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Histoire de Paris

Eglise Saint-Sauveur
L’église St-Sauveur occupait l’emplacement des n°2, 4 et 4 bis. Mentionnée dès 1216, elle fut rebâtie au XVIe siècle. Une chapelle de la Vierge y fut ajoutée en 1713, décorée par Blondel, le Moyne et Coypel. Son plafond en trompe-l’œil était estimé comme "le plus savant dans l’art de la perspective qui se voie dans Paris". L’église abritait les tombes de comédiens célèbres de l’Hôtel de Bourgogne: Turlupin, Gaultier-Garguille, Gros-Guillaume et Guillot-Gorju. Quand ils paraissaient sur scène, "ils n’avaient que faire de parler pour faire rire, on ne riait que trop sans cela". Démolie entre 1778 et 1785, sa reconstruction fut entreprise sur les plans de Poyet. La Révolution interrompit le chantier, puis les parties élevées furent abattues en 1797.

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One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign depicts the Saint-Sauveur church, a Catholic church that has been documented since the 13th century AD, and stood in this place until 1797.

The place where the church stood and where the sign is located was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The illustration in the center of the sign is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Saint-Sauveur Church
The St-Sauveur church occupied the location of n°2, 4 and 4 bis. Mentioned as early as 1216, it was rebuilt in the 16th century. A chapel of the Virgin was added in 1713, decorated by Blondel, le Moyne and Coypel. Its trompe-l’oeil ceiling was considered "the most learned in the art of perspective that can be seen in Paris". The church housed the tombs of famous actors from the Hôtel de Bourgogne: Turlupin, Gaultier-Garguille, Gros-Guillaume and Guillot-Gorju. When they appeared on stage, "they didn’t care about talking to make people laugh, we laughed too much without that". Demolished between 1778 and 1785, its reconstruction was undertaken according to Poyet’s plans. The Revolution interrupted the construction, then the upper parts were demolished in 1797.

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