Step Into History
Walk Paris in 1670
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Step Into History · City walk
Louis XIV's Paris, 1670
Paris in 1670 is the great capital of Louis XIV on the cusp of its classical face: royal building campaigns meet the riot of streets and river commerce. The walk moves from the city's outer heights, across the Seine and through the Marais and markets to the new colonnade at the Louvre and the tree‑lined promenades where early lanterns already brighten the night.
36 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 14 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Paris as it stood in 1670 (“Paris in the 17th century”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Montmartre Heights
- ↳ Priory Church Interior · interior
- 2. Faubourg Saint‑Denis Road
- 3. Porte Saint‑Denis
- 4. Boulevard du Temple
- 5. Place Royale
- ↳ Gilded Salon · interior
- 6. Rue des Francs‑Bourgeois
- ↳ Painter's Atelier · interior
- 7. Hôtel de Sully
- ↳ Great Gallery · interior
- 8. Rue Saint‑Antoine
- ↳ Tapestry Workshop · interior
- 9. Place de la Grève
- 10. Place Dauphine
- 11. Pont Neuf
- ↳ Vaulted Arcade · interior
- 12. La Samaritaine
- ↳ Pumping Chamber · interior
- 13. Quai des Orfèvres
- ↳ Hall of Justice · interior
- 14. Notre‑Dame Forecourt
- ↳ Cathedral Nave · interior
- 15. Île Saint‑Louis Quays
- 16. Pont Marie
- 17. Les Halles
- ↳ Great Hall · interior
- 18. Rue Saint‑Honoré
- 19. Palais‑Royal Arcades
- ↳ Theatre Auditorium · interior
- 20. Louvre Colonnade
- ↳ Grand Gallery · interior
- 21. Tuileries Garden Terrace
- ↳ Tuileries State Salon · interior
- 22. Louvre–Tuileries Vista
- ↳ Academy Studio · interior