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The Marais is a beautiful part of Paris and perfect to get 'lost' in. I loved wandering around in the small streets, look at all the houses, which have so many architectural details. Old doors, decorated with wonderful wooden carvings, a funny cornerstone build in the wall, balconies, balconies and more balconies, often filled with flowerpots. I just didn’t know where to look anymore! In the old days the Marais used to be a marshland, which is really hard to believe when you walk around this area these days…
There are some famous houses in this area, like Hôtel des Francs-Boureois, Hôtel de Sully and Hôtel de Lamoignon, all which I planned to look at. But strangely enough I forgot about those plans within no time. The Marais had put its spell on me and made me love it as a whole. I forgot my urge to see specific houses; I just wanted to absorb it all. I was too amazed by all the details of the houses, the grandeur; all I wanted tot do was look around one more corner to see what surprises I would find there…… Leave a Comment Directions: 3rd and 4th arrondissements
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Probably more famous then the church I just mentioned, but certainly not better for me, is the Hôtel de Sens. The only thing I can say about it is that it looks 'different' with the little towers. But it didn't leave me in awe at all.
Hôtel de Sens is one of the 3 remaining medieval private residences in Paris and it was built between 1475 and 1507. Nowadays it houses Bibliothèque Forney, where you can admire decorative and fine arts, as well as industrial techniques. I haven't been inside, so I can't judge about that. I just can say that the outside is disappointing, and for me not worth making a detour for. Leave a Comment
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Our stroll through the Marais continued, and we ended up at the crossing where the Rue the St.Antoine splits into two and becomes the Rue de Rivoli and Rue Francois Miron. Here your eyes most likely will be drawn to the church St.Paul-St.Louis. I didn't think the façade of the building was so beautiful, but it did intrigue me, so I decided to take a look inside the church. And I was certainly not disappointed!
St.Paul-St.Louis is a Jesuit church and dates back to 1627. The one thing that strikes the most when entering this church is the 60 metres high dome. I loved the way the light filtered through the windows of the dome and I was just in awe by the architecture. The church is rather bare as it was looted and emptied during the Revolution, but the architecture compensates for all of that. To be honest: I didn't miss it at all, as I was so enchanted by the architecture.
There is some art left in the church, and the most famous piece is Delacroix's "Christ in the Garden of Olives." My attention however was drawn to this sculpture in the right wing of the church. The sunlight coming through the window touched the sculpture in a magical way, giving it an emotion and extra dimension that touched my heart.
The church is open from Monday to Saturday: 8:00-19:30 and on Sundays from 15:99-19:00. I really can recommend going in here to take a look when you are in the area! Leave a Comment Address: 99 Rue St.AntoinePhone: 01 42 72 30 32Directions: In the quarter 'Marais' Métro stop: St-Paul
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As the fortunes of the Marais have risen and fallen, and risen again, one thing has remained constant - this has always been the place that Paris' Jewish population considered their quartier and even today kosher restaurants, boulangeries and charcuteries pepper the streets - and this is still the only area of Paris where shops are open on Sundays - including the excellent Richard -Lenoir market.
There's much more to the Marais than Sunday shopping though - the historic quartier is home to more museums than any other part of Paris, including the Picasso Museum (housed in the lovely 17th century Hotel de Sale - worthy of a visit in its own right) and the Cognacq-Jay Museum -a gift to the city of the exquisite collection of 18th Century paintings and decorative arts gathered together by the owners of the Le Samaritaine store. It too is housed in yet another beautiful house - this time the 16th century Hotel Denon.
Had enough museums? The Marais is renowned for its trend-setting shops and boutiques, small galleries, smart cafes where the art of people-watching is a time-honoured pastime. Or you can simply stroll the narrow streets, keeping your eyes open for anything that catches them. You'll be richly rewarded.
leyle Leave a Comment Directions: Hotel de Sens - 1 rue de Figuier Picasso Museum - 5 rue de Thorigny Cognacq-Jay Museum - 8 rue Elzevir Metro: Saint-Paul
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Le Marais covers the biggest parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, from Seine to the streets Beaubourg and Turbigo and the avenues Republique and Bastille.
In Le Marais is located the famous Place des Vosges, commissioned by Henri IV and made between 1605-1612, being the signal of the new urbanization of the city.
As a consequence, numerous luxury hotels have been built in the area, some of them being still in good conditions.
At the beginning of 20C, Le Marais, abandoned by its famous inhabitants, became a popular district dominated mainly by industry and handicraft, most of its beautiful hotels being abandoned, but following the Malraux law of 1962 the construction works to this valuable patrimony started again.
You really should not miss a walk on Le Marais beautiful narrow streets in order to admire these splendid buildings.
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Welcome to the Marais! Most people think of it as the center for gay community or Jewish life but it's so much more than that. If you're a museum buff, then this surely is the area for you; if you're not a museum buff, then there is surely one museum that will suit your taste: Picasso, modern art, Victor Hugo, several pre-French-Revolutionary War royalist places, science, dolls (Musée de la Poupée), & Jewish artifacts (including works by Chagall).
If museums just aren't your thing period, then surely there is enough shopping (antiques, jewelry, textiles, boutiques, papeteries) to suit your tastes. Or just hang out in the Place des Vosges enjoying the park, or people watching from one of the cafés surrounding the Place? Not satisfied yet, then perhaps just meandering thru the winding maze of cobblestone streets, discovering pockets of greenery such as the Place du Marché Ste-Catherine? It definitely has great appeal for me.
Photos: Feb 06 Leave a Comment Address: Marais district - 3rd/4th arrondissements - ParisDirections: North of the Seine - East of Boulevard de Sébastopol - West of Boulevards du Temple and Beaumarchais - South of Boulevard St-MartinWebsite: http://www.parislemarais.com/
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This is a Hôtel in the old sense of the word, mean a stately and elaborate private residence. It is named after its most famous owner, the first Duke of Sully, who bought it in 1634 and fixed it up as his retirement residence.
This is now the head office of the Center of National Monuments, and also houses an exhibition hall and a library.
Second photo: People in the first courtyard of the Hôtel de Sully, coming in from Rue Saint-Antoine. From here you can walk through and come out the back end at Place des Vosges.
Third photo: Here's what it looks like from the street, Rue Saint-Antoine.
Fourth photo: Across the street there is a small pastry shop with the marvelous name Aux Désirs de Manon, referring to the heroine of the novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost (1697-1763) -- a novel which was the inspiration for operas by Auber, Massenet, Puccini and Henze, among others. Leave a Comment
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Commissioned by Tristan de Salazar in 1475, Hotel de Sens is the oldest civil building from the end of Middle Ages in Paris.
The building was meant to become the residence of the Archbishop of Sens.
Queen Margot, Henri IV’s wife, came to live here in 1605.
The small but elegant garden was made in 1955 in renaissance style. Address: 1 rue du Figuier
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With its imposing facade, Eglise St-Gervais - St-Protais is dedicated to the brothers Gervase and Protase, Roman officers martyred by Nero.
Having beautiful stained-glass windows from 16 C, the church is also adorned with other works of art such as the Flemish oil panel on wood of the Passion and a wooden Christ by Preault from 1840. Address: Place St-GervaisDirections: M: Hotel de Ville (line 1)
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Housed by the beautiful Hotel de Sale, built from 1656 to 1659, the museum is dedicated to Pablo Ruiz Picasso, one of the most important modern painters.
Hotel de Sale took this name from its owner, a salt tax collector.
The museum collection includes over 250 paintings, sculptures, collages and over 3000 drawings. Address: Hotel Sale, 5 rue de Thorigny
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