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Tour Saint-Jacques (French: [tuʁ sɛ̃ʒak], 'Saint James's Tower') is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, on the Rive Droite.This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower at the intersection of the Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas-Flamel is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ('Saint James of the Meat Market'), which ...
The Saint-Jacques Tower is all that remains of the church of St Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, where Richard worked from 1652 until his death. Étienne Richard (c. 1621 – 1669) was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist. Very little is known about his life and work.
In the 15th century, Belgian architects produced remarkable examples of religious and secular Flamboyant architecture, one of which is the tower of St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen (1452–1520), which was built as both a bell tower and a watch tower for the defence of the city. The tower was intended to be 167 metres (548 ft) high and was ...
1523 – Completion of Saint-Jacques Tower, Paris. 1525 Laurentian Library in Florence designed by Michelangelo. Rebuilding of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham, England, probably to the design of John Wastell (died 1515), completed. Rebuilding of Segovia Cathedral begun by Juan Gil de Hontañón. Palazzo del Te, Mantua, begun by Giulio ...
19 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île, (4th arrondissement of Paris) French Baroque,(1624–1726) The exterior is rather plain, with an 18th century bell tower, but the interior displays the lavish French Baroque style of the 17th century. The arcades have rounded arches and pilasters with trompe-l'oeil channelling, joined with columns with Corinthian ...
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The architect was Théodore Ballu, chief architect of Paris for religious buildings, whose other Paris works included the restoration of the Saint-Jacques Tower, (1854–58); the belfry of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois (1858–63); and the Église Saint-Ambroise, (1863–69). Construction began in 1861 and was largely completed by 1867,but it was ...
Saint-Jacques (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak]) is a station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro. It serves Place Saint-Jacques in the 14th arrondissement. The Boulevard Saint-Jacques and Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques also intersect the square. It is one of only a few Métro stations that have a combined entrance and ticket hall at street-level.