PLACE DES VOSGES, First Part
- Audio File length: 2.24
- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm James, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.
Today I'll accompany you through Place des Vosges.
With over four hundred years of history, Place des Vosges is the oldest square in Paris!
Located in the sophisticated, refined, and secluded Marais neighborhood, this architectural and urban-planning masterpiece is, for its characteristic form, the Place Royale, or royal square model, which spread throughout France in the seventeenth century, as well as to other European countries. Its porticoes now host the art galleries, antique shops, cafes, and restaurants that have contributed to its revival after several decades where the square was almost exclusively occupied by large stores and warehouses.
I suggest you make a scenic entrance using one of the two entrance points at the base of the King and Queen's Pavilions, which have never actually been inhabited by any monarch, and go straight to the central garden that was created at the end of the 17th century....