Rue Gît-le-Cœur
Rue Gît-le-Cœur is a street in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Name In the 14th century the street was documented under the name ''Gilles-Queux'' or ''Gui-le-Queux'', presumably referring to a cook ( in Old French) named Giles. Later names include ''Gui-le-Preux'', ''Villequeux'', ''Gui-le-Comte'', and ''Gilles-le-Cœur''. It was also known at various points as ''rue des Noyers'' (1423), ''rue des Deux-Moutons'', and ''rue du Battoir'' (1639). History The street was opened around 1200 on former vineyards of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey. In 1300 a large property on the northeastern section of the street between the and what is now the quay (then the ) was the Paris residence of the Bishop of Chartres. In 1394 it belonged to Louis de Sancerre, in 1397 to the Archbishop of Besançon, and in 1418 to . In the second quarter of the 16th century it was acquired and rebuilt by King Francis I for his chief mistress Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, who stayed there until her ...
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6th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''. The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a reference to the Luxembourg Palace, seat of the Senate (France), Senate and its Jardin du Luxembourg, garden, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, River Seine. It includes educational institutions such as the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales and the Institut de France, as well as Parisian monuments such as the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, the Pont des Arts, which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés (abbey), Saint-Germain Abbey and Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Saint-Sulpice Church. This central arrondissement, which includes the historic districts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (surrounding the Saint-Germain-des-Prés (abbey), ...
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