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w St-Eustache
2 Impasse St-Eustache, Pl du Jour
75001. Map 13 A1. Tel 01 42 36 31 05.
q Les Halles. W Châtelet-Les-Halles.
Open 9:30am–7pm Mon–Fri, 10am–
7:15pm Sat, 9am–7:15pm Sun. h 9
5 12.30pm & 6pm Mon–Fri, 6pm Sat,
9:30am, 11am & 6pm Sun. Organ
recitals and concerts.
∑ saint-eustache.org
With its Gothic plan and
Renaissance decoration,
A collection of handmade dolls in the Musée de la Poupée St-Eustache is one of the most
beautiful churches in Paris. Its
9 Musée de q Tour Jean interior plan is modelled on
la Poupée Sans Peur Notre-Dame, with five naves
and side and radial chapels. The
Impasse Berthaud 75003. Map 13 B2. 20 Rue Etienne-Marcel 75002. 105 years (1532–1637) it took to
Tel 01 42 72 73 11. q Rambuteau. Map 13 A1. Tel 01 40 26 20 28. complete the church saw the
Open 1–6pm Tue–Sat. Closed public q Etienne-Marcel. Open 1:30–6pm flowering of the Renaissance
hols. & 8 for groups, book in Wed–Sun. & 8 style, which is evident in the
advance. = ∑ museedela ∑ tourjeansanspeur.com arches, pillars and columns.
poupeeparis.com
The stained-glass windows
An impressive collection of hand- The Duc de Bourgogne feared in the chancel are created
made dolls, from the mid-19th reprisals after the Duc d’Orléans from cartoons by Philippe
century to the present day, is on was assassinated on his orders de Champaigne.
show in this charming museum. in 1408. To protect himself, he The church has associations
Thirty-six of the displays contain had this 27-m (88-ft) tower with many famous figures:
French dolls with porcelain heads built onto his home, the Molière was buried here; the
ranging from 1850 to 1950. Hôtel de Bourgogne, and Marquise de Pompadour,
Another 24 display win dows are moved his bedroom up to the official mistress of Louis XV,
devoted to themed exhibi tions fourth floor (reached by a was baptized here, as was
of dolls from around the world. flight of 140 steps). Cardinal Richelieu.
Father and son, Guido and
Samy Odin, who own the
museum, are at your service.
The museum shop stocks every-
thing needed to preserve and
maintain these unique works of
art, and the “doll hospital” will
repair dolls or stuffed animals.
There are also work shops for
kids on Wednesdays based
on themes con nected to
the current exhibition.
0 No. 51 Rue de
Montmorency
75003. Map 13 B1. q Réaumur-
Sébastopol. Open to the public.
This house is considered to
be the oldest in Paris. No. 51
was built in 1407 by Nicolas
Flamel, a bookkeeper and
alchemist. His house was
always open to the poor,
from whom he asked nothing
more than that they should
pray for those who were
dead. Today, the house is
a French restaurant. The ornate Renaissance interior of St-Eustache

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