by The Marais Mood | April 8, 2016 | Culture, Heritage
It's almost not a street. In any case it is the least known in the Marais. In the extension of rue de Beauce, ruelle Sourdis is a semi-private dead end with a gate at each end. Created in 1620, without sidewalks and concave, this alley, once shaped...
by The Marais Mood | April 5, 2016 | Culture, Heritage
Equestrian statue of Louis XIII in the center of Place des Vosges Designed in 1612 by Louis Métézeau, at the request of Henri IV, this square is the oldest in Paris, just before Place Dauphine, on the Île de la Cité. Straddling the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, it...
by The Marais Mood | March 23, 2016 | Culture, Heritage
In the heart of the marsh, a house full of history! It was claimed that Joan of Arc had stayed there for some time. It was wrong. Another error: long considered the oldest house in Paris, this four-story building located at 3 rue Volta in...
