A new description of Paris containing a particular account of all the churches, palaces, monasteries ... with all other remarkable matters in that great and famous city / translated out of French.
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A new description of Paris containing a particular account of all the churches, palaces, monasteries ... with all other remarkable matters in that great and famous city / translated out of French.
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Brice, Germain, 1652-1727.
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London :: Printed for Henry Bonwicke ...,
1687.
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The Place Dauphine.
THis Place is at the very end of the Isle of the Palais next the Pont-Neuf. It is in figure triangular; the Houses that compose it are built of Brick, with Cordons of Freestone, and all of the same fashion, They were erected in the Year 1606. four or five years after the birth of Lewis XIII. on which account they are thus named.
Of late years they have opened a way on this side to the Palais, and have raised several great Houses in the Garden belonging to the H••tel of the Premier President, with a long Gal∣lery,
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in which many Tradesmen keep Shops, as in the other Halls belonging to the Palais. This way saves a great deal of going about, which those who came from the Pont-Neuf were for∣merly forced to make.
The little Street that lyes behind is named. The Rüe de Lamoignon, because it was built in the time of the famous Premier President of that name; who did himself contribute all his en∣deavors to procure the conveniency of this Passage for the good of the publick.
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