The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 48° 51.386 E 002° 21.106
31U E 452450 N 5411698
The Hôtel de Ville is the home to the municipal government and the place where large receptions are held. It is located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, on the right bank of the river Seine.
Waymark Code: WMH4F2
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/21/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 63
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

This site has been the location of Paris' city hall since 1357, when a building called the House of Pillars was situated in the middle of a commercial dock area. The building as we see it today dates back to 1533 when King Francis I ordered the old building razed and the construction of a new and grander city hall for Paris. The King appointed the architects Dominique de Cortone and Pierre Chambiges to design the structure. They planned a Renaissance style building modelled after a French château. The work on the building continued until 1628, during the reign of Louis XIII.

For 200 years the building remained unchanged. In 1835, Rambuteau - the préfet of the Seine département, commissioned Étienne-Hippolyte Godde and Jean-Baptiste Lesueur. to design two wings, linked by a gallery, to be added to the main building.

During the Franco-Prussian War, on 18 January 1871, a crowd gathered outside the building to protest against surrender to the Prussians. The Paris Commune occupied the Hôtel de Ville and as anti-Commune troops approached the building, Communards set fire to the Hôtel de Ville destroying the interior and leaving only an exterior shell.

Reconstruction by architects Théodore Ballu and Édouard Deperthes began in 1873 and continued until 1892. A great deal of art was added to the building. Over 230 sculptors, including Auguste Rodin, produced the 338 works of art that now decorate the building.

The stamp was issued by France on October 11, 1958. It depicts the Hôtel de Ville on the left and the Capitoline Hill and the City Hall of Rome on the right. In between is written JUMELADE (TWINNING). It was issued to foster greater cultural and economic ties between he capitals of Paris and Rome.

***********************************************************

A Vatican stamp showing Capitoline Hill Cordonata in Rome, on top of which is Rome's city hall, is Waymarked as:

Link to Rome's Capitoline Hill Cordonata

Stamp Issuing Country: France

Date of Issue: October 11, 1958

Denomination: 35 francs

Color: gray, greenish blue, and rose red

Stamp Type: Single Stamp

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log for this category, you must visit the actual site of the waymark. Post at least one photo that you personally took of the site if at all possible. If you cannot provide a photo for some reason, your visit will still be welcome.

You do NOT need to be a stamp collector to visit the waymark site, nor do you have to provide a photo of the stamp. Just having a copy of the stamp in question, however, is not sufficient; you must personally visit the site.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Philatelic Photographs
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Michaelfiles visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 02/27/2023 Michaelfiles visited it
3vero3 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 01/04/2023 3vero3 visited it
lynx36 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 11/22/2021 lynx36 visited it
Nathalain visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 07/03/2021 Nathalain visited it
sara et gege visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 06/11/2021 sara et gege visited it
Outspoken1 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 11/11/2019 Outspoken1 visited it
pmaupin visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 02/27/2019 pmaupin visited it
keillec visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 03/29/2018 keillec visited it
LeBourguignon visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 11/13/2017 LeBourguignon visited it
CADS11 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 06/08/2017 CADS11 visited it
junkys visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 02/23/2017 junkys visited it
The Burrow visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 09/12/2016 The Burrow visited it
Marvince visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 04/24/2016 Marvince visited it
pestinette visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 10/28/2015 pestinette visited it
dschinny visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 06/07/2015 dschinny visited it
Max93600 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 02/03/2015 Max93600 visited it
celene37 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 12/22/2014 celene37 visited it
fischalbert visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 10/03/2014 fischalbert visited it
Trail Blaisers visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 07/15/2014 Trail Blaisers visited it
Go Boilers! visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 07/07/2014 Go Boilers! visited it
Chickilim visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 05/15/2014 Chickilim visited it
BCLV4 visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 02/14/2014 BCLV4 visited it
white-star visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 01/10/2014 white-star visited it
Dragon Ball visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 11/13/2013 Dragon Ball visited it
teamoblong visited The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) - Paris, France 10/17/2013 teamoblong visited it

View all visits/logs