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Rome served as the model for u Maison to the unknown Jewish martyr
the nave, while the 60-m high Européenne de of the Holocaust. Its striking
(180-ft) dome was the forerunner la Photographie feature is a large cylinder
of those of the Invalides and the that bears the names of the
Sorbonne. Most of the church’s 5–7 Rue de Fourcy 75004. Map 13 C3. concentration camps where
treasures were removed Tel 01 44 78 75 00. q St-Paul, Pont- Jewish victims of the Holocaust
during periods of turmoil, but Marie. Open 11am–7:45pm Wed–Sun. died. In 2005, a stone wall,
Delacroix’s masterpiece, Christ in Closed public hols. & 7 8 engraved with the names
the Garden of Olives, can still be ∑ mep-fr.org of 76,000 Jews – 11,000 of
seen. The church is on one of them children – who were
the main streets of the Marais, Located in the heart of the deported from France to
but can also be approached by Marais, in the elegant 18th- the Nazi death camps, was
the ancient Passage St-Paul. century Hotel Henault de erected here. Artifacts from
Cantobre, the Maison the camps are also on display.
Européenne de la Photographie
(MEP) hosts some of the best
exhibitions of contemporary o St-Gervais–
photography in Europe. It St-Protais
organizes cutting-edge shows
alongside retrospectives on Pl St-Gervais 75004. Map 13 B3.
major photographers, and since Tel 01 48 87 32 02. q Hôtel de Ville.
opening its doors in 1996, it Open 7am–9pm daily.
has hosted displays by such
celebrated photographers as Named after Gervase and
Elliott Erwitt, Don McCullin, Protase, two Roman soldiers
Annie Leibovitz and Henri who were martyred by Nero in
Cartier-Bresson. The MEP’s the 1st century AD, St-Gervais–
huge permanent collection on St-Protais is on the site of a 6th-
the history of photography is a century church. The current
The Hôtel des Archevêques de Sens, now must-see for anyone interested church was built in 1494–1660.
home to a fine arts library in exploring this medium. It has splendid stained-glass
windows and the oldest Classical
y Hôtel des façade in Paris, which is formed
Archevêques i Mémorial de of a three-tiered arrangement
de Sens la Shoah of columns: Doric, Ionic and
17 Rue Geoffroy-l’Asnier 75004. Map Corinthian. Behind its façade
1 Rue du Figuier 75004. Map 13 C4. lies a beautiful Gothic church
Tel 01 42 78 14 60. q Pont-Marie. 13 C4. Tel 01 42 77 44 72. q Pont- renowned for its association
Open for scholarly visits to the library Marie, St-Paul. Open 10am–6pm Sun– with religious music. It was for
only; phone ahead to arrange an Fri (10am–10pm Thu). Multimedia & the church’s fine organ that
appointment. ^ 8 by appt only. reading rooms: 10am–5:30pm Sun–Fri François Couperin (1668–1733)
(to 7:30pm Thu). Closed public &
Jewish hols. & exhibitions. 78 composed his two masses. The
The former residence of the = ∑ memorialdelashoah.org church currently has a Roman
influential archbishop of Sens Catholic monastic community
was built in the late 15th The eternal flame burning in whose liturgy attracts people
century and is one of the few the crypt here is the memorial from all over the world.
medieval buildings left in Paris.
Today, it houses the Forney fine
arts library. In the 16th century,
at the time of the Catholic
League, it was occupied by
the Bourbons, the Guises and
Cardinal de Pellevé, whose
religious fervour led him to die
of rage in 1594 on hearing that
the Protestant Henri IV had
entered Paris. Marguerite de
Valois, lodged here by her
ex-husband, Henri IV, led a life
of breathtaking debauchery
and scandal, beheading an
ex-lover who had assassinated
her current favourite. The
gardens are open to the public. The façade of St-Gervais–St-Protais, with its Classical columns

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