The passer-through-walls

Le Passe-Muraille, an unusual statue of Montmartre

On Place Marcel Aymé, in Montmartre, a statue seems to emerge from a wall: it is Le Passe-Muraille. The Paris audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this astonishing work, a tribute to a character of French literature.

The man who walked through walls

Installed on Place Marcel Aymé, in Montmartre, the statue of Le Passe-Muraille pays tribute to the famous short story by the writer Marcel Aymé, who imagined a man able to walk through walls. The work represents a character frozen in mid-passage through the wall, as if emerged from the story. Unusual and poetic, it is one of the most surprising and endearing statues of the hill.

What to see

You admire the statue of the character emerging from the wall, on Place Marcel Aymé, a tribute to the short story by Marcel Aymé. Unusual and poetic, the work amuses and intrigues passers-by. It is an original and photogenic stop, in the heart of Montmartre, to be discovered during the walk.

Practical information

Le Passe-Muraille lies on Place Marcel Aymé, in Montmartre, in the eighteenth arrondissement, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible at all times, with no ticket office, and on the level. The place is discovered during a walk in the district.

What does the statue of Le Passe-Muraille represent?

A character emerging from a wall, in tribute to the short story by the writer Marcel Aymé, on the square of the same name in Montmartre.

Where is Le Passe-Muraille?

On Place Marcel Aymé, in Montmartre, in the eighteenth arrondissement of Paris.