THE OLD CITY & ITS TRABOULES
1. - 3 place St Paul : Angular and sloping traboule comprising at least seven levels; unrefurbished ancient and
modest entryway; vaulted exit; staircase at the center of the traboule; exit side façade is from the 15th Century
with windows ornamented with small columns.
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- 4-6 rue Juiverie : Closed to the public;, entrance side façade is from the 16th Century and is restored
3 - 7 quai Romain-Rolland : Building dating from the 15th Century; two courtyards, one with tower and
arcaded gallery and old well; exit side façade from the 15th Century with compartment windows adorned with
small ornate columns
4 - 10 quai Romain-Rolland : Elevated courtyard above old stables; exit side features a small loge with
narrow windows decorated with sirens and gargoyles
5 - 11-12 quai Romain-Rolland : Renaissance façade; this traboule connects with 13 quai Romain-Rolland.
6 - 17 quai Romain-Rolland : Large doorway with the carved head of a woman at the top of the arch; two
courtyards
7 - 18 quai Romain -Rolland : Modest façade with a simple courtyard.
8 - 20 quai Romain-Rolland : Door dating from the last Century; restored courtyard
9 - 6 rue des Trois-Maries : Ocher façade; two restored connecting pink courtyards with Italian galleries;
highly ornamented exited door with a Renaissance style façade.
10 - 24 rue St Jean : Façade dating from the 18th Century, grand courtyard with an angular tower rising four
stories and ending in a very beautiful sculptured doorway
11 - 54 rue St Jean : Long traboule featuring six small courtyards.
12 - 10-14 rue de la Bombarde : Signs indicate « bombardment by fire » and « the artisans of the world »,
one entrance by Number 14; another narrow entrance in the shape of a bomb beside Number 10; passage
with two courtyards connected by a stairway.
13 - 68 rue St Jean : Simple traboule but heavily trafficked. A cabinetmaker and an architect have their offices
in this passageway.
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