Vintage Paris: Porte Saint-Martin

Port Saint-Martin, circa 1936

The Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the grands boulevards Boulevard Saint-Martin and Boulevard Saint-Denis. The Porte Saint-Martin was designed by architect Pierre Bullet at the order of Louis XIV in honor of his victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comté. Built in 1674, it replaced a medieval gate in the city walls built by Charles V. It was restored in 1988.

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Learn More About Paris' Secret River, La Bièvre

Vintage Paris postcard depicting la Bièvre

You know about Paris' legendary Siene river which cuts its way through the French capital and separates the Left Bank from the Right Bank. Did you know Paris has another river?

Oui. La Bièvre. In it translates to...wait for it...Beaver River. Oui.