Strasbourg-Saint-Denis: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 4, 8 and 9.
Did you know?
Marks the site of two 17th-century triumphal arches, Porte Saint-Denis and Porte Saint-Martin, built to celebrate Louis XIV's military victories. The lively surrounding district blends popular shops, theatres and traces of old fortified Paris.
Anecdote
Porte Saint-Denis, completed in 1673, commemorates Louis XIV's victories on the Rhine.
Around Strasbourg-Saint-Denis
- Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 300 m away — A hall opened in 1781 on Marie-Antoinette's orders, where Cyrano de Bergerac premiered in 1897.
- Bouillon Julien, 200 m away — A popular 1903 bouillon restaurant with a sumptuous, listed Art Nouveau interior, its mahogany bar crafted by Majorelle.
- Porte Saint-Denis, 110 m away — A triumphal arch raised in 1672 to glorify Louis XIV, celebrating his military victories in Flanders and on the Rhine.
- Porte Saint-Martin, 250 m away — A second, neighbouring triumphal arch, built the same year, marking the former northern boundary of Paris.
- Grands Boulevards, 750 m away — A lively district of theatres and historic cinemas, the heart of 19th-century Parisian nightlife.