Le mur des je t'aime

About this audio guide

This guide to Le mur des je t'aime in Montmartre follows Frédéric Baron, who in 1997 asked his brother to write "I love you" in his own language, then a neighbor, then another, until three years and hundreds of languages later this mosaic opened in the Square Jehan Rictus. You'll hear about calligrapher Claire Kito, who hand-painted every declaration onto glazed lava tiles, and the scattered red fragments hidden among the blue. Look for a script you recognize, and one you don't.