Place des Vosges Paris
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 Place des Vosges In 1605, King Henry IV decided to transform the Marais district into a residential area for Parisian aristocrats by building Place des Vosges and arraying 36 symmetrical houses around its square perimeter. The arcades around the place are today occupied by expensive galleries and shops, as well as cafés filled with people drinking little cups of coffee and air-kissing immaculate passersby. |
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