COLLECTION NAME:
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Record
Preferred Title:
Marais District; Topographic Views Work_PrefTitle Marais District; Topographic Views Preferred Title false
Alternate Title:
Le Marais; Topographic Views Work_AltTitle Le Marais; Topographic Views Alternate Title false
Image View:
Corner view of the Hôtel du Soubise Image_Title Corner view of the Hôtel du Soubise Image View false
Location:
creation: Paris, Île-de-France, France Work_Location_Type_Display creation: Paris, Île-de-France, France Location false
Location Note:
Marais District Work_LocationNotes Marais District Location Note false
Date:
1997 (photographed) Work_DateDisplay 1997 (photographed) Date false
Cultural Context:
French Work_Culture French Cultural Context false
Work Type 1:
topographical view Work_Worktype1 topographical view Work Type 1 false
Work Type 2:
photograph Work_Worktype2 photograph Work Type 2 false
Classification:
urban and topographical views Work_Classification urban and topographical views Classification false
Technique:
photography Work_Technique photography Technique false
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; cityscapes; Gardens; World War, 1939-1945 Work_Image_SubjectDisplay architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; cityscapes; Gardens; World War, 1939-1945 Subjects false
Description:
Le Marais (meaning "the marsh" in French) is a district in Paris, France, traditionally a bourgeois area, but also well-known historically. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris (on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine). In the 12th century, the Knights Templar cleared the marshlands to the north of Philippe Auguste's enclosure. Another explanation for the name Marais, which today in French means marshland, would come from "maraichers", i.e. vegetable gardens. Indeed this area outside the original walls of Philippe Auguste's Paris were cultivated, in particular by religious orders From the 16th century onwards, the aristocracy built large residences (hôtels) in the area, a trend which was accelerated by the creation of the Place Royale (which would become the Place des Vosges) by Henri IV in 1605. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and in the first half of the twentieth century, the area surrounding the Rue des Rosiers became home to many Jews from Eastern Europe,
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Three LocalCollection Archivision Addition Module Three Collection false
Identifier:
1A2-F-P-MA-C7 Image_OriginalVendorID 1A2-F-P-MA-C7 Identifier false
Rights:
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