If you are planning on going to the Marais or the 4th District head for the Rue Figuier (Metro St Paul), named after an incrediable Fig tree that is situated in the park that can be found half way up the street.
The wonderful Hotel de Sens (1 rue Figuier) is a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance architecture and a mixture of civilian and military design with it’s towers and turrets. when looking at the front door, look up and you will see at about 7 metres up a real cannonball embedded into the wall. This was fired at the Hotel de Sens during the revolution in 1830 that lasted three days, also known as the “Trois Glorieuses” or the “July Revolution”, which was basically, the French decided, that they wanted a new king, so they chose ’Louis-Philippe who was crowned “King of the french” on the 9th August 1830.
I recommend a trip to this fantastic district that has some beautiful buildings and some amazing shops, I will be writing more articles on this area soon.
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