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The former, fully renovated 16C bell tower of the church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, which was destroyed in 1797, was converted into a weather station (hence the statue of Blaise Pascal, who carried out his experiments on air pressure here in 1648) and then a factory for making hunting shot. Bought by the city at the request of the prefect Haussmann, it has been restored and modified on numerous occasions.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide148 m - place du Châtelet, 75001 Paris
- The Green Guide163 m - 76 rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris
- The Green Guide172 m - rue des Lombards, 75004 Paris
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €50Apartments WS Hôtel de Ville - Musée Pompidou56 m - 12 Rue Pernelle, 75004 Paris
- From €244Veeve - Jazzy Blues by Châtelet79 m - Boulevard de Sabastopol, 75001 Paris
- From €55Hotel Andréa92 m - 3 Rue Saint-Bon, 75004 Paris
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Where to eatnearby
- Benoit€€€MICHELIN 202480 m - 20 rue Saint-Martin, 75004 Paris
- Brasserie JajaAround€1887 m - 8 Rue St Denis, 75001 Paris
- L'AcantheAround€2892 m - 22 Rue Saint-Martin, 75004 Paris
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