| Porte Saint-Martin | |
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 Porte Saint-Martin (2014). | |
  Location within Paris | |
| General information | |
| Type | Triumphal arch |
| Location | 10th arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°52′08.90″N 2°21′20.25″E / 48.8691389°N 2.3556250°E |
| Completed | 1674 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pierre Bullet |
The Porte Saint-Martin (English: 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 Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the grands boulevards Boulevard Saint-Martin and Boulevard Saint-Denis.
History[edit]
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[edit]
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
Access[edit]
| Located near the Métro stations: Strasbourg - Saint-Denis and République. |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Insecula - Porte Saint-Martin (in French)
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