The
place des Victoires is a beautiful architectural present in the honor
of the king Louis XIV in the heart of Paris, to celebrate the peace of
Nimègue in 1681. A loyal courtisan, the Viscount of
Aubusson, will make demolish the old private mansions which rose at
this place and will make draw by the architect Jule-Hardouin Mansart in
1685 a superb area to accomodate the majestic statue of the triumphing
king. Distort ionic arcades, huge pilasters, will enclose this circular
place in the medium of which the 12 height meters sculpture rised
proudly. The Majesty was represented there in costume of sacring,
crowned ancient bay-trees. Pleasantly surprised, the sun king will
reward for 120.000 Livres this marquis of La feuillade (Viscount of
Aubusson) which will die nevertheless ruined per so many sumptuous and
useless expenses. This original statue will be obviously destroyed in
1792, after the Revolution. We will have to be waited until 1828
so that Louis XVIII makes set up the current statue signed by the
artist Bosio. Louis XIV, dressed a such Roman emperor, stands on a
proud horse skilfully pulled up on its tail. Nowadays, the Place
of the Victoires became a famous window of the Parisian mode.
Kenzo, Cacharel, Thierry Mugler and well of others settled there.
Eglise Notre-Dame des
Victoires.
Located on the Place des Petits Pères, where were formerly the
court of the convent of the Petits Pères in 1665, this Church is
famous for its organ whose original Buffet was created in 1739. It was
built for the Petits Pères (Augustins) in 1629 in memory of the
victory of Louis XIII on the Protestants of la Rochelle. The convent
itself will be destroyed the revolution to yield the place to a
barracks and with the town hall of the district.
