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This square's old name, Place de Grève (meaning "strike" or "shore"), referred to the fact that the square sloped gently towards the Seine and also gave rise to the expression "to strike" (faire grève), as unemployed workers used to meet here in the Middle Ages. Used for executions under the Ancien Régime, the square is now paved with granite slabs and features in its centre the "nef de Paris" (a coat-of-arms featuring a ship), which has been the seal of watersellers since the 13C.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide184 m - 5 rue de Lobau (accueil), 75004 Paris
- The Green Guide225 m - Square de la Tour-St-Jacques, 75003 Paris
- The Green Guide245 m - Place St-Gervais, 75004 Paris
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €45Apartments WS Hôtel de Ville - Le Marais137 m - 37 Rue de Rivoli, 75004 Paris
- From €154CMG Rivoli/ Notre-Dame I161 m - 6 Rue Saint-Bon, 75004 Paris
- From €55Hotel Andréa164 m - 3 Rue Saint-Bon, 75004 Paris
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Where to eatnearby
- PastasutaAround€3083 m - 2 Rue de la Coutellerie, 75004 Paris
- Le Coupe Gorge ParisAround€2586 m - 2, rue de la Coutellerie, 75004 Paris
- C'TrobonAround€1891 m - 4 Rue de la Coutellerie, 75004 Paris
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