Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis
Videos
The Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis is a street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It crosses the arrondissement from north to south, linking the Porte Saint-Denis to La Chapelle Métro station and passi
Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis
Paris in the Middle Ages
Videos
In the 10th century Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed
An illustration by Jean Fouquet from about 1450 that depicts the cathedral of Notre-Dame with the rest of Paris in the background
The Sainte-Chapelle was the chapel of the royal palace on the Île de la Cité, built in the 13th century
A view of Paris from Saint-Denis as depicted about 1455 by Jean Fouquet.
Paris in 1380