General Information
| Completion: | 1674 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch |
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| Function / usage: |
Triumphal / monumental arch |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
| Location: |
Paris ( 3rd), Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
|---|---|
| Address: | 33, boulevard Saint-Martin |
| Coordinates: | 48° 52' 9" N 2° 21' 20" E |
Technical Information
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Porte Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃], 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 right: La Défaite des Allemands (The Defeat of the Germans) by Gaspard Marsy, Louis XIV as Mars carrying the shield of France and pushing back a German eagle to protect a woman and an old man
- South side left: La Rupture de la Triple Alliance (The Breaking of the Triple Alliance) by Étienne le Hongre, Louis XIV as Hercules, partly nude
- South side right: La prise de Besançon (The Capture of Besançon) by Martin van den Bogaert, Louis XIV dressed as Fame, standing in front of an olive tree and receiving keys from a woman
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Porte Saint-Martin" and modified on December 11, 2024 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2003): L'art de Paris. Editions Place des Victoires, Paris (France).
- (1995): L'art français (tome 3). Ancien régime 1620-1775. Flammarion, Paris (France), pp. 219.
- (1994): Le guide du Patrimoine: Paris. Ministère de la Culture - Hachette, Paris (France), pp. 586.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20003689 - Published on:
18/06/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
