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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.
A significant Flamboyant landmark in Paris is the Tour Saint-Jacques, which is all that remains of the Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ("Saint James of the butchers"), which was built 1509–23 and was located close to Les Halles, the Paris central market. [A]
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 ...
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The Couvent Saint-Jacques, [1] Grand couvent des Jacobins or Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques [2] was a Dominican monastery on rue Saint-Jacques in Paris, France. Its complex was between what are now rue Soufflot and rue Cujas. Its teaching activities were the origin of the collège des Jacobins, a college of the historic University ...
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.
2 et 2bis: Hôtel Fieubet or La Vallette, situated at the location of the royal Hôtel Saint-Pol, granted in 1519 by King Francis I. In 1587, Raymond Phélypeaux d'Herbault built a first hôtel particulier there. In 1676, it was acquired by the chancellor of Queen María Teresa of Spain, Gaspard Fieubet.