{"id":20028,"date":"2025-09-21T20:24:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/?page_id=20028"},"modified":"2025-12-20T12:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:23:15","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/index.php\/home\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the French Revolution, it was known as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franciade\">Rue de Franciade<\/a><\/strong>. The street was one of the centres of the June Rebellion of 1832, immortalised in Victor Hugo&#8217;s novel <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, and which is referred to in the book as the &#8220;<em>Epic of the Rue Saint-Denis<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From ancient road to triumphal arch.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rue_Saint-Denis_(Paris)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rue Saint\u2011Denis<\/a> is among Paris\u2019s oldest streets, laid out in the Roman era and used for royal entries toward the Abbey of Saint\u2011Denis. In the 17th century, the neighbourhood gained its landmark: <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porte_Saint-Denis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Porte Saint\u2011Denis<\/a> (1672), a triumphal arch at the city\u2019s threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe belly of Paris,\u201d then a new heart.<\/strong> Nearby, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Les_Halles\">Les Halles<\/a> fed the city for centuries. After the late\u20111960s move to Rungis, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rue_Montorgueil\">Montorgueil<\/a> kept the food spirit while the 2nd blends shops, covered passages, old workshops\u2026 and a distinctly Parisian nightlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d9f3a05877f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d9f3a05877f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porte_Saint-Denis\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porte_Saint-Denis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Porte St\u2011Denis (first built: XIV c.)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d9f3a058bbc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d9f3a058bbc\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"20030\" src=\"https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-809x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-1617x2048.jpg 1617w, https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paris_-_Passage_du_Grand_Cerf_-1-scaled.jpg 2022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parisjetaime.com\/eng\/culture\/passage-du-grand-cerf-p1577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Passage du Grand\u2011Cerf (XVIII c.)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d9f3a059037&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d9f3a059037\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"20031\" src=\"https:\/\/uneadresseaparis.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Claude_Monet_-_The_Rue_Montorgueil_in_Paris._Celebration_of_June_302C_1878_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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(1878)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the French Revolution, it was known as the Rue de Franciade. The street was one of the centres of the June Rebellion of 1832, immortalised in Victor Hugo&#8217;s novel Les Mis\u00e9rables, and which is referred to in the book as the &#8220;Epic of the Rue Saint-Denis&#8220;. From ancient road to triumphal arch. 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