Monuments & viewpoints
Sainte Chapelle
Pont Neuf
fontaine Saint-Michel
Equestrian statue of Henry IV
Hommage au capitaine Dreyfus
Vénus des Arts
Danton- 🗼Salle du Royaume des Témoins de Jéhovah
The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
The Pont Neuf (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ nœf], "New Bridge") is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that between 250 and 225 BC was the birthplace of Paris (then known as Lutetia). Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Museums & galleries
Hôtel de la Monnaie- 🖼️Art Absolument
Museum of the History of Medicine
Conciergerie
The Hôtel des Monnaies (French pronunciation: [otɛl de mɔnɛ]) is an 18th-century building located at 11 Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, which has housed the Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint) since its construction. It is considered a prime example of pre-Revolutionary French Neoclassical architecture. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
The Museum of the History of Medicine (French: Musée d'histoire de la médecine [myze distwaʁ də la medsin]) is a medical museum in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Restaurants in Monnaie
- 🍽️Chez Fernand Christine
- 🍽️Le Wok Saint-Germain
- 🍽️Combo
- 🍽️Oktobre
- 🍽️Xin Gainian
- 🍽️L'Atelier des Nouilles
- 🍽️Ze Kitchen Galerie
- 🍽️Fajitas
- 🍽️Maza
- 🍽️Cèpe & Figue
Bars in Monnaie
- 🍸Hôtel Le Relais Christine
- 🍸97 Rhum
- 🍸Hôtel D'Aubusson
- 🍸Le Cavern
- 🍸Ekinox
- 🍸The Mazet
- 🍸Etna
- 🍸Brasserie des Arts
- 🍸Cabaret des Merveilles
- 🍸Les Insouciants
Cafés in Monnaie
- ☕Genki
- ☕Noom Tea
- ☕Café Frappé
- ☕Tomo
- ☕Braun Nótes
- ☕Le Nid du Phénix
Pâtisseries in Monnaie
- 🧁Takumi
- 🧁Laouz
- 🧁The Smiths Bakery
Maison Georges Larnicol- 🧁Copains Buci
- 🧁Leonie
- 🧁Masmoudi
- 🧁Mulot
Bookshops
- 📚Couleur du Temps
- 📚Librairie du Camée
- 📚F. Chanut
- 📚Taschen
- 📚Un Regard Moderne
- 📚Au Vieux Document
Cinemas, theatres & live music
- 🎭Théâtre de Nesle
- 🎭MPAA/Saint-Germain
Théâtre de la Huchette
The Théâtre de la Huchette (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ də la yʃɛt]) is a theatre in Paris. This small theatre in Paris' Left Bank, located at 23 rue de la Huchette in the 5th arrondissement, is known for playing Eugène Ionesco's absurdist double-bill of The Lesson and The Bald Soprano in permanent… Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Markets & delis
- 🥘Maison de la Lozère
- 🥘Pierre Oteiza
Parks & gardens
The Square du Vert-Galant is a small, triangular park pointing downstream located at the western tip of the Ile de la Cité, next to the Pont Neuf, in the First Arrondissement of Paris. It was created in 1884 by joining two small islands to the larger island. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Where the street names come from
- rue André Mazet — André Mazet (1793-1821), physician, who died of the yellow fever he had gone to Barcelona to study.
- rue Antoine Dubois — Antoine Dubois (1756-1837), surgeon; near the Ecole pratique de médecine.
- rue Christine — Built at the time of the birth of Christine de France (1606-1663), second daughter of Henri IV and Marie de Médicis.
- rue Clément — Dom François Clément (1714-1793), Benedictine, historian.
- rue Danton — Georges Jacques Danton (1759-1794), the famous member of the Convention; near the house he was living in at the time of his death.
- passage Dauphine — Near the rue Dauphine. So called in honour of the Dauphin, son of Henri IV.
- place Dauphine — So called in honour of the Dauphin, son of Henri IV.
- rue Dauphine — So called in honour of the Dauphin, son of Henri IV.
- rue de Buci — Simon de Buci, who had bought the porte Saint-Germain in 1350.
- impasse de Conti — Near the quai de Conti.
- quai de Conti — The Hôtel de Conti had its main entrance there.
- rue de Harlay — Laid out on land granted to Achille de Harlay, comte de Beaumont (1536-1619), French magistrate; first president of the Parlement of Paris.
- rue de l'Ancienne Comédie — Hôtel des Comédiens français, at no. 14.
- rue de l'École de Médecine — In the vicinity of the Ecole de Médecine.
- rue de l'Éperon — Former shop sign.
- quai de l'Horloge — Near the clock of the Palais de Justice.
- carrefour de l'Odéon — Near the Odéon theatre.
- rue de la Huchette — House known as la Huchette, probably because of its sign, which in the 14th century belonged to the chapter of Notre-Dame.
- rue de Lutèce — Lutèce, the name Paris bore when it was confined within the limits of the Île de la Cité.
- rue de Nesle — Located on the site of the former hôtel de Nesle.
- impasse de Nevers — Near the rue de Nevers.
- rue de Nevers — Ran alongside the hôtel de Nevers, which had replaced the hôtel de Nesle.
- cour de Rohan — Rohan, an alteration of Rouen; this street stood next to the mansion of the archbishops of Rouen.
- rue de Savoie — Cut through in 1672, on the site of the mansion of the Dukes of Savoy.
- rue de Seine — Street formed on the part of the town ditch leading to the Seine.
- quai des Grands Augustins — Convent of the Grands Augustins, so called in contrast to the monastery of the Petits Augustins.
- rue des Grands Augustins — Convent of the Grands Augustins, so called in contrast to the monastery of the Petits Augustins.
- quai des Orfèvres — Quay inhabited since the 17th century by goldsmiths and jewellers.
- rue des Quatre Vents — Former shop sign.
- cour du Commerce Saint-André — This passage is lined with shops.
- rue du Jardinet — Near the former garden of the Hôtel de Vendôme.
- quai du Marché Neuf-Maurice Grimaud — Site of the former Marché Neuf. Maurice Grimaud (Annonay (Ardèche), 1913 - Paris, 2009), prefect of police during the events of May 68. Awarded the Aeronautics Medal. Commander of the Legion of Honour. Commander of the National Order of Merit. Commander of Arts and Letters.
- boulevard du Palais — Located in front of the Palais de Justice.
- rue du Pont de Lodi — Victory won in Italy on 10 May 1796 by General Bonaparte over the Austrians.
- place du Pont Neuf - Christo et Jeanne-Claude — Square located on the central platform of the Pont Neuf. Christo Vladimiroff Javacheff (Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 1935 - New York, 2020) and Jeanne-Claude, born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (Casablanca, 1935 - New York, 2009), a couple of artists famous for their monumental, ephemeral installations.
- rue Dupuytren — Baron Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835), French surgeon; in the vicinity of the Ecole de médecine.
- rue Félibien — Michel Félibien (1666-1719), Benedictine and historian of Paris; near the abbey of Saint-Germain des Prés.
- rue Francisque Gay — Francisque Gay (1885-1963), French journalist and statesman.
- rue Gît-le-Coeur — Corruption of rue Gilles le Queux (the cook).
- rue Grégoire de Tours — Gregory of Tours (538-594), bishop of Tours and historian.
- rue Guénégaud — Runs alongside the former mansion of Henri de Guénégaud (1609-1676), minister and secretary of state.
- impasse Hautefeuille — Near the rue Hautefeuille.
- rue Hautefeuille — This street probably owes its name to the tall, bushy trees that lined it or, according to Jules Quicherat, to the Roman substructures found at the corner of the rue Monsieur le Prince and the boulevard Saint-Michel, which in the Middle Ages are said to have been known as the château de Hautefeuille.
- place Henri Mondor — Henri Mondor (1885-1962), French surgeon and writer; near the Faculty of Medicine.
- rue Henri Robert — Henri Robert (1863-1936), president of the Bar Association, member of the Académie française.
- rue Jacques Callot — Jacques Callot (1592-1635), French engraver and draughtsman.
- rue Lobineau — Guy Alexis Lobineau (1666-1727), Benedictine and historian of Paris; near the abbey of Saint-Germain des Prés.
- place Louise Catherine Breslau et Madeleine Zillhardt — Louise Catherine Breslau, born Maria Luise Katharina Breslau (Munich (Germany), 1856 - 1927), German-born painter who became a Swiss citizen. Awarded the Legion of Honour. Companion of Madeleine Zillhardt. Madeleine Zillhardt (Saint-Quentin (Aisne), 1863 - 1950), decorator. Model, muse and companion of Louise Catherine Breslau.
- rue Mazarine — Near the collège des Quatre Nations, today the Palais de l'Institut, founded by Mazarin.
- rue Mignon — The collège Mignon, named after its founder, stood in this street (1343).
- pont Neuf — So named at the time of its construction, in contrast to the older bridges of Paris.
- promenade René Capitant — René Capitant (Tronche en Isère, 1901-Paris, 1970), politician. Deputy for the Bas-Rhin (1945), then for the Seine (1946-1951). Founder of the Union gaulliste in 1946. Keeper of the Seals in 1968.
- place Saint-André des Arts — Site of the former church of Saint-André des Arts, sold on 4 Fructidor Year V and demolished shortly afterwards.
- rue Saint-André des Arts — Led to the former church of Saint-André des Arts, originally called Saint-André de Laas, after the surrounding land known as the clos de Laas.
- place Saint-Michel — Near the pont Saint-Michel.
- pont Saint-Michel — Near the chapel of Saint-Michel du Palais.
- quai Saint-Michel — Near the pont Saint-Michel.
- rue Séguier — A family of Parisian magistrates. Pierre Séguier (1588-1672), Chancellor of France.
- rue Serpente — Former sign of "la Serpent".
- rue Suger — Suger (1082-1152), abbot of Saint-Denis, minister of Louis VI and Louis VII.
- rue Toustain — Dom Charles François Toustain (1700-1754), learned Benedictine; near the abbey of Saint-Germain des Prés.
Source: City of Paris, official street names (ODbL).
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