In the 17th century the chemin des Porcherons crossed a swampy piece of ground north of the porte Gaillon, a city gate in the wall built during the reign of Louis XIII, leading to the village of Les Porcherons. It is called a chaussée because the marshy ground required raised construction that ran along the top of a sort of dyke.
At the rue de Provence it crossed the "great sewer" or Ruisseau de Ménilmontant [fr], which was approximately two meters wide.
Under an ordinance dated 4 December 1720, the street was graded and resurveyed as a wider boulevard with a width of eight toises and extended to meet the grands boulevards to the south. This new boulevard stretched from the end of Rue Louis-le-Grand [fr] to Rue Saint-Lazare.
The frequent stays of Louis XV in Paris led to the building of splendid homes such as that of Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, the Duke of Antin (1665–1736). Son of the marquise de Montespan, the duke was the superintendent of the Bâtiments du Roi, or buildings of the king. His residence[2] faced this street and his name became associated with it as early as 1712.
At the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines, stood the former hôtel de Montmorency, which gave way to the Théâtre du Vaudeville in 1869, and then the Paramount Opéra cinema theater in 1927. The main hall of the theater corresponds to the 'grand salon' -- probably a ballroom—of the 18th-century hôtel. The rotunda above the facade has been preserved.
The notorious Cabaret de la Grande Pinte [fr] stood on the present site of the Église de la Sainte-Trinité. It opened in 1724, and could accommodate 600 people for public festivities.
At the intersection of the Boulevard des Italiens stood the barracks of the Gardes Françaises - a regiment of the royal guard which was to play a key role in the revolutionary events of July 1789. The barracks was built by the Duke of Biron in 1764. It gave the boulevard its name for some years. On 12 July 1789, a platoon of the French Guards saved its colonel, M. Duchâtelet, from popular riots. [3]
The air was thought to be healthier to the north and west of Paris during the 18th century. That, and the higher ground, attracted the upper classes. A series of glamorous hôtels particuliers were erected along the Chaussée-d'Antin in the later 18th century (now destroyed) :
At n°1 (exactly on the corner with Boulevard des Capucines) and n°3 were the entrances of hôtel de Montmorency.
At n°5, hôtel of Madame d'Epinay and the baron Grimm who was living with her. They hosted Mozart for a couple of months in 1778 after the death of his mother. The street's most famous resident, Frédéric Chopin, also lived here from 1833 to 1836, most of the time together with his very close friend Jan Matuszyński.[5] Frequent visitors included Franz Liszt.
At n°9, the hôtel of mademoiselle Guimard, who made her reputation as a dancer at the Opéra, where she earned 600 livres a year. She made her fortune however as the mistress of the prince de Soubise, and lived in an advanced Neoclassical building erected for her by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux in 1770-73. It was dubbed the "temple of Terpsichore crowned by Apollo", a reference to Mlle Guimard. The building had a 500-seat theater which rivalled the Opéra. Later in life Mlle Guimard raffled off her hôtel, selling 2,500 tickets at 120 livres each.
At n°20, hôtel of general Moreau where the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire was planned. In 1977, 400 pieces of sculpture, from the facade of the cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, were found underground of the hôtel Moreau. Especially heads of the kings of Judea. During the French Revolution, the statues were destroyed because people thought that they were statues of kings of France.
Frédéric Chopin lived at no. 38 from 1836 to 1838, together with another old friend Julian Fontana, who acted as his doctor-in-residence and factotum,[5] after moving from no. 5 rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin.
At n°46, hôtel of Mirabeau, where he died on 2 April 1791 after a plentiful dinner. It gave the Chaussée the Revolutionary name of rue de Mirabeau from 1791 until, with Mirabeau proscribed in 1793, it was renamed rue du Mont-Blanc in celebration of a commune that had been added to French territory. It regained its former name in 1815.
At the corner with rue de la Provence stood the hôtel of the Duc d'Orléans, and next door that of his wife Madame de Montesson. They had a private chapel and a theater. The duke's secretary baron Grimm is supposed to have lived in one of his apartments.
During the 19th century commercial establishments changed the character of the street, and shops opened in the ground floors of the old residences. For Honoré de Balzac "The heart of Paris today beats between rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin and rue du Faubourg Montmartre." In 1840 the street was extended past rue Neuve-Saint-Augustin [fr]. The first one-way streets in Paris were the Rue de Mogador and the Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, created on 13 December 1909.
^Le boulevard des Italiens on the web site paris-pittoresque.com
^"La chaussée d'Antin - Atlas historique de Paris".
^ abWalker, Alan, 1930-. Fryderyk Chopin : a life and times (First ed.). New York. pp. 296f. ISBN978-0-374-15906-1. OCLC 1005818033.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Referencesedit
Louis Lurine, ed. 1844 Les rues de Paris. Paris ancien et moderne
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This quartier of Paris got its name from the rue de la Chaussee d Antin in the 9th arrondissement of Paris 1 It runs north northwest from the Boulevard des Italiens to the Eglise de la Sainte Trinite Rue de la Chaussee d Antinrue de la Chaussee d Antin with the Trinity church in the backgroundShown within ParisArrondissement9thQuarterChaussee d AntinCoordinates48 52 26 N 2 19 58 E 48 87389 N 2 33278 E 48 87389 2 33278From2 Boulevard des CapucinesTo73 Rue Saint LazareConstructionDenomination1712 Located near the Metro stations Chaussee d Antin La Fayette and Trinite d Estienne d Orves In the 17th century the chemin des Porcherons crossed a swampy piece of ground north of the porte Gaillon a city gate in the wall built during the reign of Louis XIII leading to the village of Les Porcherons It is called a chaussee because the marshy ground required raised construction that ran along the top of a sort of dyke At the rue de Provence it crossed the great sewer or Ruisseau de Menilmontant fr which was approximately two meters wide Under an ordinance dated 4 December 1720 the street was graded and resurveyed as a wider boulevard with a width of eight toises and extended to meet the grands boulevards to the south This new boulevard stretched from the end of Rue Louis le Grand fr to Rue Saint Lazare The frequent stays of Louis XV in Paris led to the building of splendid homes such as that of Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin the Duke of Antin 1665 1736 Son of the marquise de Montespan the duke was the superintendent of the Batiments du Roi or buildings of the king His residence 2 faced this street and his name became associated with it as early as 1712 Contents 1 Notable places 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksNotable places editAt the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines stood the former hotel de Montmorency which gave way to the Theatre du Vaudeville in 1869 and then the Paramount Opera cinema theater in 1927 The main hall of the theater corresponds to the grand salon probably a ballroom of the 18th century hotel The rotunda above the facade has been preserved The notorious Cabaret de la Grande Pinte fr stood on the present site of the Eglise de la Sainte Trinite It opened in 1724 and could accommodate 600 people for public festivities At the intersection of the Boulevard des Italiens stood the barracks of the Gardes Francaises a regiment of the royal guard which was to play a key role in the revolutionary events of July 1789 The barracks was built by the Duke of Biron in 1764 It gave the boulevard its name for some years On 12 July 1789 a platoon of the French Guards saved its colonel M Duchatelet from popular riots 3 The air was thought to be healthier to the north and west of Paris during the 18th century That and the higher ground attracted the upper classes A series of glamorous hotels particuliers were erected along the Chaussee d Antin in the later 18th century now destroyed nbsp Hotel de Montesson by Alexandre Theodore Brongniart built after 1769 for Mme de Montesson south of Cite d Antin in the Rue de Provence 4 At n 1 exactly on the corner with Boulevard des Capucines and n 3 were the entrances of hotel de Montmorency At n 5 hotel of Madame d Epinay and the baron Grimm who was living with her They hosted Mozart for a couple of months in 1778 after the death of his mother The street s most famous resident Frederic Chopin also lived here from 1833 to 1836 most of the time together with his very close friend Jan Matuszynski 5 Frequent visitors included Franz Liszt At n 9 the hotel of mademoiselle Guimard who made her reputation as a dancer at the Opera where she earned 600 livres a year She made her fortune however as the mistress of the prince de Soubise and lived in an advanced Neoclassical building erected for her by Claude Nicolas Ledoux in 1770 73 It was dubbed the temple of Terpsichore crowned by Apollo a reference to Mlle Guimard The building had a 500 seat theater which rivalled the Opera Later in life Mlle Guimard raffled off her hotel selling 2 500 tickets at 120 livres each At n 20 hotel of general Moreau where the coup d etat of 18 Brumaire was planned In 1977 400 pieces of sculpture from the facade of the cathedral Notre Dame de Paris were found underground of the hotel Moreau Especially heads of the kings of Judea During the French Revolution the statues were destroyed because people thought that they were statues of kings of France Frederic Chopin lived at no 38 from 1836 to 1838 together with another old friend Julian Fontana who acted as his doctor in residence and factotum 5 after moving from no 5 rue de la Chaussee d Antin At n 46 hotel of Mirabeau where he died on 2 April 1791 after a plentiful dinner It gave the Chaussee the Revolutionary name of rue de Mirabeau from 1791 until with Mirabeau proscribed in 1793 it was renamed rue du Mont Blanc in celebration of a commune that had been added to French territory It regained its former name in 1815 At n 62 hotel of Maximilien Sebastien Foy where he died on 28 November 1825 At n 70 hotel of Cardinal Fesch the archbishop of Lyon and uncle of Napoleon At the corner with rue de la Provence stood the hotel of the Duc d Orleans and next door that of his wife Madame de Montesson They had a private chapel and a theater The duke s secretary baron Grimm is supposed to have lived in one of his apartments During the 19th century commercial establishments changed the character of the street and shops opened in the ground floors of the old residences For Honore de Balzac The heart of Paris today beats between rue de la Chaussee d Antin and rue du Faubourg Montmartre In 1840 the street was extended past rue Neuve Saint Augustin fr The first one way streets in Paris were the Rue de Mogador and the Rue de la Chaussee d Antin created on 13 December 1909 Notes edit Quartier de la Chaussee d Antin fr Later the hotel de Richelieu Paris seat of the duc de Richelieu Le boulevard des Italiens on the web site paris pittoresque com La chaussee d Antin Atlas historique de Paris a b Walker Alan 1930 Fryderyk Chopin a life and times First ed New York pp 296f ISBN 978 0 374 15906 1 OCLC 1005818033 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link CS1 maint numeric names authors list link References editLouis Lurine ed 1844 Les rues de Paris Paris ancien et moderneExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rue de la Chaussee d Antin Paris in French Histoire de Paris rue par rue maison par maison Charles Lefeuve 1875 in English Thirza Vallois Paris Kiosque the 9e Arrondissement Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rue de la Chaussee d 27Antin amp oldid 1168581132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
