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The Place des Vosges (French pronunciation:[plasdevoʒ]), originally the Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4tharrondissements of Paris. It was a fashionable and expensive square to live in during the 17th and 18th centuries, and one of the main reasons for the chic nature of Le Marais among the Parisian nobility.
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. A true square (140 m × 140 m), it embodied one of the first European programs of royal city planning (Plaza Mayor in Madrid, begun in 1590, precedes it). It was built on the site of the Hôtel des Tournelles and its gardens: at a tournament at the Tournelles, a royal residence, Henri II was wounded and died. Catherine de' Medici had the Gothic complex demolished, and she moved to the Louvre Palace.
The reverse of a 5 French francs 1959 banknote of the French national bank (Banque de France) with a portrait of Victor Hugo. To the right is an image of the Place des Vosges.
The Place Royale, inaugurated in 1612 with a grand carrousel to celebrate the engagement of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, is a prototype of the residential squares of European cities that were to come. What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design, probably by Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau,[1] of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars. The steeply-pitched blue slate roofs are pierced with discreet small-paned dormers above the pedimented dormers that stand upon the cornices. Only the north range was built with the vaulted ceilings that the "galleries" were meant to have. Two pavilions that rise higher than the unified roofline of the square centre the north and south faces and offer access to the square through triple arches. Though they are designated the Pavilion of the King and of the Queen, no royal has ever lived in the aristocratic square, except for Anne of Austria in the Pavilion de la Reine, for a short while. The Place Royale initiated subsequent developments of Paris that created a suitable urban background for the French aristocracy and nobility.
The square was often the place for the nobility to chat, and served as a meeting place for them. This was so until the Revolution.
Before the square was completed, Henri IV ordered the Place Dauphine to be laid out. Within a mere five-year period, the king oversaw an unmatched building scheme for the ravaged medieval city: additions to the Louvre Palace, the Pont Neuf, and the Hôpital Saint Louis as well as the two royal squares.
Cardinal Richelieu had an equestrian bronze of Louis XIII erected in the centre (there were no garden plots until 1680). In the late 18th century, while most of the nobility moved to the Faubourg Saint-Germain district, the square managed to keep some of its aristocratic owners until the Revolution. It was renamed the Place des Vosges in 1799 when the département of Vosges became the first to pay taxes supporting a campaign of the Revolutionary army. The Restoration returned the old royal name, but the short-lived Second Republic restored the revolutionary one in 1870.
Today the square is planted with a bosquet of mature lindens set in grass and gravel, surrounded by clipped lindens.
DeJean, Joan. "'Light of the city of light' The Place des Vosges" in her How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City NY:Bloomsbury, 2014. ISBN978-1-60819-591-6. chapter 2, pp. 45–61.
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18th centuries and one of the main reasons for the chic nature of Le Marais among the Parisian nobility Place des VosgesAerial view of the Place des VosgesShown within ParisLength140 m 460 ft Width140 m 460 ft Arrondissement3rd 4thQuarterArchives Arsenal Coordinates48 51 20 N 2 21 56 E 48 85556 N 2 36556 E 48 85556 2 36556Fromrue de Birague 11 bisTorue de Bearn 1ConstructionCompletionJuly 1605 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOriginally known as the Place Royale the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612 A true square 140 m 140 m it embodied one of the first European programs of royal city planning Plaza Mayor in Madrid begun in 1590 precedes it It was built on the site of the Hotel des Tournelles and its gardens at a tournament at the Tournelles a royal residence Henri II was wounded and died Catherine de Medici had the Gothic complex demolished and she moved to the Louvre Palace nbsp The reverse of a 5 French francs 1959 banknote of the French national bank Banque de France with a portrait of Victor Hugo To the right is an image of the Place des Vosges The Place Royale inaugurated in 1612 with a grand carrousel to celebrate the engagement of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria is a prototype of the residential squares of European cities that were to come What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design probably by Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau 1 of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars The steeply pitched blue slate roofs are pierced with discreet small paned dormers above the pedimented dormers that stand upon the cornices Only the north range was built with the vaulted ceilings that the galleries were meant to have Two pavilions that rise higher than the unified roofline of the square centre the north and south faces and offer access to the square through triple arches Though they are designated the Pavilion of the King and of the Queen no royal has ever lived in the aristocratic square except for Anne of Austria in the Pavilion de la Reine for a short while The Place Royale initiated subsequent developments of Paris that created a suitable urban background for the French aristocracy and nobility The square was often the place for the nobility to chat and served as a meeting place for them This was so until the Revolution Before the square was completed Henri IV ordered the Place Dauphine to be laid out Within a mere five year period the king oversaw an unmatched building scheme for the ravaged medieval city additions to the Louvre Palace the Pont Neuf and the Hopital Saint Louis as well as the two royal squares Cardinal Richelieu had an equestrian bronze of Louis XIII erected in the centre there were no garden plots until 1680 In the late 18th century while most of the nobility moved to the Faubourg Saint Germain district the square managed to keep some of its aristocratic owners until the Revolution It was renamed the Place des Vosges in 1799 when the departement of Vosges became the first to pay taxes supporting a campaign of the Revolutionary army The Restoration returned the old royal name but the short lived Second Republic restored the revolutionary one in 1870 Today the square is planted with a bosquet of mature lindens set in grass and gravel surrounded by clipped lindens nbsp No 1 Pavillon du Roi No 1bis Hotel Coulanges No 3 Hotel de Montmorin No 5 Hotel de la Salle No 7 Hotel de Sully No 9 Hotel de Chaulnes No 11 Hotel Pierrard No 13 Hotel Dyel des Hameaux No 15 Hotel Marchand No 17 Hotel de Chabannes No 19 Hotel de Montbrun No 21 Hotel du Cardinal de Richelieu No 23 Hotel de Bassompierre No 25 Hotel de l Escalopier No 2bis Hotel du 2bis place des Vosges No 2 Hotel Genou de Guiberville No 4 Hotel du 4 place des Vosges No 6 Hotel de Rohan Guemene No 6bis Lycee professionnel Theophile Gautier No 8 Hotel de Fourcy No 10 Hotel de Chatillon No 12 Hotel Lafont No 14 Hotel de Ribault No 16 Hotel d Asfeldt No 18 Hotel de Clermont Tonnerre No 20 Hotel d Angennes de Rambouillet No 22 Hotel Laffemas No 24 Hotel de Vitry No 26 Hotel de Tresmes No 28 Pavillon de la Reine amp Hotel d Espinoy nbsp View of no 6 at nightResidents of the Place des Vosges No 1bis Madame de Sevigne was born here No 6 Maison de Victor Hugo Victor Hugo s home from 1832 to 1848 in what was then the Hotel de Rohan the Princes of Guemenee line now a museum devoted to his memory managed by the City of Paris No 7 Sully Henri IV s great minister No 8 poet Theophile Gautier and writer Alphonse Daudet No 9 Hotel de Chaulnes seat of l Academie d Architecture currently also tenanted by Galerie Historisimus No 11 courtesan Marion Delorme from 1639 to 1648 No 12 natural philosopher and mathematician Emilie du Chatelet 2 No 14 Hotel de la Riviere rabbi David Feuerwerker Antoinette Feuerwerker and Atara Marmor No 15 Marguerite Louise d Orleans wife of Cosimo III de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany Its ceilings painted by Lebrun are reinstalled in the Musee Carnavalet No 17 bishop and theologian Bossuet No 20 Prince Obolensky Arnaud Henry Salas Perez No 21 Cardinal Richelieu from 1615 to 1627 No 23 post impressionist painter Georges Dufrenoy No 28 Pavillon de la Reine Chabot Rohan family nbsp Panoramic view nbsp General overview nbsp West side nbsp North east side nbsp North east side nbsp East side nbsp Arcades east side nbsp Sunset east side nbsp Pavillon du Roi south side nbsp Pavillon de la Reine north side nbsp Arcades nbsp One of Cortot s four fountains 1825 nbsp Real brick and fake brick stand side by sideSee also editMarywil List of tourist attractions in ParisNotes edit Other architects like Louis Metezeau were responsible for the constructions erected behind these regular facades Zinsser Judith 2006 Daring Genius of the Enlightenment Penguin p 21 ISBN 9780143112686 References editHilary Ballon The Paris of Henry IV Architecture and Urbanism 1994 ISBN 0 262 52197 0 DeJean Joan Light of the city of light The Place des Vosges in her How Paris Became Paris The Invention of the Modern City NY Bloomsbury 2014 ISBN 978 1 60819 591 6 chapter 2 pp 45 61 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Place des Vosges Place des Vosges Discovering the Historic Place des Vosges Parisian Charm and Cultural Significance Paris Pages Monuments Place des Vosges Archived from the original on 10 March 2010 Satellite image from Google Maps 1 Place des Vosges audio tour dans le parc Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Place des Vosges amp oldid 1189180977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
