I have
already made number of posts on the Philippe-Auguste Wall, built 1190-1210,
which once surrounded a much smaller Paris. If you click here you can also find
the previous posts.
A tower of
this wall has recently been restored, made visible. You can now visit it in a
little garden, also refitted and embellished in the Marais area - "Jardin des Rosiers-Joseph Migneret". It’s not
obvious to find it – you can enter via 10, Rue des Rosiers (see previous post)
or via 35-37, Rue des Francs-Bourgeois (see previous post).
One has obviously been forced to make an
opening in the wall to enable the entrance to the little garden.
I would
like to draw your attention to the chimney. My next post will talk about this
chimney.
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9 comments:
I saw this wall for the first time back in March! Incroyable.
Nice Share. I wait the update
I never tire of the famous wall, and I had no idea there was a tower hidden right in the middle of the Marais!
It is so wonderful to see photos and read about a structure that has been permitted to stand fo almost a thousand years. Thank you, Peter! And I look forward to your tale of the chimney.
Kathryn
Oh superbe! Je note.
Mais Peter, on ne s'en lasse pas de faire le tour du mur Philippe Auguste. C'est l'histoire de Paris et ce mur le vaut bien.
Je crois bien, qu'à l'époque, ils avaient voulu aussi faire un métro circulaire situé sous le mur, mais la corporation des conducteurs de trains hippomobiles ayant réclamé une prime pour "travail dans l'obscurité", le projet fut abandonné.
Reading backwards -- and fascinating after seeing the chimney post. I think I need to look up your original posts for a refresher!
I love your photos and the different shades of green I can see in them.
The light of the sun is sublime.
What a wonderful camera you must have.
Thank you.
Maria
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