glorify Louis XIV, celebrating his military victories.
- Canal Saint-Martin, 850 m away — A picturesque 19th-century canal, lined with shaded quays and cast-iron footbridges.
- Rue du Château-d'Eau, 160 m away — A street with one of the highest concentrations of Afro hair salons in Europe.
- Passage Brady, 120 m away — Nicknamed Paris's "little Bombay", this 19th-century covered passage is today lined with brightly coloured Indian and Pakistani restaurants.