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q Sainte-Clotilde
12 Rue de Martignac 75007. Map 11
B3. Tel 01 44 18 62 60. q Solférino,
Varenne, Invalides. Open 9am–7:30pm
Mon–Fri, 10am–8pm Sat & Sun. Times
vary for Jul & Aug; check website.
Closed non-religious public hols.
5 = ∑ sainte-clothilde.com
Designed by the German-born
architect François-Christian
Gau and the first of its kind
to be built in Paris, this Neo- Neo-Classical façade of the Assemblée Nationale Palais-Bourbon
Gothic church was inspired
by the mid-19th-century columns was added in 1806, r Musée des
enthusiasm for the Middle partly to mirror the façade of La Egouts
Ages, made fashion able by Madeleine church facing it
such writers as Victor Hugo. across the Seine. The adjacent Pont Alma, Right Bank, opposite 93
The church is noted for its Hôtel de Lassay is the residence Quai d’Orsay 75007. Map 10 F2. Tel 01
imposing twin towers, visible of the president of the National 53 68 27 81. q Alma-Marceau. W
Pont de l’Alma. Open Oct–Apr: 11am–
from across the Seine. The Assembly. Group tours can 5pm Sat–Wed (until 6pm from May–
interior inc ludes sculpted be organized for a maximum Sep). Last adm 1 hr before closing.
stations of the cross by James of 50 people on the invitation Closed 1 Jan, 2 wks Jan, 25 Dec. & 8
Pradier and stained-glass of a member of parliament, with
windows. The composer several months' prior notice. One of Baron Haussmann’s
César Franck was the finest achievements, the
organist here for 32 years. major ity of Paris’s sewers
e Rue Cler (égouts) date from the Second
Empire (see pp36–7). If laid
75007. Map 10 F3. q Ecole-Militaire,
La Tour-Maubourg. Market: Open all end to end, the 2,100 km
day Tue–Sat & Sun am. See Shops and (1,300 miles) of sewers would
Markets p330 stretch from Paris to Istanbul.
In the 20th century, the sewers
This is the street market of the became a popular attraction.
7th arrondissement, the richest All tours explain the history of
in Paris. The bulk of senior civil the sewers. They are limited to
servants, wealthy expatriates, a small area around the Quai
Sculptured figures at Sainte-Clotilde business leaders and many d’Orsay entrance and are on
diplomats live in this residential foot (the sewers may close
neighbourhood. The market after heavy rain). Be aware that
w Assemblée area occupies a cobblestone they can be dangerous to
Nationale Palais- pedestrian precinct stretching explore on your own.
Bourbon south from the Rue de Grenelle.
Popular with locals, the colourful
126 Rue de l’Université 75007. market is frequented by the best- t Musée du quai
Map 11 B2. Tel 01 40 63 60 00. dressed shoppers in town. The Branly
q Assemblée-Nationale. W Invalides. produce is excellent, especially
Closed Individual guided visits are the pâtisseries and cheese shops. See pp194–5.
suspended indefinitely; call 01 40 63
56 00 for further details. = 8
∑ assemblee-nationale.fr
Built in 1722 for the Duchesse
de Bourbon, daughter of
Louis XIV, the Palais-Bourbon
was confisca ted during the
Revolution. It has been home
to the lower house of the
French Parliament since 1830.
During World War II, the
palace became the Nazi
administration’s seat of
government. The grand Neo-
Classical façade with its fine The fruit and vegetable market in the Rue Cler

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