Saint-Marcel: history and sights
Served by: metro line 5, Transilien J.
Did you know?
Named after Saint Marcel, the ninth Bishop of Paris in the 5th century, said in medieval legend to have slain a dragon, and who became a popular patron saint of the city.
Anecdote
The legend of Saint Marcel slaying a dragon echoes that of Saint George, a common motif in medieval hagiography.
Around Saint-Marcel
- Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 250 m away — France's oldest hospital museum, tracing the history of Parisian healthcare through paintings, ceramics and historic medical objects.
- Jardin des Plantes, 450 m away — A royal botanical garden founded in 1626, home to tropical greenhouses, a menagerie and a natural history museum.
- Manufacture des Gobelins, 600 m away — A royal workshop founded in the 17th century that still weaves exceptional tapestries for the French state today.
- Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 190 m away — A vast historic hospital, one of the largest hospital complexes in Europe.