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Place des Vosges
Where: 3th/4th Arrondissement
Métro: Bastille, Chemin Vert, Saint Paul
A Bit of History
Paris' original attempt at urban planning, the Place des Vosges is now its oldest square.
The square symmetry of the square, with its ground floor arcade, consists of 39 (some
say 36)
houses - each made of red brick with stone facings. Its construction was under
Henri IV from 1605 - 1612. The site was originally occupied by the
Hôtel des Tournelles.
The project was probably designed by Baptiste du Cerceau, and originally named
the Place Royale. The king's and queens pavillions were the center south and
north gateways respectively. The square acquired its present name in 1799 when
the Department of the Vosges (near the southwestern German border) was the
first to pay its taxes associated with particular military campaigns of that time.
Several of its houses have their own particular histories, and among these
are the Hôtel de Chaulnes (number 9), the Academy of Architecture;
the Hôtel de la Rivière (number 14) whose ceilings by Lebrun
are now in the Musée Carnavalet;
number 1 bis where Mme de Sevigné was born;
number 11 occupied from 1639-1648 by the courtesan Marion Delorme;
number 17, former residence of Bossuet;
number 21 where Richelieu lived from 1615 - 1627, and
number 6 - now a museum:
Maison de Victor Hugo.
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2.
1. The arcade goes around the entire square at street level. Many restaurants,
art galleries now make their home in what in another century, private residences.
2. The King's Pavillion is the southern gateway to the square.
3.
3. Panorama of the square (collage).
A large version of the panorama is
also available.
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