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The Quai des Célestins runs along the Seine in Paris' 4th arrondissement. The quay, or dock, runs into the Quai Henri-IV upstream, and downstream becomes the Quai de l'Hôtel-de-Ville.

History

The quay was named after the couvent des Célestins, located at the current site of the Caserne des Célestins of the Garde républicaine.

The main entrance to the Hôtel Saint-Pol, also vanished now, was on the Quai des Célestins.

The quay was rebuilt and paved in 1705.

Notable locations

At the level of the Boulevard Henri-IV is the Square Henri-Galli, notable for the remains of one of the eight towers of the Bastille prison.
2 et 2bis: Hôtel Fieubet or La Vallette, situated at the location of the royal Hôtel Saint-Pol, granted in 1519 by King Francis I. In 1587, Raymond Phélypeaux d'Herbault built a first hôtel particulier there. In 1676, it was acquired by the chancellor of Queen María Teresa of Spain, Gaspard Fieubet. Fieubet had it renovated and decorated by Le Sueur and Vicotte according to the plans of Jules Hardouin-Mansart. In 1816, the hôtel became a sugar refinery. In 1857, the count of Lavalette acquired it and had it transformed by Jules Gros in a neo-Baroque Italo-Spanish style, especially the street-side and court-side façades. Since 1877, it has been the location of the école Massillon.
32: edge of the city of Paris, location of the former Tour Barbeau destroyed at the end of the 16th century or the very beginning of the 17th.

Quai des Célestins seen from the Quai de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
École Massillon
No. 32

Access

The Quai des Célestins is served by and is close to the Metro line ‍, at the Pont Marie et Sully - Morland stations as well as the RATP bus lines 67 86 87.

Notes

^ "Dictionnaire: Rues de Paris". Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
Dictionnaire du Paris disparu : sites et monuments, ISBN 2-84096-099-0
L'École Massillon - Paris 4, sur paris1900.lartnouveau.com, consulté le 12 août 2011.

v t e 4th arrondissement of Paris
Neighbourhoods	The Marais (part)
Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Charlemagne
Islands	Île de la Cité (part) Île Saint-Louis
Landmarks	Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville Berthillon Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal Centre Georges Pompidou Hôtel de Sens Hôtel de Sully Hôtel de Ville Le Marais Rue des Rosiers Maison européenne de la photographie Marché aux fleurs, Place Louis Lépine Mémorial de la Shoah Musée de la Magie Notre-Dame de Paris Template Pavillon de l'Arsenal Polish Library in Paris Adam Mickiewicz Museum Salon Frédéric Chopin Quai des Célestins (Paris) Saint-Jacques Tower Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais (Church) Saint-Louis en l'Île (Church) Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine Temple du Marais Rosiers–Joseph Migneret Garden
Paris Métro stations	Bastille Châtelet Cité Hôtel de Ville Pont Marie Rambuteau Saint-Paul Sully–Morland
Healthcare	Hôtel-Dieu (hospital)

48°51′08″N 2°21′39″E / 48.8523°N 2.3607°E / 48.8523; 2.3607

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