3rd Arrondissement

Paris - La Belle Époque

The 3rd arrondissement of Paris, situated on the right bank of the River Seine, is the smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais (while the 4th arrondissement contains Le Marais' more lively southern part, notably including the gay district of Paris). The oldest surviving private house of Paris belonging to Nicolas Flamel, built in 1407, is to be found in the 3rd arrondissement, along the rue de Montmorency.

The ancient Jewish quarter, the Pletze (Little place in Yiddish) which dates from the 13th century begins in the eastern part of the 3rd arrondissement and extends into the 4th. It is home to the Musée d'art et d'histoire du judaïsme and the Agoudas Hakehilos synagogue designed by the architect Guimard. There are landmark stores selling traditional Jewish foods.

A small but slowly expanding Chinatown inhabited by immigrants from Wenzhou centers on the rue au Maire, near the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers housed in the medieval priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs. Location

It is situated in what is considered Central Paris on the right bank (rive droite) of the city. Its interior is mostly devoid of the large Haussmannian boulevards included in many other arrondissements throughout the city.

City Scape

Museums

There are museums alone in the 3rd arrondissement as listed by the Paris office of tourism, however there are also many other smaller museums, as listed below.

• Musée des Arts et Métiers
• Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
• Musée Cognacq-Jay
• Musée de la Poupée
• Musée de la Serrure
• Musée des Archives Nationales - Hôtel de Soubise
• Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
• Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris
• Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
• La Gaîté Lyrique

Gardens

There are 6 smaller gardens throughout the 3rd arrondissement.

• Square du Temple - Elie-Wiesel [fr]
• Square Saint-Gilles Grand Veneur - Pauline-Roland
• Jardin de Rohan
• Square Georges Cain
• Square Léopold-Achille
• Jardin Anne Frank
• Jardin de l'Hotel Salé - Léonor Fini
• Jardin des Archives Nationale

Churches

• Church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs in Le Marais
• Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement
• Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris

Other

• Le Marais (shared with the 4th arrondissement)
• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers - main campus
• Le Défenseur du Temps
• Institut Tessin
• Hôtel de Soubise
• Former Temple fortress
• Carreau du Temple
• Théâtre Déjazet