Étienne Marcel: history and sights
Served by: metro line 4.
Did you know?
Named after the provost of Paris merchants who led a 1358 revolt against royal authority, one of the earliest major urban uprisings in French history. The nearby Les Halles district was for centuries the capital's great marketplace.
Anecdote
Étienne Marcel was assassinated in 1358 while attempting to hand Paris over to the King of Navarre's troops.
Around Étienne Marcel
- Tour Jean-sans-Peur, 130 m away — A unique remnant of a 15th-century medieval mansion, the only feudal tower still visible in Paris.
- Forum des Halles, 190 m away — A vast underground shopping centre built on the site of Paris's former central market.
- Bourse de Commerce, 300 m away — A former 18th-century circular building converted into a contemporary art museum by the Pinault Collection.