Panoramic view from the Victor Hugo car park

The panoramic view from the Victor-Hugo car park, in Bordeaux

The Victor-Hugo car park holds a surprise in Bordeaux: an unusual work of art and a panoramic view over the town. The Bordeaux audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this unexpected place, where a car seems to threaten to fall from the wall.

The embedded car and the unusual panorama

Here is a place to say the least unexpected: a simple car park, which however holds two surprises. The first is an original and amusing work of art: a fine old car, a Jaguar for connoisseurs, seems embedded in the wall of the building and threatening to fall on the road. The effect is striking and unusual, and makes the passers-by smile who discover this offbeat installation. The second surprise is found at the top of the car park: from its upper levels, you enjoy a fine panoramic view over the roofs of Bordeaux and the town, a little-known and free viewpoint, far from the crowds. Original and unexpected, this unusual place mixes urban art and panorama, and offers another way to discover Bordeaux, at the bend of a place that you would not have imagined.

What to see

Here you discover the unusual work of art of a fine old car seeming embedded in the wall and threatening to fall, and you enjoy, from the upper levels of the car park, a fine little-known and free panoramic view over the roofs of Bordeaux. This unusual place mixes urban art and panorama. It is an original stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Victor-Hugo car park lies in the heart of Bordeaux, reachable on foot. The work of art is visible from the street; access to the upper levels offering the view follows the car park's own conditions, which vary. You discover the installation during a walk in the centre.

What is unusual at the Victor-Hugo car park in Bordeaux?

An original work of art: a fine old car, a Jaguar, that seems embedded in the wall and threatening to fall; from the upper levels, you also enjoy a fine little-known panoramic view over the roofs of Bordeaux.

Where is this panoramic view in Bordeaux?

At the Victor-Hugo car park, in the heart of Bordeaux, in France.