Square d'Orleans, Paris 9th. Appoints in tribute to King Louis Philippe (1773-1850). In the romantic...

Square d'Orleans, Paris 9th. Appoints in tribute to King Louis Philippe (1773-1850). In the romantic period, many famous families had made this residential complex a veritable phalanstere of artists. This space of time is very protected by the Historic Monuments, was built from 1830 to 1832 by the British architect Edward Crecy, who in 1829 had brought it to Melle Mars, famous actress of the Theatre Francais and formidable businesswoman. The Square is made up of three inner courtyards connected by vault passages (Ankillary Corridors) to the coffered ceilings. There were 46 apartments and artists' workshops, the last of which is still visible in the third courtyard. The central courtyard, monumental, is an English square in the style of Regent's Park in London, England. Composed of 4 buildings on 4 floors, lined with beds, planted with trees, it is decorated in its centre with green baskets and a jet of water fed by the water of the Ourcq Canal.