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In its history, the Seminaire Saint Sulpice has hosted very different persons such as :
- Marguerite de Valois (the infamous "Reine Margot"), its first registered owner who used to have a countyside house there and gave the house to religious orders after her death.
- The pope Jean Paul II when he came in France in 1988 ( the small park attenant to the seminar has been renamed 'Parc Jean Paul II')
The seminaire - presently under renovation - now belongs to the Catholic church.
It will be(partly, its main vocation still beeing the future priests education) reopened to visitors once the renovation finished (2006 ?).
It is probably Issy les Moulineaux main historical attraction and features an important religious library and some beautiful stainglasses. Leave a Comment Address: 33 rue General Leclerc 92130 Issy les MoulineauxDirections: Metro Corentin CeltonWebsite: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/semissy/ Other Contact: sem.issy@wanadoo.fr |
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The Saint-Germain island, is said to have been in 52BC the location of at huge battle between Gallics and Romans.
Whatever the early history is, the island's name comes from its medieval owners : the monks of the Saint Germain Abbaye, who used to have there their gardens and fields until the 19 th century.
Later it became a storage area and a commercial wharf on the Seine.
Since 1979, it is a quiet public park, known mostly by the neighbourhood's mothers, their children and the joggers.
Inside, you can find :
- some artwork and sculptures
- the environment's house
- some educational and experimental gardens
- a poney club
- a restaurant Leave a Comment |
At the end of the Parc de l'Ile Saint Germain stands the Jean Dubuffet's "Tour aux Figures" (the faces tower) with its 24 meters height.
This strange, chiefly black and white with some red and blue monument, has been inaugurated in 1988.
The tower presents an inside stair but no window, you can walk inside (a visit is possible) without seeing anything from the external world. Leave a Comment Address: Parc de l'Ile Saint GermainPhone: 01 40 95 65 43Directions: At the end of the parc (near the bridge) RER : Ligne C, Gare Issy-Plaine. Bus : 126 TRAM : Les Moulineaux--Issy-Plaine The parc starts in the middle of the bridge between Paris and Issy les MoulineauxWebsite: http://www2.cg92.fr/parcs/parcs/germain/germain.htm |
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on March 11, 2005
