In Paris today, you are not likely to see the king of performers-the tightrope walker. Some of the most famous tightrope walkers of the most famous tightrope walkers of the past have been French. And they have done some dramatic walks in Paris. In 1972, for example, Philippe Petit walked between the towers of Notre Dame (with no safety net). But back then, people worried less about safety. Something like that would probably not be allowed today.