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In the footsteps of the Beatles tries to list all the places still existing which saw pass the famous musical group, not only, since the birth of each member until 1970, date of their final disunity but also the places specific to John Lennon after this separation.
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England
Liverpool
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For information on how to get to and get around Liverpool, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
To see
- 1 Mathew street – This is the street that traces the history of pop in Liverpool, there are statues, pubs, clubs and concert halls.
- 2 John Lennon Statue 5 Mathew Street visible at all times. free. – The work of Arthur Dooley, this sculpture is, apart from John's hairstyle, a perfect reproduction of the photo taken in Hamburg in 1961 in the Wohlwillstrasse.
- 3 Cavern Club 10 Mathew Street Sun.- sea. : 10 h - 23 h 45, Game.- sat. : 10 h - 2 h. free admission. – (inside the club). Identical reproduction of the legendary club where the Beatles performed about 300 times between and . The historic club was demolished in 1973 and re-established in 1983 across the street on the same street.
- 4 Beatles Street 15 Mathew Street visible at all times. free. – Work of Arthur Dooley, this composition entitled Beatles Street is an allegory to the glory of Fabs oven
- 5 Statue of Cilla Black 8 Mathew Street visible at all times. free. –
- 6 The Grapes 25 Mathew Street Mon.- Sun. : 12 h - 2 h. free at the entrance. – (1 step at the entrance). The pub where the Beatles would go for a drink before and after their performances at the Cavern Club. Inside, the corner where they used to sit is dedicated to them. At the time, The Gapes could serve alcohol unlike the Cavern Club.
- Beatles Statue 31 Mathew Street (facade of The Beatles Shop) visible at all times. free. – Statuary group above the entrance to the store. Installed in 1984 and the work of David Hughes, it is the group's oldest sculpture in Liverpool.
- 7 Beatles Statue Mathew Street and Harrington Street (in the Cavern Walk Shopping Center) free. –
- 8 Beatles statues North John Street visible at all times. free. – 4 Beatles statues on theentablature from the ground floor of the Central Building. Left (corner of Mathew Street) John Lennon, follow Paul MacCartney, George Harrison and finally, at the corner of Harington Street, Ringo Starr.
- 9 Statue of Eleonor Rigby Stanley street visible at all times. free. –
- 10 Philips recording studio (Philips Recording Studio) 38 Kesington exterior visible at all times. free. – Studio where The Quarrymen recorded their first simple double sided the before John, Paul and George formed The beatles.
- 11 The Jacaranda 21-23 Slater Street Mon.- sea. : 10 h - 2 h, Game.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h. free at the entrance. – (Terrace), (1 indoor step through the left entrance). The Beatles often played here. Allan Williams, the boss of the place, was their first manager. the murals of Stuart sutcliffe, the band's bassist in 1960 and 1961, can still be seen on the basement walls.
- 12 Blue angel 108 Steel Street Mon. : 23 h - 6 h, Fri.- sat. : 23 h - 6 h. free admission. – Club where the Beatles auditioned which resulted from their first tour which took place from 3 to in Scotland.
- 13 Liverpool College of Art 68 Hope Street exterior visible at all times. – School of the arts where John Lennon entered in 1957, befriended Stuart sutcliffe and get to know Cynthia powell, who was in the same class in the arts and letters section as him. An unruly student, John will be expelled from school before the end of the school year.
- 14 Liverpool Institute Mount street exterior visible at all times. – School attended by Paul McCartney from 1953 and by George Harrison from 1954. It is in this school that they will become friends. Closed in 1985, the school was reopened in 1996 thanks to Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty under the name of Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
- 15 Ye Cracke 13 Rice Street Mon.- Sun. : 12 h - 23 h. free admission. – (outside), (2 high steps at the entrance). Pub frequented by Stuart sutcliffe, John Lennon and his new girlfriend Cynthia powell when they frequented the Liverpool College of Art.
- 16 European Peace Monument (European Peace Monument) Chavasse Park visible at all times. free. – The monument was inaugurated by Julian and Cynthia lennon the to celebrate what could have been the celebration of the 70e John Lennon's birthday.
- 17 Beatles story (The Beatles Story) Albert Dock and Pier Head, L3 4AD (Bus no 4, 4A stop "Salthouse Quay") from to : Mon.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h, from to : Mon.- Sun. : 9 h - 19 h. over 15 years: 17 GBP, senior and student: 13 GBP, child between 5 and 15 years old: 10 GBP. – (if the elevator at the entrance works). The Beatles Museum
- 18 Beatles Statue Pier head (Bus no 101, CBT, LFC Brunswick Street stop) visible at all times. free. –
- 19 Penny lane accessible at all times. free. – The famous street mentioned in the eponymous Beatles song, there is nothing very special to see except that it is the childhood district of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
- 20 Dovedale School Herondale Road exterior visible at all times. – John Lennon and George Harrison's primary and, in part, secondary school. Given the age difference between the two, even if they certainly knew each other by sight, they did not hang out there.
- 21 Quarry Bank High School for Boys (Calderstones School) 24 Harthill Road exterior visible at all times. – High school attended by John Lennon between 1952 and 1957. It was at this time that he trained in the group of The Quarrymen whose name derives from part of the name of the school.
- 22 John Lennon Nursery Home 9 Newcastle Road exterior visible at all times. – After being born in Maternity Hospital, John Lennon lived here his first 5 years before moving to noto 251 de la Menlove Avenue.
- 23 Abbey Cinerama Theater Church Road North – Cinema frequented by John and George during their youth. John talks about it explicitly in the first version of the song. In My Life. Currently it is a food store
- 24 Strawberry field Beaconsfield Road accessible at all times. free. – The gate of the Strawberry Field orphanage mentioned in the song Strawberry Fields Forever written by John Lennon. This grid is an exact reproduction fashioned by artist Jim Bennett, the original is in the museum Beatles story. After more than a hundred years of existence, the orphanage was closed in 2005 and demolished in 2019; only the grid remains.
- 25 John Lennon childhood home (Mendips) 251 Menlove Avenue exterior visible at all times. free. – House where John Lennon lived between his 5 and 20 years.
- 26 Tomb of Eleanor Rigby Church Road (in the side cemetery of "Saint Peter's Church") free. – 1D aisle 3e right row, 4e grave.
- 27 Simon Peter Center Church Road (this is the building at the back in the courtyard) exterior visible if the grille is open. – The parish celebration hall where John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met on . On the wall, a commemorative plaque of the event.
- 28 George Harrison's second childhood home 25 Upton Green exterior visible at all times. free. – House where George Harrison and his family lived from 1950.
- 29 Allerton Cemetery (Allerton Cemetery) Woolton Road free.
- Grave of Julia Lennon (section 38, graves 805) – John Lennon's mother's grave with only inscription « mummy, john, victoria, julia, jackie ».
- 30 Tomb of Cilla Black (Roman Catholic Section, Route 13, Grave 493A) – Four quotes are inscribed on the funerary slab, the first is an extract from the song Step Inside Love written by Paul McCartney for Cilla Black.
- Grave of Brian Epstein Jewish Cemetery, Springwood Avenue (Section A, grave H12) –
- 31 Paul McCartney childhood home 20 Forthlin Road exterior visible at all times. free. –
- 32 George Harrison Birth and Childhood Home 12 Arnold Grove exterior visible at all times. free. – House where George Harrison was born and lived until 1950.
- 33 Grave of Stuart Sutcliffe Stanley road (Huyton Parish Church Cemetery) –
- 34 Grave of Mary McCartney Finch Lane (Yewtree Cemetery, section 3a, grave 276) – Paul's mum's grave does not have a gravestone, it is to the left of the gravestone cross of Lawrence Mary Elizabeth
- 35 The Cashba Coffee Club 8 Hayman's Green Mon.- Sun. : 10 h - 17 h. free admission. – (outside), (interior). The Quarrymen opened the club on and performed there several times until , the integration of Pete Best, the son of the owner of the Cashba Coffee Club, as drummer and the creation of the group The Beatles. You should know that the interior paintings are still the same as those of 1959 and that they were made by members of the Quarrymen. It was, among other things, John Lennon who made most of the ceilings.
- 36 Ringo Starr's birthplace 9 Madryn Street exterior visible at all times. free. – House where Ringo Starr was born and lived his first six years.
- 37 Ringo Starr's childhood home 10 Admiral Grove exterior visible at all times. free. – House where Ringo Starr lived between 1946 and 1963, except for one year in 1953 when he was a resident of Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital following pleurisy.
Do
- 1 Magical Mystery Tour ticket office: 32 Gower Street (in the Anchor Courtyard - Bus no 4, 4A stop "Salthouse Quay"), 44 151 7039100 Mon.- Sun. : 9 h 30 - 16 h 30. 19,95 GBP. – Bus excursion from 2 h to the main places frequented by the Beatles
- The Beatles Fab Four Taxi Tour Pick-up from anywhere in the city center as agreed when booking by phone, 44 151 6012111 1er departure is at 9 h and the latest return time is 19 h. from 55 GBP. – Personalized taxi excursions (5 people maximum per taxi) to places related to the Beatles varying between 2 h and 5 h
To buy
- 1 The Fab4 Store Gower Street, 44 151 7056621 Mon.- Sun. : 9 h - 19 h 30. free admission. – The shop of Beatles story. CDs, vinyls, T-shirts, etc.
- 2 The Beatles Shop 31 Mathew Street, 44 151 2368066 Mon.- Fri. : 9 h 30 - 17 h 30, sat. : 9 h - 18 h, Sun. : 10 h 30 - 16 h. – Real Alibaba cave concerning the Beatles. Periodically, auction sale of items that belonged to one of the Beatles.
- 3 The Gallery 37 North John Street, 44 151 2031340 Mon.- sat. : 9 h - 18 h (19 h the sat.), Sun. : 10 h 30 - 18 h. – CDs, vinyls, T-shirts, posters, etc.
Have a drink / Go out
- 1 Cavern Pub 5 Mathew Street Mon.- sea. : 11 h - 0 h, Game. : 11 h - 1 h, Fri.- sat. : 11 h - 2 h, Sun. : 11 h - 1 h.
- 2 Cavern Club 10 Mathew Street, 44 151 2361964 Sun.- sea. : 10 h - 23 h 45, Game.- sat. : 10 h - 2 h. –
- The Grapes 25 Mathew Street Mon.- Sun. : 12 h - 2 h. – (1 step at the entrance).
- The Jacaranda 21-23 Slater Street, 44 151 7082942 Mon.- sea. : 10 h - 2 h, Game.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h. – (Terrace), (1 indoor step through the left entrance).
- 3 Ye Cracke 13 Rice Street, 44 151 7094171 Mon.- Sun. : 12 h - 23 h (the Fri. until midnight). – (2 high steps at the entrance).
- 4 The Cashba Coffee Club 8 Hayman's Green, 44 151 2803519 Mon.- Sun. : 10 h - 17 h. –
London
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For information on how to get to London, see the "To go Of this article. For the means of getting around, see the section "Circulate »Of this article but also that of the articles on Westminster, Soho and Camden.
To see
In the neighborhood of Westminster :
- 38 Abbey Road (Bus Transport for London no 139, 189 Abbey Road Studios Grove End Road stop - stop R or stop "Hall Road" - stop S ) accessible at all times. free. – The famous pedestrian crossing of the album cover Abbey Road
- 39 Abbey Road Studios 3 Abbey Road (Bus Transport for London no 139, 189 Abbey Road Studios Grove End Road stop - stop R or stop "Hall Road" - stop S ) exterior visible at all times. – (outside). Formerly EMI studio where many groups and artists, including The beatles from 1962 to 1969, recorded and continue to record.
- 40 Paul McCartney House 7 Cavendish Avenue (Bus Transport for London no 46, 187 “Cavendish Avenue” stop - stop E or stop "Circus Road Wellington Road" - stop D ) exterior visible if the gate is open. – Paul McCartney lived here permanently between 1966 and 1968. The unoccupied but fully equipped house still belongs to him. So hopefully ...
- 41 Marylebone Station Melcombe Place (Metro Marylebone ) accessible at all times. free. – It's certain Boston place, the street to the left of the station, that the film begins A Hard Day's Night where we see John, George and Ringo being chased by a horde of fans then rushing into the train station where we can see Paul sitting on a bench with a fake beard. The places have hardly changed since the filming of the film in 1964 except for the telephone booths which no longer exist. To relive the scene, click below
- 42 Beatles House 57 Green Street (Metro Marbel Arch) – House where the 4 musicians occupied an apartment in the fall of 1963. It is the only London home that was ever occupied by the 4 Beatles at the same time.
- 43 Paul McCartney House 57 Wimpole Street (Clarkes bus coaches no 88, 453, N18 stop "New Cavendish Street" ) exterior visible at all times. – House where lived, between 1964 and 1966, Paul McCartney and Jane asher during their romance. It is also here, in an attic room, that Paul composed Yesterday.
- 44 Ringo Starr's House 34 Montagu Square (Clarkes bus coaches no 2, 74, N74 stop “Dorset Street” - stop R) exterior visible at all times. – House bought in 1965 by Ringo Starr who lived there only a few months before renting it out to friends such as, among others, Paul McCartney, in Jimi Hendrix, To Cynthia powell (for 3 months in 1968) or to Lilian Powell, Cynthia's mother, but also to John Lennon who occupied it with Yoko Ono also in 1968 after Cynthia's departure. This is also where John and Yoko were arrested on for possession of cannabis resin seeds.
- 45 Brian Epstein House 24 Chapel Street (Greenline bus no 755, 757, 758 Grosvenor Place Hyde Park Corner stop - stop 12) Exterior visible at all times. – House occupied by the Beatles' talent agent Brian epstein Between and his death on .
- Masons Yard (Clarkes bus coaches no 6, 9, 14, 19, 38, N9, N19, N38, N97 stop "Old Bond Street Royal Academy" - stop G or stop L)
- 46 Indica Gallery 6 Mansons Yard – Art gallery where John Lennon, coming out of the pub The Scotch of St. James, met for the first time Yoko Ono the during an exhibition of the latter's works.
- 47 The Scotch of St. James 13 Mansons Yard – Pub which often received the Beatles nighttime visit and where Paul McCartney first met Stevie Wonder the and or Jimi Hendrix gave his first musical performance outside the United States on either the same evening of his arrival in England. Closed between 1980 and 2012, it is now an upscale nightclub where fashion shows by stylists like those of Stella mccartney.
- 48 Bag O 'Nails 9 Kingly Street (Clarkes bus coaches no 88, 94, 159, 453, N3, N109, N136 stop "Conduit Street Hamleys Toy Store" - stop T ) Exterior visible at all times.. – Pub where Paul McCartney and Linda eastman met on for the first time at a concert by Georgie fame. Closed between and , the place is now called The Court has become a private club.
In the neighborhood of Soho :
- 49 Trident Studios 17 St Anne's Court (Clarkes bus coaches no 55, 73, 98, 398, N8, N25, N55, N73, N98, N207 stop "Oxford Street Soho Street" - stop YB ) Exterior visible at all times. – Now CCTV's television studios, this is where the Beatles recorded the album Hey jude as well as several pieces of theWhite album. It is also here that David Bowie recorded several songs including the entire album Hunky dory. But, also, some French-speaking singers like Véronique Sanson, Gilbert Montagné or Nino Ferrer for his song South (original version of South).
In the neighborhood of Camden :
- 50 British Library 96 Euston Road (subwaysHammersmith & CityKing's Cross St. Pancras), 44 1937 546060 Mon.- Game. : 9 h 30 - 20 h, Fri. : 9 h 30 - 18 h, sat. : 9 h 30 - 17 h, Sun. : 11 h - 17 h. free. – free. The bookstore has many manuscripts of each of the Beatles, some of which are on display in the manuscript room. Cafeteria and restaurant.
To buy
- 4 London Beatles Store 231/233 Baker Street (subwaysHammersmith & CityBaker street), 44 20 79354464, e-mail : [email protected] – (2 small steps at the entrance).
- 5 His master voice (HMV) 363-367 Oxford Street (subways Bond street ) Mon.- sat. : 9 h - 21 h 30, Sun. : 12 h - 18 h. –
- 6 British Library store 96 Euston Road (subwaysHammersmith & CityKing's Cross St. Pancras), 44 1937 546060 Mon.- Game. : 9 h 30 - 20 h, Fri. : 9 h 30 - 18 h, sat. : 9 h 30 - 17 h, Sun. : 11 h - 17 h. – free. Reproductions of the Beatles manuscripts in possession of the British Library can be purchased in their store.
Have a drink / Go out
- 5 The Scotch of St. James 13 Masons Yard (Clarkes bus coaches no 6, 9, 14, 19, 38, N9, N19, N38, N97 stop "Old Bond Street Royal Academy" - stop G or stop L), 44 207 9307031 Game.- sat. : 23 h - 6 h. Dear. – (ground floor). Upscale nightclub frequented by many artists.
Weybridge
- 51 John Lennon House (Kenwood) Wood lane hardly visible, even from the road. – House purchased and occupied by John Lennon and his wife Cynthia powell between the and Cynthia's divorce petition
- 52 Ringo Starr's House (Sunny heights) South Road exterior visible at all times. – House bought and occupied by Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen cox between 1965 and 1968.
Esher
- 53 George Harrison House (Kinfauns) 16 Claremont Drive – House hardly visible from the road.
Henley-on-Thames
- 54 George Harrison House (Friar park) Gravel hill entrance gate and caretaker's house visible at all times. – Purchased in 1970, the property of 15 hectares was occupied by George Harrison until his death on . Although stabbed in his property during the night of by an intruder, the park thereof remained accessible to the public during the day until the assassination of John Lennon which prompted George to strengthen his security and prohibit free access to his property.
Coleshill
- 55 George Martin House road B4019 entrance gate visible at all times. – House where lived and died in his sleep during the night of 8 to the producer George martin also nicknamed "The 5e Beatles ".
Germany
Hamburg
« I didn’t grow up in Liverpool. I grew up in Hamburg » ("I grew up in Hamburg, not in Liverpool")
- - John Lennon
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For information on how to get and get around Hamburg, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
To see
In the district ofAltona and Sankt Pauli :
WARNING : • The Große Freiheit, the Reeperbahn and the Davidstraße have kept the same urban functions as in the 1960s, that is to say, activities linked to sex and games of chance. It is therefore not recommended to walk there with children, even during the day. • If you take pictures there, be very discreet, bouncers in nightclubs and theaters are very susceptible. | |
- 56 Kirchherr House Eimsbütteler Straße 45a (Bus no 15 "Schulterblatt") exterior visible at all times. – The family ofAstrid Kirchherr lived at 3e floor of the house. Later, Stuart sutcliffe, who became Astrid's companion, moved there with her until her death from a cerebral hemorrhage on .
- 57 Pacific Hotel Neuer Pferdemarkt 30-31 (Bus no 3, 602 "Neuer Pferdemarkt") exterior visible at all times. – This is where the Beatles stayed during their third and final engagement at the Star-Club from 18 to . It's at the music store Rotthoff, in the same building as the hotel, that the group purchased several instruments and equipment.
- 58 Former Hotel Germania Detlev-Bremer-Straße 8 (Bus no 17 "Paulinenstraße") exterior visible at all times. – This is where the Beatles stayed during their second engagement at the Star-Club from 1er to .
- 59 Rock 'n' Roll Album Wohlwillstraße 22 (1D door of 1D house of Jäger Passage) (Bus no 17 "Paulinenstraße") visible at all times. – It was in 1961 that the photographer Jürgen Vollme took here a photo of John Lennon leaning against the left upright of the front door. This photo will become the cover of John's studio album Rock 'n' roll released in 1975. The john lennon statue in Mathew Street in Liverpool is, except for the hairstyle, identical to the photo, John's attitude and the clothes he wears.
- 60 Old Bambi Kino cinema Paul-Roosen Straße 33 (Bus no 283 "Paul-Roosen Straße") exterior visible at all times. –
- 61 Große Freiheit ( "Hamburg Reeperbahn" station)
- 62 Indra Große Freiheit 64 – It is the first club where the Beatles of the to , the date on which the club was closed by the authorities for nighttime noise.
- 63 Kaiserkeller Große Freiheit 36
- 64 Star-Club Große Freiheit 39 – (3 steps from the entrance porch to the courtyard). The Beatles performed there many times in 1962, including when the club opened on . Close it , the club becomes a pornographic theater until 1980 or the building is abandoned then the prey of a fire in 1987. The only memory of the Star-Club is the commemorative plaque, showing the names of all the artists who performed there, left in the courtyard after the entrance porch.
- 65 Gretel & Alfons Große Freiheit 29 Mon.- Sun. : 18 h - 8 h. free admission. – (1 step at the entrance). Café frequented by the Beatles as well as other artists for its more relaxing atmosphere compared to other places in the Sankt Pauli district. Paul McCartney returned there during his concert in 1989.
- 66 Beatles-Platz ( "Hamburg Reeperbahn" station) accessible at all times. free. –
- 67 Top Ten Club Reeperbahn 136 ( "Hamburg Reeperbahn" station) – Became the Moondoo
- 68 Davidwache Police Station Spielbudenplatz 31 (Bus no 36, 37, 111, 601, 609, 688 "Davidstraße") exterior visible at all times. –
- 69 Cuneo Davidstrasse 11 (Bus no 36, 37, 111, 601, 609, 688 "Davidstraße") Mon.- sat. : 178 h 45 - 0 h 30. – (outside), (2 steps at the entrance). Although preferring drinking places to restaurants, The Beatles came to eat here several times during their various stays in Hamburg.
Do
- Beatles-Tour Große Freiheit 39 Game.- Sun. : 17 h - 18 h 20. 19,5 € (booking online only). – Guided tour, in German or English, of the mythical places frequented by the Beatles. See you at 16 h 55 in front of the old one Star-Club (currently on Rock Cafe).
To buy
- Rotthoff Neuer Pferdemarkt 30 (Bus no 3, 602 “Neuer Pferdemarkt”. In the same building as thePacific hotel), 49 40 4300996 Mon.- Fri. : 11 h - 13 h 30 and15 h - 19 h, sat. : 11 h - 14 h. – The legendary musical instrument store that sold several instruments and equipment to the Beatles. Sale of new and retro instruments.
Eat
- Cuneo Davidstrasse 11 (Bus no 36, 37, 111, 601, 609, 688 "Davidstraße"), 49 40 312580 Mon.- sat. : 178 h 45 - 0 h 30. main course: approximately 18 €. – Italian food.
Have a drink / Go out
- Gretel & Alfons Große Freiheit 29 ( "Hamburg Reeperbahn" station), 49 40 313491 Mon.- Sun. : 18 h - 8 h. – (1 step at the entrance). Beer bar, snacks. Small terrace on the sidewalk.
- 6 Kemps' Mittelweg 27 (Bus no 109, 605 "Böttgerstraße"), 49 40 444512 – English pub with catering and terrace. It is run by Gibson Kemp who replaced Rigo Starr when the latter left the group. Rory Storm and The Hurricanes for that of the Beatles. Gibson Kemp is also the husband ofAstrid Kirchherr who made the first famous pictures of the Beatles when she was the companion of Stuart sutcliffe.
Housing
- Pacific Hotel Neuer Pferdemarkt 30-31 (Bus no 3, 602 "Neuer Pferdemarkt"), 49 40 4395095, e-mail : [email protected] room available from 14 h, to be released before 11 h. double room between 70 € and 90 € breakfast included, children under 6: free. – free. (in public rooms) among the languages spoken. Single, double and triple rooms. Bar. Car park (6 € per day). Animals not accepted.
Halle-sur-Saale
- 70 Beatles Museum (Beatles Museum) Alter Markt 12, 49 345 2903900 Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h. adult : 6,5 €, under 17: 3,5 €. – Founded in 1989 in Cologne, the museum was moved, for lack of space, here in 2000. Souvenir shop and cafeteria.
France
The EMI Pathé-Marconi studios where the , the Beatles recorded Can't Buy Me Love and which were located at no 62 rue de Sèvre in Boulogne-Billancourt were destroyed in the late 1990s and replaced by a group of residential buildings and a supermarket. This place of memory having disappeared, it is therefore useless to go there.
Paris
For information on how to get to and get around Paris, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article. For information on how to get to and get around the 9e arrondissement (Olympia hall), see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article and for the 8e arrondissement (hotel George-V), see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
- 71 Olympia 28 boulevard des Capucines
- 72 Hotel George-V 31 avenue George-V
Versailles
- 73 UGC Cyrano 7 Rameau Street – Formerly "Cyrano cinema", it is here that the To 21 h and in front 1,367 spectators paying the preview of the Olympia show. Only the sequence where the band sings From Me to You survived from the newsreel filmed that day.
Netherlands
Amsterdam
For information on how to get and get around Amsterdam, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
- 74 NH Collection Hotel Nieuwe Doelenstraat 26 – It is in this hotel, the Doelen Hotel at the time, that the Beatles resided from 5 to and that they appeared on the balcony above the restaurant in front of thousands of fans gathered on the Kloveniersburgwal.
Blokker
- 75 Fruit and vegetable market Veilingweg permanently open. – This is where the group gave, the To 16 h 30 and 22 h his only two concerts on the Batavian soil. Nothing is identical or even resembling more or less to the place in 1964 but a 76 monument recalls their passage in these places.
Alkmaar
- 77 Beatles Museum (Het Beatles Museum) Pettemerstraat 12A, 31 638 305895, e-mail : [email protected] Tue.- sat. : 11 h - 16 h 30, Sun.- Mon. : 12 h - 16 h 30. 5 €. – It is considered the largest museum in the world dedicated to the Beatles.
Hong Kong
For information on how to get to and get around Hong Kong, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
the President Hotel where the Beatles stayed from 8 to and gave their famous press conference there was demolished in 2006 and replaced by the shopping center iSQUARE. the Princess Theater where they gave two concerts on was closed on , demolished and replaced by the hotel Mira Hong Kong
- 78 Lennon Wall (連 儂 牆) Harcourt Road visible at all times. free. – (general view), (stairs). Created by the Umbrella Political Movement (Umbrella Movement ) in 2014, the place became an important center for events such as 2014 and 2019.
Australia
Adelaide
- 79 Centennial Hall
Melbourne
- 80 Festival Hall 300 Dudley Street – From 15 to , the group gave two concerts there every day. The general appearance, inside and out, has hardly changed since its construction in 1956. The building which was almost demolished in has been since , classified as a monument to Heritage Victoria .
Sydney
For information on how to get and get around Sydney, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
- 81 Sheraton Motor Hotel 40 Macleay Street – The group stayed from 17 to in the following no 801, furthest from the street on the left at 8e floor of this hotel. Converted into private apartments, the building has retained, at least on the outside, its exact 1964 appearance.
- 82 Sydney Stadium New South Head Road – The group gave concerts there from 18 to . The stadium was demolished in 1970 to allow the construction of the railway viaduct. The only witness to its past existence is a commemorative plaque in cuproaluminium set in a concrete block located in a meadow under the viaduct to the right of the gas station. The plate informs « this plaque was unveiled by ... to commemorate sydney stadium which was located at this site from 24th august, 1908 to 9th october, 1970 ... 19th december, 1980 »
United States
New York
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For information on how to get and get around New York, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article. For information on how to get to and get around the district of Manhattan, see the sections "To go " and "Circulate Of this article.
To see
In the neighborhood of Manhattan
- 83 Apartment of John Lennon and Yoko Ono 105 Bank Street (busM20stop "Hudson St / Perry St") exterior visible at all times. free. – This is where John Lennon and Yoko Ono occupied a small apartment between and before moving to the Dakota Building.
- 84 Ed Sullivan Theater 1697 Broadway (busM7M104stop "7 Avenue & West 54 St") exterior visible at all times. – It is here that the , The Beatles made the first of their three appearances in the Ed Sullivan Show. The hall, which could only hold 700 spectators, was full while 73 million viewers watched the event on their television sets.
- 85 Plazza Hotel 768 5th Avenue (subways Station "5 Avenue Station" ) exterior visible at all times. free. – It was in this hotel that the Beatles stayed during their New York concerts during the two American tours of 1964 and 1965.
- 86 Dakota Building 1 West 72nd Street (subways 72 Street Station ) exterior visible at all times. – The building where John Lennon and Yoko Ono occupied an apartment between 1975 and 1980 and in front of which John was assassinated on .
- 87 Strawberry Fields Memorial (Imagine Memorial) Central Park, Strawberry Field Drive (subways 72 Street Station ) Mon.- Sun. : 6 h - 1 h. free. – Inauguré le , date à laquelle John Lennon aurait eut 45 ans, le mémorial est fleuri et décoré en permanence et une cérémonie spéciale y est organisée chaque , date anniversaire de la mort de John.
To buy
Have a drink / Go out
Canada
Toronto
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- 88 Maple Leaf Gardens 60 Carlton Street (Trams no 306, 506, 506C arrêt « Carlton St At Church St » ) – 2 concerts des Beatles le et 2 concerts le .
Inde
Muni Ki Reti
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- 89 Ashram de Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Swarg Ashram
Gibraltar
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- 90 Bureau de l'état civil (Civil Status and Registration Office) 3 Secretary's Lane extérieur visible en tout temps, intérieur Mon.- Fri. : 8 h 03 - 15 h. – C'est ici que le John Lennon et Yoko Ono se sont mariés avant de prendre la célèbre photo des jeunes mariés brandissant leur acte de mariage avec le rocher en toile de fond. L'endroit exact de la prise de vue est un lieu inaccessible au public puisqu'il s'agit de la voie de communication « X » de l'aéroport international mais une prise de vue très similaire peut être effectuée, en Espagne, de part et d'autre de l'91 antenne de radio-télévision .
Tchèquie
Prague
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Dans le quartier de Malá Strana
- 92 Mur Lennon (Lennonova zeď) Velkopřevorské náměsti visible en tout temps. gratuit. – Il fût créé peu après l'assassinat de John Lennon le par la jeunesse pragoise en mal de liberté et d'indépendance vis à vis du régime communiste de Gustáv Husák. Maintes fois effacés par la StB, les graffitis réapparaissaient dès la nuit suivante jusqu'à sa destruction, ordonnée par les autorités, en 1989 . Depuis la chute du régime communiste et l'intégration de la Tchéquie dans l'Union européenne, le mur fut reconstruit en 1998 et repris sa fonction de mémorial informel à John Lennon et de lieu de contestation. C'est ce mur qui a inspiré la création de celui de Hong Kong.
Cuba
La Havane
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- 93 Statue de John Lennon Parque John Lennon visible en tout temps. gratuit. – Inaugurée le pour le 20e anniversaire de la mort de John Lennon, la statue en bronze représente John assis sur un banc. Á l'origine, la statue possédait une paire de lunette ronde. Malheureusement, celle-ci a été volée. Cependant, pendant la journée, le garde de sécurité qui surveille la sculpture peut placer à la demande une paire de lunette ronde. Sur le socle, une citation issue de la chanson Imagine traduite en espagnol : « Dirás que soy un soñador pero no soy el único » (« Tu peux dire que je suis un rêveur mais je ne suis pas le seul »).
Islande
Reykjavík
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- 94 Tour Imagine Peace (Friðarsúlan) (sur l'île de Viðey) toutes les nuits entre le et le de chaque année. gratuit. – La tour dédiée à John Lennon se compose de 15 projecteurs avec prismes alimentés par des ampoules au gaz xénon et qui reflètent verticalement une colonne de lumière vers le ciel. Par nuit claire, le faisceau lumineux peut atteindre une altitude de 4 000 mètres. Sur son socle est gravé en 24 langues la mention « imaginez la paix ». Elle fut inaugurée le .
Argentine
Buenos Aires
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- 95 Le musée des Beatles (Museo Beatle) Avenue Corrientes 1660 (entrée par le paseo La Plaza), 54 11 63205314, e-mail : [email protected] Mon.- Fri. : 10 h - 24 h, sat.- dim. : 18 h - 24 h. – Inauguré en 2011 comme une exposition temporaire, c'est devenu le premier musée d'Amérique latine, mais aussi, avec environ 8 500 pièces, un des plus importants au monde, consacré aux Four Fab. Magasin de souvenirs. Bar-restaurant (The cavern clubMon.- dim. : 20 h - 24 h). Bar-terrasse sur le toit (Paul MacCartney's Rooftop).
Pour en savoir plus
Sites web
- (en)The Beatles' England – Description et anecdotes sur les lieux fréquentés par les Beatles à Liverpool, Londres, Hambourg et New-York par un professeur de l’Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
- Yellow-Sub (Toute la vie et l’œuvre des Beatles) – Biographie avec photographies et chronologie, au jour le jour, des activités des Four Fab.
- Bing – Toutes les images concernant les Beatles disponibles sur internet (dont certaines provenant de Wikimedia Commons).
Bibliographie
- The Beatles (trad. de l'anglais par Philippe Paringaux), The Beatles anthology (biographie), Paris, Éditions du Seuil, , 367 p.(ISBN 978-2-0204-1880-5 )(OCLC225983031)
- Michels Mabel et Gaet's, The Beatles en BD (bande dessinée biographique), Rouen, Petit à petit, , 235 p.(ISBN 979-1-0956-7012-4 )(OCLC971579003)
- (en) Paul Saltzman (préf. Stephen Maycock), The Beatles in Rishikesh (biographie), New-York, Viking Studio, , 143 p.(ISBN 978-0-6708-9261-7 )(OCLC45257643)