Temple: history and sights
Served by: metro line 3.
Did you know?
Named after the Temple enclosure, a Knights Templar fortress later used as a prison where the royal family was held during the French Revolution, now gone.
Anecdote
Louis XVI and his family were imprisoned in the Temple tower before their execution in 1793.
Around Temple
- Carreau du Temple, 270 m away — An 1863 iron-and-glass market hall built on the site of the old Temple, a popular clothing market, listed as a historic monument in 1982.
- Musée des Arts et Métiers, 400 m away — A museum of science and technology founded in 1794, preserving historic French machines and inventions.
- Square du Temple, 180 m away — A peaceful garden laid out on the site of the former Templar fortress.