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 Romantic Fontaine des
Innocents near Les Halles by BeatChick,
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Originally, this area encompassed the Cimetière des Innocents (yes, you read about it in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles - where the vampire Armand's coven resided). A very wicked area at one point, prostitutes used to bring their customers here to do their deed amongst the reeking decomposing bodies. According to Thirza Vallois' Around & About Paris the constitution of the soil was perfectly suited to quickly decompose bodies - supposedly all but the skeletons was completely obliterated within 3 weeks! However, the stench of the bodies grew so bad they decided to move the remains to a new area. Hence, the birth of the Catacombs.
But now this is where you will find Parisian skater dudes performing their stunts & tricks.
This area is very popular with teens. Nearby is the underground Forum Les Halles shopping complex.
Mom's with teens in tow to Paris take note:
There is a McDonald's close by on rue Berger!
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This sculpture of a VERY large head lies in a plaza between St. Eustache and one of the entrances to Les Halles shopping mall. IIt seems to serve many purposes in better weather -- children love to climb on it -- and grafitti "taggers" like to leave their mark also! It is titled l?Ecoute (?The Listener?) and is by the artist Henri de Miller
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I've added a few more photos from my October 2005 trip. This time the sun was out.
I found the Etienne-Marcel metro stop to be the easiest way to access the St. Eustache/Les Halles area. Leave a Comment
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Another beautiful gothic church next to the Les Halles.
I liked walking along the Park and the statue next to it, is incredible. I do not know why or what is the sculpture over there, but I loved it
Next to it is the bourse
Leave a Comment Phone: Metro Châtelet-Les HallesOther Contact: 2, rue du Jour, 75001 Paris
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 St-Eustache in the rain by shrimp56Leave a Comment
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 1 - Tour Jeans sans Peur
- 20, rue Etienne Marcel by BeatChick,
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1) Nice photo of the tower juxtaposed against the wall.
2) You can see a portion of the wall standing next to the medieval Tour Jean sans Peur located at 22, rue Etienne Marcel.
3) Wall holding up building or vice versa.
4) Tour Jeans sans Peur - Jean sans Peur built this structure in order to evade his enemy, in particular his cousin, Duke Louis d'Orléans, King Charles IV brother whom he did eventually assassinate. He holed himself up in the 4th floor of the tower and when his enemies came too close he was able to escape out of a window via the adjoining Philippe-Auguste wall.
5) Plaque on the Tour Jean sans Peur; it briefly states:
Tower named Jean sans Peur, ancient Hôtel d’Artois, erected on the wall of Philippe-Auguste.
Here are 2 more locations we didn't get to that day as we ran out of time:
rue du Jour
rue du Louvre
Photos: November 2007 & February 2006 Leave a Comment
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Built between the 16th and the 17th century, Saint Eustache is one of the largest churches in Paris (the plan and the the dimensions are those of a cathedral).
It used to be the 'gardener's church' but has lost its vocation when the Halles (the whole food market) moved to Rungis.
It's now mostly know for its famous organ concerts.
The inside is presently undergoing serious renovations.
Open monday-friday : 9h30-19h, saturday : 10h-19h, sunday : 9h-19h15
Organ concerts: every sunday at 17h30
2 Impasse Saint Eustache - (1st)
Metro/RER : Chatelet-Les Halles Leave a Comment
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 Religion, Art & Food by shrimp56Leave a Comment
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 St. Eustache by shrimp56
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The music in St Eustache is reported to be excellent -- the organ itself is of note -- built between 1986-88 by the Dutch firm Van Den Huevel. Attending a concert or mass there is high on my list! See the website below for all the organ information that you would want ;) Leave a Comment
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Right next to the modern shopping centre of Les Halles, you will find the second largest church in Paris: the Saint-Eustache. It is a Gotic building, based on the older Notre Dame. Constuction was started in the year 1532 and took more then 100 years. The current building is 105 meters long and 43 meters wide: an enormous structure.
What else? "Sunking" Louis XIV got his First Holy Communion here in this church, poet Moliere is buried here and very extraordinairy: on of the two towertops of the front facade is missing. I tried to find out why, but I still don't know...
Between the church and the Forum Les Halles you can find a remarkable statue made by Henri de Millers, called l'Écoute. L'Écoute means "the hearing", and that is what the hand and the big head show you. Leave a Comment
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