Malesherbes: history and sights
Served by: metro line 3.
Did you know?
Named after Chrétien de Malesherbes, a courageous lawyer who agreed to defend Louis XVI at his 1793 trial, before being guillotined himself the following year.
Anecdote
Malesherbes agreed to defend the king despite the obvious danger, a rare act of courage during the Terror.
Around Malesherbes
- Parc Monceau, 550 m away — An 18th-century English garden adorned with romantic follies, one of the most elegant in Paris.
- Église Saint-Augustin, 550 m away — A 19th-century church with a hidden metal frame, an engineering feat by Victor Baltard.
- Boulevard Malesherbes, 250 m away — A wide boulevard cut through during the Second Empire, lined with elegant Haussmann-era buildings.