Showing posts with label 3rd arrondissement. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Louis XIV at Carnavalet


Visit Louis XIV dressed as a roman emperor and made by Coysevox at Carnavalet Museum. The vast museum, devoted to the history of Paris, occupies to adjoining mansions. Decorated rooms, art, and furniture are just some of the treasures on display.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Place des Vosges


For a visit to the oldest square in Paris, visit the Place des Vosges, built by Henry IV form 1605 to 1612. A true square, it embodied the first European idea of royal city planning.

French novelist lived in n° 6 when the building was the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée from 1832-48.