Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Enceinte de Philippe Auguste
⎯⎯⎯
The Wall of Philip II Augustus
| — | Histoire de Paris | — |
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. Enceinte de Philippe Auguste / The Wall of Philip II Augustus Marker
En 1190, avant son départ pour la troisième croisade, Philippe Auguste (1165-1223) demande aux habitants de contribuer à la sécurité de la ville. par la construction d'une muraille d'environ 5 km, achevée vers 1210. Cette courtine, haute de dix mètres et couronnée d'un chemin de ronde crénelé, est percée d'une dizaine de portes. Bornee à l'ouest par la forteresse du Louvre, édifiée pour la protéger dans les premières années du XIIIe siècle, à l'est par la place de Grève, a nord par les Halles, et au sud par le bourg Sainte-Genevieve, elle détinit une capitale de 250 hectares: désormais, le palais, le trésor et les archives s'y trouvent fixés à demeure, même si le roi n'y réside pas toujours. Il s'agit de la première tentative d'union des trois quartiers parisiens : la «Cité», cœur religieux, administratif et judiciaire, la «Ville», pôle économique situé autour des ports de la rive droite, et «l'Université» naissante, rive gauche.
In 1190, before his departure for the third crusade, Philippe Auguste (1165-1223) asked the inhabitants to contribute to the security of the city by the construction of a wall of about 5 km in length, completed around 1210. This curtain wall, ten meters in height and crowned with a crenellated walkway, had a dozen gates. Bounded to the west by the Louvre fortress, which was built to protect it in the first years of the thirteenth century, to the east by the Square de Grève, to the north by Les Halles, and south by the village of Sainte-Genevieve, it contained a capital of 250 hectares: henceforth, the palace, the treasury and the archives were permanently fixed there, even if the king did not always reside there. This was the first attempt to unite the three Parisian districts: the "Cité" - the urban heart with religious, administrative and judiciary functions, the "Ville" - an economic hub located around ports on the right bank, and the nascent "University" on the left bank.
Topics and series.
this page online
Location. 48° 50.756′ N, 2° 21.002′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Victor. It is on Rue Clovis, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Rue Clovis, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Collège des Ecossais / Scots College (within shouting distance of this marker); Valery Larbaud (1881-1957) (within shouting distance of this marker); James Joyce (1882-1941) (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Quatre Sergents de La Rochelle / The Four Sergeants of La Rochelle
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
2. Enceinte de Philippe Auguste / The Wall of Philip II Augustus and Marker
Also see . . . Wall of Philip II Augustus (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Wall of Philip Augustus is the oldest city wall of Paris (France) whose plan is accurately known. Partially integrated into buildings, more traces of it remain than of the later fortifications.(Submitted on July 25, 2023.)
The wall was built during the struggles between Philip II of France (called Philip Augustus) and the Anglo-Norman House of Plantagenet. The French king, before leaving for the Third Crusade, ordered a stone wall to be built to protect the French capital in his absence.
Additional keywords. panneau
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
3. Additional plaque
On the wall itself is an additional plaque identifying it as being the remains of the wall of Philippe Auguste, from the 12th Century.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
