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The other districts
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install silk manufactures. This place will be built at the place
where was the Hotel des Tournelles where died King Henry II in
1559. It was destroyed by order of Catherine de Medicis, wife
of Henri II. The work was completed in 1612, but the destination
was changed : buildings fot living. Instead, almost square, the
buildings have 9 houses on each of its sides. It includes a house
of the King and a house of the Queen's which faces each other
and are elevated compared to otherhouses. The majesty of the place
made it a fashion place who attracted the nobility who built sumptuous
hotels in the "Marais" district . Marais means wetland in french
because of former wetlands that were there. The place, first known
as "Place Royale", took the name of "Place des Vosges", towards
1800, to thank the Vosges department, the first to have paid taxes
under the Revolution. At No. 6 Place des Vosges lived Victor Hugo
for nearly 16 years. A museum has been created. Have a look over
Place des Vosges: Vue
1 - Vue
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Inauguration of the Place Royale
for the wedding of Louis XIII with Anne of Austria (oil
on wood, Polish school, XVIIth century)
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Place des Vosges seen by plane
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Arcades place des Vosges
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Place des Vosges in 1830
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Hotel de Rohan-Guéméné - Victor Hugo
Museum
L'Hôtel
de Rohan Guéméné - Musée Hogo
Tél. 01 42 72 10 16
After successive changes of owners, the hotel located
at No. 6 Place des Vosges became the property of Louis
de Rohan, Prince of Guéménée, and remained in that family
until 1784. He gave its final name to the building. It
is in this hotel that Victor Hugo lived for nearly 16
years, from 1832 to 1848, in an apartment located on the
second floor. A museum has been created. Watch
the Hugo museum with Street view . Links : Ministry
of culture
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Victor Hugo Museum
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