Saint-Philippe du Roule (Paris Métro)

Saint-Philippe du Roule (Paris Métro)

Infobox Paris metro
Name=Saint-Philippe du Roule
Day=27 May
Year=1923
Access=
Municipality=the 8th arrondissement of Paris
Zone=1
Next=
X=97
Y=51

Saint-Philippe du Roule is a station of the Paris Métro. The village of Roule, which became a suburb in 1722, was a small locality called "Romiliacum" by Frédégaire, "Crioilum" by Saint Eligius, then "Rolus" in the 12th century.

A chapel was established in the district of Bas-Roule, near a leprosarium. It was replaced by a more important church, which was built by Jean Chalgrin between 1774 and 1784. The church of Saint-Philippe du Roule was built in the style of a Greco-Roman basilica. It was enlarged by Godde in 1845 and Victor Baltard in 1860. Its pediment, representing "Religion" and its attributes, is by François-Joseph Duret.


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