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Saint Germain des Pres The
Marais district stretches between the Bastille and the Hotel de
Ville, and Le Marais means " the marsh" which comes from the
flooding by the Seine until 16th century. It has private residences,
mansions and private hotels that have kept their pre-Revolution
architecture. The Place des Vosges is surrounded by an ensemble of
36 symmetrical stone houses of two storeys steep pitch slate roofs.
This quarter is a very lively quarter with clothing boutiques,
antique shops, boulangeries /patisseries, tea shops and bistrots.
This is also a middle-eastern influenced section of the city and
some of the best bistros and foods can be found here. The place de
la Bastille is at the crossroads of large boulevards and its July
Column reminds of the famous events of 1789. This area east of the
Marais gets its name from the infamous Bastille prison, which was
stormed on 14 July 1789 by insurgents, at the start of the French
Revolution. Artists, galleries and the opening of the Opera Bastille
in 1989 have transformed the district into one where a young crowd
can find plenty to do at night. Along the strees of Faubourg-St.
Antoine is the old cabinet maker’s district and is still a place to
find furniture. The marche Aligre is one of the best markets at the
place d’Aligre. Sites to See: Louvre, Hotel de Ville, Tuileries
Gardens, St Eustache Church, Forum des Halles, Pompidou Center,
Stravinsky Fountain, Place des Vosges, Picasso Museum, Carnavalet
Museum, Hotel Rohan, Hotel de Guenegaud, Hotel de Soubise, Place de
la Bastille, Opera Bastille.Other Areas in Paris - Click for more information: |
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