Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches
| Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| Seat | Paris |
| Branch | Tourism |
| Website | http://www.bateaux-mouches.fr |
| As of June 23, 2014 | |
The Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches is a French company that operates passenger ships in Paris for sightseeing tours. These ships are called "Bateaux-Mouches".
Jean Bruel (1917–2003), the company's founder, bought an old passenger ship built for the 1867 World's Fair in 1950 . Together with the writer Robert Escarpit , he invented the legend that the Bateaux-Mouches were invented by Jean-Sébastien Mouche .
The term "bateau-mouche" described in the 19th century by a propeller driven small boats that were used for the carriage of goods or passengers on rivers or canals. Their concept was developed in a workshop in the La Mouche district of Lyon , which explains the name of these ships. Since 1867 passenger traffic was carried out on the Seine in Paris with "Bateaux-Mouches".
The company registered the name “Bateaux Mouches” as a trademark in 1950 and has been the owner of the trademark since then. The ships used are not a uniform type of ship , but due to their design, they can all be maneuvered relatively easily on the Seine despite their size. They have a free upper deck and a closed, heated and air-conditioned main deck. During night trips, the sights are illuminated from the boat.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Bateau-Mouche in: Didier Janssoone: L'Histoire des chemins e fer pour les Nuls . Éditions First, Paris 2015, ISBN 978-2-7540-5928-2 , pp. 26 .