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10th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 10th arrondissement of Paris (''Xe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as ''le dixième'' (; "the tenth", formally ''le dixième arrondissement de Paris''). In 2020, it had a population of 83,459. The arrondissement, called Entrepôt (warehouse), is situated on the Rive Droite, right bank of the Seine, River Seine. It contains two of the seven large mainline List of Paris railway stations, railway stations of Paris: the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l'Est. Built during the 19th century, these two Terminal station, termini are among the List of busiest railway stations in Europe, busiest in Europe. The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin, linking the northeastern parts of Paris with the Seine. The current mayor of the 10th arrondissement is Alexandra Cordebard since 2017. Geography The land area of the arrondisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logo Arrondissement De Paris - Mairie 10 - Entrepôt
A logo (abbreviation of logotype; ) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text of the name that it represents, as in a wordmark. In the days of hot metal typesetting, a logotype was one word cast as a single piece of type (e.g. "The" in ATF Garamond), as opposed to a Typographic ligature, ligature, which is two or more letters joined, but not forming a word. By extension, the term was also used for a uniquely set and arranged typeface or colophon (publishing), colophon. At the level of mass communication and in common usage, a company's logo is today often synonymous with its trademark or brand.Wheeler, Alina. ''Designing Brand Identity'' © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (page 4) Etymology Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper's ''Online Etymology Dictionary'' states that the first surviving written record of the term 'logo' dates back to 1937, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal Saint-Martin
The Canal Saint-Martin () is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine. Nearly half its length (), between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the Place de la Bastille, was covered in the mid-19th century to create wide boulevards and public spaces on the surface. The canal is drained and cleaned every 10–15 years, and it is always a source of fascination for Parisians to discover curiosities and even some treasures among the hundreds of tons of discarded objects. History Gaspard de Chabrol, prefect of Paris, proposed building a canal from the river Ourcq, 100 km northeast of Paris, to supply the city with fresh water to support a growing population and help avoid diseases such as dysentery and cholera, while also supplying fountains (including the monumental Elephant of the Bastille) and allowing the streets to be cleaned. Construction of the canal was ordered by Napoleon I in 1802 and construction took place until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Of Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris
The Chapel of Lariboisiere Hospital is a Roman Catholic chapel located at 2 Rue Ambroise-Pare in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It was built between 1846 and 1853 as the centerpiecee of a new hospital built in response to a major cholera epidemic that struck Paris in 1839. It was opened in 1854. The chapel is in the Renaissance revival architectural style, with lavish interior art and decoration. History The church was built as part of new hospital constructed in Paris following a disastrous epidemic of cholera in 1832. At the time of the epidemic, the north quarter of Paris, with a growing population. The site chosen was Saint-Lazare, a former leprosy hospital from the middle ages, which had been turned into a monastery and then into a prison. A large fundraising campaign was carried out between 1846 and 1853. The largest donor was the Countess de la Riboisiere, the daughter of the Minister of Finance of King Louis XVIII. She died in 1851, and left a legacy which generousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau
Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau () is a theater located at 14 boulevard de Strasbourg in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The 800-seat Italian Style theater was built in the year 1866. It functioned under a variety of names through the years, opening as Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs (; 1866–1874, 1877–1879, 1882–1888), then Théâtre des Arts (; 1874–1876, 1879–1881), Opéra-Bouffe (; 1876–1877), and the Comédie-Parisienne (; 1881). Théâtre-Libre (1888–1897) and Théâtre-Antoine (1897–1906) In 1888 it became the venue for the Théâtre Libre company of André Antoine. Although short-lived, lasting only eight years, the theater's pioneering naturalism proved extremely influential. Antoine departed in 1894 under financial pressure, the enterprise closed in 1896, but Antoine returned the following year to the renamed Théâtre AntoineAnne I. Miller, The Independent Theatre in Europe, 1887 to the Present', page 40. with a more deliberately provocative progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint-Laurent, Paris
Saint-Laurent () is a Catholic church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris at 68 bis Boulevard de Magenta. A series of churches occupied the site since the 10th century. It is named for Saint Lawrence, an early Christian martyr who was executed in Rome by the Roman Emperor Valerian in 258 AD. It has been listed since 2016 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. Eglise Saint-Laurent The earliest parts of the church date to the 10th century and 15th century, while the facade was rebuilt in the 19th century during the Second French Empire, to fit into the intersection of three new boulevards built by Napoleon III and his deputy Baron Haussmann. The architecture features a very ornate Flamboyant facade, constructed in the 19th century. The art and decoration includes an exceptional collection of 19th and 20th century stained glass windows. and an important collection of 19th-century religious paintings and sculpture. History The church was built on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Joseph-Artisan, Paris
Saint Joseph Artisan is a Roman Catholic Church located at 214 rue LaFayette in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It was built in 1865–1866 by the architect Lucien Douillard in the style of Neogothic architecture. His other major work included the church of Saint-Andrei de l'Europe in the 8th arrondissement. History The church was constructed originally for the German-speaking workers who came to Paris in large numbers in the second part of the 19th century to work in the city's factories and workshops. An earlier chapel had been opened by he Jesuits for the German-speakers in 1850. The present church was begun in 1885, with substantial offerings from German and Austrian patrons.The furnishings were provided by the Prince of Saxony. It was initially called the church of "Saint Joseph of the Germans." In 1870, with the Franco-German War, the Germans largely left the parish and were replaced by French immigrants from Alsace. In 1871, the church was damaged by cannon fire during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Paris
Saint-Martin-des-Champs is a Roman Catholic Church located at 36 rue Albert-Thomas in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It was built during the French Second Empire of Louis-Napoleon between 1854 and 1856, a blend of Romanesque architecture and Byzantine architecture, which was very popular in the period. It shares the same name with several other historic Paris churches, most notably the Saint-Martin-des-Champs Priory, whose former building is now part of the French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. History In August 1854, in conjunction with the program of Emperor Louis Napoleon to create new avenues and rebuild the city neighbourhoods, the Archbishop of Paris, Marie Dominique Auguste Sibour, commissioned a new church. The parish lies along the Canal Saint-Martin. It was financed with contributions from the neighbourhood parishioners. Abbot Bruyere was responsible for its construction, hiring the architect Paul Gallais, who had established his reputation building new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porte Saint-Martin
The Porte Saint-Martin (, ''St. Martin Gate'') is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of the Rue Saint-Martin, the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the '' grands boulevards'' Boulevard Saint-Martin and Boulevard Saint-Denis. History The Porte Saint-Martin was designed by architect Pierre Bullet (a student of François Blondel, architect of the nearby Porte Saint-Denis) at the order of Louis XIV in honor of his victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comté. Built in 1674, it replaced a medieval gate in the city walls built by Charles V. It was restored in 1988. Description The Porte Saint-Martin is a heavily rusticated triumphal arch, 18 meters high, built in limestone and marble. Recesses are occupied by bas-reliefs: *North side left: ''La Prise du Limbourg en 1675'' ''(The Capture of Limbourg)'' by Pierre Le Gros the Elder, a sitting woman next to a lion *North side r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porte Saint-Denis
The Porte Saint-Denis (; ) is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of Paris's former city walls. It is located at the crossing of the Rue Saint-Denis continued by the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, with the Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle and the Boulevard Saint-Denis. History The Porte Saint-Denis was originally a gateway through the Wall of Charles V that was built between 1356 and 1383 to protect the Right Bank of Paris. The medieval fortification had two gates and was surmounted with four towers. Additional portcullises defended the outer gate along with a drawbridge and rock-cut ditch. However, with the advent of gunpowder and the development of cannons and bombards, the walls were eventually partly torn down in the 1640s to make way for the larger and more fortified Louis XIII Wall. In the 1670s, the remaining walls of Charles V were entirely demolished when Paris spread beyond the confines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage Du Prado
Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * Passage (2020 film), a Canadian documentary film, * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring James Mason and Malcolm McDowell * ''The Passage'' (1986 film), a French supernatural thriller film starring Alain Delon * ''The Passage'' (2007 film), by Mark Heller * ''The Passage'' (2011 film), by Roberto Minervini * ''The Passage'' (2018 film), a short film directed by Kitao Sakurai Literature * ''The Passage'' (Palmer novel), a 1930 novel by Vance Palmer * ''Le Passage'', a 1954 French novel by Jean Reverzy * ''Passage'' (Willis novel), a 2001 science fiction novel by Connie Willis * ''Passage'' (Morley novel), a 2007 novel by John David Morley * ''Passage'' (Bujold novel), a 2008 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold *''Le Passage'', a 2009 novel by former French President Valéry G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage Brady
The Passage Brady is one of two iron-and-glass Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline solid, non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparency and translucency, transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window pane ... covered arcades (known in French as the '' Passages couverts de Paris'') located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France, constructed in 1828. It lies between the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis and the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin. It is famous for the several Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi restaurants located in the arcade. Buildings and structures in the 10th arrondissement of Paris Covered passages of Paris Shopping malls established in 1828 {{Paris-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée De L'Éventail
The Musée de l'Éventail (, ''Fan Museum''), or more formally L'Atelier Hoguet Musée de l'Éventail (), was a private museum of fans and fan-making located in the 10th arrondissement at 2, boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, France. It used to be open several afternoons per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and was closed annually during the month of August; an admission fee was charged. The nearest métro station is Strasbourg – Saint-Denis. The museum was located within the Atelier Anne Hoguet, a workshop for fan-making and restoration. Its exhibits were displayed in a showroom established in 1893 by fan-makers Lepault & Deberghe, purchased in 1960 by Hervé Hoguet. The museum was established in 1993. The museum is housed within two rooms. The former showroom is furnished in Henry II style with a monumental fireplace, three chandeliers, blue walls embroidered with fleur-de-lys in gold thread, and walnut furnishings. It contains an exhibition of fans from the eighteenth cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
