Rue du Perche

The Rue du Perche is located in Paris's 3rd arrondissement, in the Le Marais district, and recalls Henry IV's historic project to name a large square complex after the French provinces. The street was laid out in 1626 by the developer Charlot and is easy to reach today from several Metro stations. Here you can discover architectural treasures, including the historic Hôtel de Pomponne de Refuge from the seventeenth century. Especially worth seeing is the Armenian Catholic Cathedral at number 13, which is based on an old chapel of the Capuchin monastery of Saint-Jean-François. The building houses remarkable sculptures by Germain Pilon and Jacques Sarrazin, as well as a portal area designed by Victor Baltard in 1855.