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Did You Know?
Henri IV’s nickname,
Vertgalant, means “old
flirt”. The king was
infamous for his
womanizing.
7 " =
Crypte Archéologique
H5 ⌂ Parvis Notre-
Dame–7 pl Jean-Paul II
75004 q Cité, Saint Michel
# 10am–6pm Tue–Sun
¢ Public & religious hols The ornate interior of 9 "
the Baroque church
∑ crypte.paris.fr
of St-Louis-en-l’Île Hôtel des Arche-
Situated beneath the parvis veques de Sens
(main square) of Notre-Dame J5 ⌂ 1 rue du Figuier
and stretching 120 m (393 ft) 8 75004 q Pont Marie
underground, the crypt was # 10am–7:30pm Wed & Thu;
opened in 1980. There are Île St-Louis 1–7:30pm Tue, Fri & Sat
Gallo-Roman streets and J5 ⌂ 75004 q Pont ¢ Public hols
houses with an underground Marie, Sully Morland St-
heating system, sections of Louis-en-l’Île 19 rue One of just a few medieval
Lutetia’s 3rd-cen tury BC wall buildings still standing in
and remains of the cathedral. Across Pont St-Louis from Paris, the Hôtel de Sens is
Displays show the origins of Île de la Cité, Île St-Louis is a home to the Forney arts library.
Paris as a Parisii settlement, little haven of quiet streets During the period of the
the Celtic tribe who inhabited and riverside quays. Replacing Catholic League in the 16th
the island 2,000 years ago. the cattle pasture and wood century, it was turned into a
stock of old, today’s luxurious fortified mansion and occupied
restaurants and shops includ e by the Bourbons, the Guises
the famous ice-cream maker and Cardinal de Pellevé.
Berthillon, at 29-31 rue St-
Louis-en-l’Île. Almost every-
thing on the Île was built in 10
Classical style in the 17th cen-
tury. The church of St-Louis- St-Gervais–St-Protais
en-l’Île, with its marble-and- J4 ⌂ Pl St-Gervais 75004
gilt Baroque interior, was q Hôtel de Ville # 7:30am–
com pleted in 1726 from plans 12:30pm & 1–5:30pm Mon–
by royal architect Louis de Fri (to 2am Thu), 8:30am–
Vau. Note the 1741 iron clock 12:30pm & 1–5:30pm
at the church entrance, the Sat & Sun
pierced iron spire and a plaque
given in 1926 by the city of This church has magnificent
St Louis, Missouri. origins, which go all the way
The church is twinned with back to the 6th century. It
Chapelle Saint-Louis de boasts the earliest Classical
Carthage in Tunisia, where façade in Paris, dating from
St Louis is buried. 1621, with a triple-tiered
arrangement of Doric, Ionic
St-Louis en l’Île and Corinthian columns.
⌂ 3 rue Poulletier # 9:30am– Composer François Couperin
1pm & 2–7:30pm daily (to 7pm (1668–1733) arranged his two
Sun, public hols) ∑ saint Masses for the organ of this
louisenlile.catholique.fr late-Gothic church.
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