Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

La Porte Saint-Victor
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Saint Victor Gate

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

1. La Porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Enceinte de Philippe Auguste
Ici s'élevait la porte Saint Victor,
édifiée au début du XIIIe siècle,
reconstruite en 1568 et abattue en 1684

(City Wall of Philippe Auguste - This was the location of Saint Victor Gate, built at the beginning of the 13th Century, rebuilt in 1568 and torn down in 1684.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1568.

Location. 48° 50.861′ N, 2° 21.145′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Victor. It is at the intersection of Rue des Écoles and Rue du Cardinal Lemoine, on the right when traveling west on Rue des Écoles. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Rue des Écoles, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louis Braille (1809-1852) (here, next to this marker); Collège du Cardinal Lemoine (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Collège du Cardinal Lemoine (within shouting distance of this marker); La porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Collège Rognoni Deported Jewish Student Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ampère découvre l’électrodynamique / Ampère Discovers Electrodynamics (about 120 meters away); André-Marie Ampère (about 120 meters away); Les premieres paratonnerres / The First Lightning Rods (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Porte Saint-Victor (Wikipedia, in French). Excerpt (in translation):

The Porte Saint-Victor was a gate of the old Philippe Auguste city walls.

It was located on Rue Saint-Victor, between Rue des Fossés-Saint-Victor and Rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard, that is to say currently approximately at the level of no. 2 Rue des Écoles where a plaque now appears on a modern building
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

2. La Porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just above the ATM machine.
recalling its past presence. Before the construction of this building in the early 1980s, remains of the walls were still visible.

(Submitted on December 11, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

La Porte Saint-Victor⎯⎯⎯Saint Victor Gate

La Porte Saint-Victor
⎯⎯⎯
Saint Victor Gate