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Histoire de Paris

Square d’Orléans
Les quatre corps de bâtiments, disposés autour d’une cour centrale rafraîchie depuis 1856 par une petite fontaine, furent édifiés en 1829, à la manière des squares anglais, par l’architecte britannique Crésy, sur des terrains achetés à Mademoiselle Mars. Le calme des lieux attira un véritable phalanstère d’artistes romantiques : George Sand s’installa au nº5 en 1842, bientôt rejointe par Chopin, qui loua le rez-de-chaussée du n°9. Tous deux quittèrent le square après leur rupture en 1847.

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Le n°2 fut habité par la danseuse Marie Taglioni, la cantatrice Pauline Viardot (soeur de la Malibran) et son mari Louis, le peintre Dubufe et le sculpteur Dantan. Alexandre Dumas père y logeait en 1832 en compagnie de l’actrice Mélanie Serres; ily composa "La Tour de Nesle".

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign describes the place where famous artists lived, including Chopin and Alexandre Dumas.

The place was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image
And also several days before (from the outside, when the door to the square is locked, but you can see the place of the sign) Click for a larger image

The illustration in the center of the sign is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Orleans Square
The four buildings, arranged around a central courtyard cooled since 1856 by a small fountain, were built in 1829, in the style of English squares, by the British architect Crésy, on land purchased from Mademoiselle Mars. The calm of the place attracted a veritable phalanstery of romantic artists: George Sand moved to No. 5 in 1842, soon joined by Chopin, who rented the ground floor of No. 9. Both left the square after their breakup in 1847.

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No. 2 was inhabited by the dancer Marie Taglioni, the singer Pauline Viardot (sister of Malibran) and her husband Louis, the painter Dubufe and the sculptor Dantan. Alexandre Dumas père stayed there in 1832 with the actress Mélanie Serres; he composed “La Tour de Nesle”.