The Wall of Love (Le Mur de je t'aime), Paris — Visitor Guide & Things to Do Nearby

The Wall of Love is a public art installation in the small Jehan Rictus garden in Montmartre, where the words "I love you" are written 311 times in more than 250 languages.

Created in 2000 by calligrapher Frederic Baron and mural artist Claire Kito, the wall measures 40 square metres and is made up of 612 tiles of dark blue lava stone. The phrases were collected over years, with Baron asking friends, colleagues, embassy workers, and travellers to contribute the phrase "I love you" in their native language or dialect. The result is a mosaic that includes everything from major world languages to rare dialects and sign language.

Splashes of red scattered across the tiles represent the fragments of a broken heart, symbolising the idea that love is fragile but universal.

The garden is tucked behind the Place des Abbesses, one of the prettiest squares in Montmartre, and the Abbesses metro station, which at 36 metres deep is one of the deepest in Paris. The neighbourhood itself is full of romantic associations, from the Sacre-Coeur basilica to the winding streets that Amelie Poulain made famous on screen.

The wall is free to visit and accessible anytime the garden is open. If you're on a Questo quest through Montmartre, this stop might challenge you to find a specific language or decode a phrase hidden among the 311 declarations.