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Photographs of the Marais: rue François Miron, rue Charlemagne, rue du Prévôt, Hôtel de Sens, rue des Barres, rue du Grenier sur l’Eau, rue de l’Hôtel de Ville, Hôtel Hérouet, rue Vieille du Temple, Place Sainte-Catherine, Impasse du Bœuf; place des Vosges, café Hugo, Queen’s pavilion, rue de Béarn, Square Louis XIII, and rue de Birague. Regardez cette page en français…

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Rue des Barres, behind église Saint-Gervais, a typically medieval street in the Marais.

The intersection of rue des Barres and rue du Grenier sur l’Eau

 The two pigeons were built in 1820 for a hotel named «Au pigeon blanc», above the entrance to what is now the restaurant «Chez Julien», on rue de l’Hôtel de Ville.

Two brass pigeons above a restaurant door on rue de l’Hôtel de Ville
Pink Japanese cherry tree flowers in bloom in a small garden behind rue François Miron.

Cherry blossoms on rue des Barres

 Rue des Barres with église Saint-Gervais in the background, looking towards rue François Miron.

Rue des Barres looking north from rue de l’Hôtel de Ville
As it happens, the bottom two floors, at least, are occupied by an «échangiste» bar, named «Au Pluriel Club».

A medieval house on rue François Miron in the Marais

 The buildings at 19 and 21 rue François a half-hour before sunset.

Building façades on rue François Miron at sunset
Building façades on the east side of rue du Pont Louis-Philippe, between rue François Miron and allée des Justes, lit by the late afternoon sun.

Building façades on rue du Pont Louis-Philippe

 The silhouette of a man walking down the front steps of église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, with the caserne Napoléon seen in the background.

A man walking down the steps of Saint-Gervais church on rue de Brosse
The Crédit Municipal, at 16, rue des Blancs-Manteaux, familiarly known as «Ma tante» (my Aunt), traces its origins to 1777 when it was opened under the orders of patent letters issued by King Louis the 16th. The bank is famous for its «mont-de-piété» operations, where it lends money to people on the value of items deposited.

Le Crédit Municipal de Paris, a bank in the Marais

 Late afternoon winter sun on building façades along rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, between rue du pont-Louis-Philippe and rue Geoffroy-l’Asnier.

Façades along rue de l’Hôtel de Ville
The façade of l’Hôtel de Croisilles at 12, rue du Parc Royal, seen from rue Payenne, with the café le Sévigné in the left foreground.

Tree shadows on a building façade on rue du Parc Royal

 Hôtel Hérouet, on the corner of rue des Francs-Bourgeois, dates from the year 1500.

The Hôtel Hérouet on rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais
Shadows of a ladder leading to the top of the chimney and the television antenna at 17 rue Vieille du Temple.

A ladder leading to the top of a chimney on rue Vieille du Temple

 The west side of rue Vieille du Temple, looking towards rue des Francs-Bourgeois.

Rue Vieille du Temple looking north from rue Roi de Sicile
The inside of the Pick-Clops café, the self-proclaimed «Zinc du Marais».

The Café Pick-Clops, on rue Vieille du Temple

 One of the two Medusa heads sculpted by Thomas Regnaudin in the carriage doorway at the front of l’hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil, at 47 rue Vieille du Temple.

A Medusa carved in the door of the hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil
A wrought iron door grate at 31 rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais.

An iron door grill on rue Vieille du Temple

 The corner of Rue Charlemagne and rue du Prévôt, with the street signs from centuries earlier. Seen here is an abbreviation of rue Charlemagne’s previous name, rue des Prêtres Saint-Paul.

Rue Charlemagne at the corner of rue du Prévôt in the Marais
Windows and the slate roofline of the western façade of the Hôtel de Sens, heavily restored from 1936 to 1962, after the building was purchased by the city of Paris in 1911.

Windows and the roof line of Hôtel de Sens

 Rue des Jardins Saint-Paul looking towards église Saint-Paul, seen from rue de l’Ave Maria.

Rue des Jardins Saint-Paul looking north
L’impasse du Bœuf, a well-gardened alleyway leading north off rue Saint-Mérri.

Impasse du Bœuf, an alley leading from rue Saint-Mérri

 Place du Marché Sainte-Catherine, between rue de Jarente and rue d’Ormesson.

Place Sainte-Catherine
Roses in front of the flower shop named «Au nom de la rose», on rue Saint-Antoine.

Flowers in front of a florist on rue Saint-Antoine

 Commissioned by King Henry the 4th in 1605 and designed by architects including Le Vau, and Le Brun, place des Vosges has nine pavilions on each side, 36 in total.

The Queen’s pavilion at place des Vosges, with the passageway to rue de Béarn
Three windows on the second floor at 26, place des Vosges, whose limestone frames have become bent over the centuries as the building’s foundation has settled.

Twisted window frames in place des Vosges

 Building façades opposite square Louis XIII under the late afternoon sun. Place des Vosges was inaugurated in 1612 with a grand carrousel to celebrate the wedding of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria.

Façades along the north side of Place des Vosges
Streetlights hanging from building façades on the east side of rue de Birague, seen from place des Vosges.

Streetlights along rue de Birague

 A sculpture of a lion’s head on the fountain at the northwest corner of square Louis XIII.

A lion spitting water in place des Vosges
Drops of water suspended in air in the fountain in the southwestern corner of square Louis XIII.

Water drops falling in a fountain in place des Vosges

 The café is named after Victor Hugo, who lived a hundred yards away.

The arcades of Café Hugo, place des Vosges
The equestrian statue of Louis XIII in the middle of square Louis XIII, sculpted by Jean-Pierre Cortot and Louis Dupaty, dates from 1825.

The Louis 13th statue in place des Vosges

 A waiter walking inside past the tables under the arcades at 19 place des Vosges, outside the Ma Bourgogne restaurant. Aimé Cougoureux opened the restaurant in 1938 with its current name and the full array of specialties from Burgundy.

The Ma Bourgogne restaurant, opposite square Louis XIII
Place des Vosges, originally known as Place Royale, was built by King Henri IV from 1605 to 1612.

A fountain on the north side of Square Louis XIII

 L’hôtel Pavillon de la Reine, at 28 place des Vosges, was named by its owners in honor of the Queen Anne of Austria.

The main façade of the Pavillon de la Reine hotel
The Pavillon du Roi at 1, place des Vosges, designed by Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau, finished in 1608.

Place des Vosges seen from rue de Birague

 Place des Vosges planted with lavender. All of the lawn area of the square was covered with potted plants for two weeks in the summer of 2001.

Place des Vosges in lavender season

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