Paris Takes to the Air: The Capital’s First Urban Cable Car
19 February 2026
In December, Paris quietly inaugurated something rather extraordinary: its first urban aerial cable car. For a city so often associated with 19th-century boulevards and historic métro lines, the launch of an aerial gondola might sound surprising. Yet at 56Paris, we’re consistently struck by how Paris — and the wider Île-de-France region — continues to modernise, adapt and experiment, often in thoughtful, human-scaled ways. This new cable car is a perfect example.