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Group visits (with or without a lecture guide) guide) lecture a without or (with visits Group
and touch-sensitive glass panels: panels: glass touch-sensitive and and touch-sensitive glass panels: panels: glass touch-sensitive and
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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CRYPT OF THE THE OF CRYPT ARCHAEOLOGICAL THE
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Antiquity up to the modern era, by by era, modern the to up Antiquity Antiquity up to the modern era, by by era, modern the to up Antiquity
Details available at reception or on the the on or reception at available Details
times to the Third Republic. Republic. Third the to times
Individual visitors: Individual
identifies the period concerned, from from concerned, period the identifies identifies the period concerned, from from concerned, period the identifies them in observing the remains and the archaeological artefacts exhibited. artefacts archaeological the and remains the observing in them them in observing the remains and the archaeological artefacts exhibited. artefacts archaeological the and remains the observing in them
and its development from Ancient Ancient from development its and
Lecture tours and group visits group and tours Lecture dedicated to particular remains remains particular to dedicated visitors. They help them get right to the essence of the subject, and guide guide and subject, the of essence the to right get them help They visitors.
testimony to the history of Paris Paris of history the to testimony
At each stage, an “observatory” “observatory” an stage, each At permitted on the site for private use only. use private for site the on permitted and from one display case to the next, to provide a tour for our younger younger our for tour a provide to next, the to case display one from and
Non-flash photography without tripods is is tripods without photography Non-flash
Throughout the tour, little characters pop up, from panel to panel panel to panel from up, pop characters little tour, the Throughout excavated artefacts, the material material the artefacts, excavated as discovered during excavations. during discovered as Filming and photography and Filming
preserved in their original location, location, original their in preserved
accessible to people with reduced mobility. reduced with people to accessible exceptional selection of coins and and coins of selection exceptional
THE REMAINS THE
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TOUR
the order of the archaeological remains remains archaeological the of order the
INFORMATION
There are no toilets or cloakrooms. or toilets no are There exhibition presents an an presents exhibition Marianne” to
READING READING
CHILDREN’S a historical chronology but instead instead but chronology historical a Facilities and access and Facilities
“Gold of power, from Julius Caesar Caesar Julius from power, of “Gold The
PRACTICAL PRACTICAL The tour of the Crypt does not follow follow not does Crypt the of tour The No admission after 5:30 p.m 5:30 after admission No
for Mondays and some Public Holidays. Public some and Mondays for
Every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except except p.m., 6 to a.m. 10 from day Every
century. to the 20 the to
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over the years, from Antiquity up up Antiquity from years, the over
buildings constructed on the site site the on constructed buildings
here, discovering the various various the discovering here,
increasingly dense. increasingly of these major transformations. major these of Île de la Cité. la de Île
Visitors can step back in time time in back step can Visitors © Archives de Notre-Dame de Archives ©
and churches are built. The urban fabric becomes becomes fabric urban The built. are churches and The configuration of the current square is the result result the is square current the of configuration The islands on the Seine were joined to form the current current the form to joined were Seine the on islands
excavations from 1965 to 1972. to 1965 from excavations
the Rue Neuve Notre-Dame is created, and houses houses and created, is Notre-Dame Neuve Rue the recovered from the river Seine. In the early 1 early the In Seine. river the from recovered barracks which were to become the Police Prefecture. Prefecture. Police the become to were which barracks century, century,
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the construction of which commences in 1163: 1163: in commences which of construction the of the Parisii, the name of which appears on coins coins on appears which of name the Parisii, the of the Hôtel-Dieu, is built on the cathedral square as are are as square cathedral the on built is Hôtel-Dieu, the
remains discovered during during discovered remains
the Île de la Cité is organised around the cathedral, cathedral, the around organised is Cité la de Île the (27 BC). The site is frequented by the Gaulish tribe tribe Gaulish the by frequented is site The BC). (27 of ancient monuments and alleys. A new hospital, hospital, new A alleys. and monuments ancient of
to display the archaeological archaeological the display to
In the Middle Ages Middle the In , the urban development of of development urban the • the left bank during the reign of Emperor Augustus Augustus Emperor of reign the during bank left the reorganised the urban fabric by demolishing a number number a demolishing by fabric urban the reorganised
In the 19 the In The Gallo-Roman city of Lutetia of city Gallo-Roman The century • • , • is developed on on developed is Prefect Haussmann radically radically Haussmann Prefect cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, de Notre-Dame of cathedral
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308, becomes the active centre of the city while while city the of centre active the becomes 308, [Foundling Hospice] is built. built. is Hospice] [Foundling
under the square in front of the the of front in square the under ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Germanic invasions. The Île de la Cité, fortified in in fortified Cité, la de Île The invasions. Germanic an orphanage called the Hospice des Enfants-Trouvés Enfants-Trouvés des Hospice the called orphanage an
of Paris. It was created in 1980 1980 in created was It Paris. of CRYPT OF THE ÎLE the Roman Empire, under threat of the first first the of threat under Empire, Roman the is extended, Rue Neuve Notre-Dame widened, and and widened, Notre-Dame Neuve Rue extended, is THE ÎLE DE LA CITÉ LA DE ÎLE THE
Île de la Cité, the historical heart heart historical the Cité, la de Île Lutetia becomes a strategic site in the defence of of defence the in site strategic a becomes Lutetia provide sanitation on the Île de la Cité: the square square the Cité: la de Île the on sanitation provide
THE HISTORY OF HISTORY THE DE LA CITÉ
century century 3 the From century, century, 5 the to through • buildings are destroyed to improve circulation and and circulation improve to destroyed are buildings
FROM LUTETIA TO PARIS, PARIS, TO LUTETIA FROM architectural development of the the of development architectural
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FRIEZE THE THE THE CHRONOLOGICAL CHRONOLOGICAL THE 10. THE ANCIENT BATHS 9. NAPOLEON III 8. THE FOUNDLING 7. 17TH CENTURY AND ARCHAEOLOGY HOSPICE SOVEREIGNS The tour ends with the exceptional remains of [HOSPICE DES ENFANTS-TROUVÉS] the ancient thermal baths of Lutetia dating from The various items in the display case come from Here, the exhibition presents the major reforms th the 4 century. A large touchscreen provides a th the reign of Napoleon III. On the gold coins, This part of the remains includes a long partially and developments of currencies in the 17 better understanding of how the building was you can compare the symbols used during the century. We can see the return of the king’s organised and functioned, from its entrance on preserved wall belonging to the former Foundling © Stéphane Piera / © Stéphane Piera / Empire and during the Republic proclaimed in © Stéphane Piera / Hospice, the first Parisian orphanage built by the © Carole Rabourdin / image on the coins, allowing the wide diffusion Musée Carnavalet / the left through a little courtyard to the hot Musée Carnavalet / 1870. We can see in particular how the image Musée Carnavalet / Musée Carnavalet / of an easily identifiable official portrait. In 1640, Roger-Viollet Roger-Viollet architect Boffrand in 1750, at the request of Louis XV. Roger-Viollet room with a pool to the side. Underfloor heating of the sovereign and the imperial symbols were Roger-Viollet Louis XIII’s monetary reform gave rise to the was provided by a hypocaust system recognisable replaced by the Marianne, the allegorical The documents exhibited in the display case opposite famous Louis d’or, several examples bearing the from its little pillars and its boiler visible at the personification of the French Republic. these remains evoke the hospice’s operation and images of Louis XIII and Louis XIV can be seen end of the tour. activities. The coins placed alongside, minted during in the display case. At this time, mechanical Opposite, on the footway, the observatory the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI and during the minting became more common, which is In parallel, the exhibition looks at the various focuses on the early Parisian archaeology under Revolution, illustrate the profound changes in evidenced by the more regular shape of the archaeological excavation campaigns carried Napoleon III and the major works at the origin the French political system. coins. out on the square in front of the Cathedral of of the first excavations. The archaeologists’ tools Notre-Dame de Paris between 1965 and 1972. are depicted on the icons: trowel, brush, The display case contains a number of surveying sight and grid. archaeological finds, including some for personal hygiene uses, such as an auriscapulum, the ancestor of the cotton bud. THE ROMAN EMPIRE 6. THE CONSTRUCTION THE MIDDLE AGES OF NOTRE-DAME 18TH CENTURY 9 8 7 10 This was the location of Rue Neuve Notre-Dame, as indicated on the floor. This 6-metre wide road 5. A MEDIAEVAL CELLAR was built to facilitate access to the cathedral and © Julien Vidal / also to showcase it by ending opposite the centre Musée Carnavalet of its façade. The urban development of the Île With the two basement levels of the house at de la Cité was organised around the cathedral, 6 the sign of Saint Victor, we enter the Middle the construction of which started in 1163 at the Ages. This house was built following the creation instruction of Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris. of the Rue Neuve Notre-Dame in the 12th century. With these three touchscreens, you can navigate through the heart of the cathedral site and see © Stéphane Piera / From these remains, utensils such as wooden Musée Carnavalet / the four phases of construction of the monument. BOOKSHOP, RECEPTION Roger-Viollet spoons and little toys (dice, counters, spinning 1 tops made of wood and bone), which were The exhibition shows, in parallel, fragments of particularly popular in the Middle Ages, give statues discovered during archaeological digs 5 us an insight into daily life. Royal coins herald carried out on the Île de la Cité, some of which the return of gold into coinage and the creation undoubtedly come from the cathedral. You can CRYPT ENTRANCE / EXIT 2 of a new monetary system, an instrument of also see some silver coins, minted during the 4 propaganda and legitimisation of royal reign of Louis VII, bearing cross, alpha and authority. omega motifs, Christian symbols, and lily 3 motifs, an emblem of royalty.
1. THE PARISII 2. THE FORTIFIED WALL 3. LUTETIA 4. THE ANCIENT PORT IN THE HIGH EMPIRE The “Gold of power” exhibition opens with a Imposing blocks of stone form the fortified wall, This section of the quay is all that is left of the th presentation of gold coins, called “staters”, built in the 4 century BC all around the Île de la The Pax romana, a period of peace and ancient port, built during the reign of Tiberius and low-value bronze “pewter” coins. These Cité, as a defence against invasion. These blocks prosperity, held sway in the Roman Empire (42 BC). Its current location reveals that the Île coins testify to the political and economic were recovered from abandoned monuments, from the 1st to the 2nd century AD under the de la Cité at that time covered a smaller area but such as the Forum and the Arenas. The outline that its riverbanks were more extensive than © Stéphane Piera / importance, in the region, of the Gaulish © Stéphane Piera / © Sylvie Robin / Antonine Dynasty, the Antonines being © Stéphane Piera / Musée Carnavalet / Parisii tribe which lived along the Seine Musée Carnavalet / of this fortified enclosure is shown on the ground. Musée Carnavalet Roman emperors who ruled the Empire from Musée Carnavalet / today. The traces of a storage depot and the many Roger-Viollet rd Roger-Viollet Roger-Viollet amphora discovered indicate a significant trading in the 3 century BC. Following Caesar’s The display case contains artefacts from this 96 AD to 192 AD. Various items in the display st activity on the river. Background sound effects conquest of Gaul in the 1 century BC, period: terracotta beakers, coins, ornaments case testify to the beliefs held in this period, evoke the atmosphere of the port and its activity. the Parisii lost their independence and for clothing and an exceptional gold cruciform including a statuette of the god Lares, the the right to issue their own currency. brooch, used to pin the ends of garments divine protector of the household and family. The archaeological finds presented in the together, probably worn by an officer or On the wall, a reconstruction of Lutetia in the display case date from this period of Roman a Roman dignitary. Above the display case, 2nd century shows the main monuments, such occupation of the Île de la Cité. This model of a block of stone from the fortified wall bears as the Cluny thermal baths, the Forum and the the famous Pillar of the Boatmen (Nautae) an engraved inscription: P.O.C.V. It is evidence Arenas of Lutetia, of which several (stone) shows, in its carvings, the mix of Roman and of the prior use of the block. lapidary items are exhibited here. Gaulish cultural influences.
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