by The Marais Mood | December 4, 2021 | Culture, Heritage
A Jesuit foundation, the Saint-Louis church (today Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis) was built in the 1539th century. The “Company of Jesus”, founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in XNUMX, settled in Paris in the middle of the century, near the Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève, then here,...
by The Marais Mood | July 12, 2021 | Culture, Heritage
Remains of the Bastille prison, square Henri-Galli, © Axel G. Bastille. Eastern facade, drawing from 1790 or 1791. Drawing in graphite and brown ink wash; 7,5 x 10,2 cm. Many Parisians are unaware: it is still possible to visit,...
by The Marais Mood | July 7, 2021 | Culture, Heritage
Courtyard of the Beauvais hotel, photo: Mbzt Rue François Miron, a noble cut stone facade decorated with a rare rounded stone balcony opens its concave door with leaves decorated with portraits in medallions, onto a very theatrical semi-circular courtyard. oval....
by The Marais Mood | Jan 25, 2021 | Culture, Heritage
©Fok Kan Everyone knows, at least by name, the Bains-douches, the famous nightclub on rue du Bourg-l'Abbé (between Beaubourg and boulevard Sébastopol). But who knows the history of real shower baths? It all began in 1885 when the Guerbois family...
by The Marais Mood | February 19, 2020 | Culture, Heritage
At the very end of the 1165th century, the French king Philippe-Auguste (1223-XNUMX) left for the crusade. Although the expedition – which was to last a year – was carried out in the company of the King of England, Richard the Lionheart, Philippe-Auguste was wary of the appetites...
