It's wonderful to be able to look at such old houses. I wish there were more in Paris. These are still in very good condition and take us back to the Middle Ages, it's fabulous!

400+ years of time standing in front of you. Seemed to be a bar inside, currently under renovation.

An interesting spot of medieval history right there in front of you in plain view. Most of the buildings in the area are actually like these two, but with modern facades. Underneath they all look similar. One of the Kings of France decreed that the exterior wood molding be covered up after a fire had broken out in London I think, and they realized the fire had jumped from home to home because of the wood.

Residence with medieval architectural elements. If you visit smaller cities in France, you will be able to see many such buildings. Its appearance transports you to another era. Very well preserved and to the point where one can comfortably photograph all sides of it.

(Translated by Google) Two magnificent medieval half-timbered houses at 11 and 13 Rue François Miron, Paris (4th). Buildings in memory of the architecture of the Middle Ages, dating from the beginning of the 16th century, probably around the reigns of Louis XII and François 1er. In the Middle Ages, the main raw material for building a house was wood. To build them, each floor was corbelled. In fact, each was positioned projecting on the street from the one below. This way made it possible to build these houses, without having to have a pillar going down to the ground. However, the two half-timbered houses on rue François Miron lost this corbel over time. They had the annoying disadvantage of shortening the spaces between two houses on either side of the street. So the fire could easily spread. The house on the right has a classic triangular shape at its top: the gable. This structure was the most protruding from the facade, often practically in the middle of the pavement of the narrow streets. Its position made it very dangerous for passers-by. Accidents and falling sprockets often happened. In 1607, the city of Paris wanted to fight against the risk of fire. She therefore decides to lay down strong town planning rules. Indeed, it is then decided that the pinions are prohibited. In addition, the exposed beams had to be covered. The Parisian facades were then covered with white lime. At the beginning of the 16th century, these houses featured signs: a reaper and a sheep, now missing. To prevent fires, the number 13 gable had been removed in the 17th century. It was rebuilt during the restoration of the houses in the 1960s. These houses now house a jewelry store and… a libertine club. Here is how we designate these two houses. In the Middle Ages, the streets were not numbered. You could tell by the name of the signs they carried. Thus, these two houses have kept their signs in their name. So the one on the left is called the Reaper's House. The second, with its gable, is called Maison à Sign au Mouton. In medieval signs, the image of the sheep often came up. Thus, we could find several signs of this type: The silver sheep, the white sheep, the crowned sheep, the black sheep, the golden sheep, the two sheep, the three sheep, the sheep's foot ... For a very long time, the beams were not visible as we can see today. This presentation dates from the 1960s. Thus, in 1967, the architect Robert Hermann undertook the repair of these two houses. He gave them their current appearance, by bringing out the timber of the half-timbering but also by reworking the gable. The gable that can be seen today dates from this restoration, when it was redesigned. Note of course, that this restoration does not include the corbels and the projections on the street. Rue Cloche-Perce plunges into a gap between numbers 13 and 15. (Original) Deux magnifiques maisons médiévales à colombage aux 11 et 13 Rue François Miron, Paris ( 4e ). Edifices en souvenir de l’architecture du Moyen Age, datés du début du XVIe siècle, probablement autour des règnes de Louis XII et François 1er. ​ Au Moyen Age, la principale matière première pour construire une maison était le bois. Pour les édifier, chaque étage était réalisé en encorbellement. En effet, chacun était positionné en saillie sur la rue par rapport à celui en dessous. Cette manière permettait d’édifier ces maisons, sans avoir à disposer de pilier allant jusqu’au sol. Toutefois, les deux maisons à colombage de la rue François Miron perdirent au cours du temps cet encorbellement. Ils avaient le fâcheux inconvénient de raccourcir les espaces entre deux maisons de chaque côté de la rue. Ainsi, le feu pouvait facilement se propager. La maison de droite dispose à son sommet d’une forme triangulaire classique : le pignon. Cette structure était la plus saillante de la façade, souvent pratiquement au milieu de la chaussée des rues étroites. Sa position la rendait très dangereuse pour les passants. Les accidents et les chutes de pignons arrivaient souvent. En 1607, la ville de Paris souhaite lutter contre le risque d’incendie. Elle décide donc de poser des règles d’urbanisme fort. En effet, il est alors décidé que les pignons sont interdit. En outre, les poutres apparentes devaient être recouvertes. On revêtit alors les façades parisiennes de chaux blanche. Au début du 16ème siècle, ces maisons comportaient des enseignes : un faucheur et un mouton, maintenant disparus. Pour éviter les incendies, le pignon du numéro 13 avait été enlevé au 17ème siècle. Il fut reconstruit lors de la restauration des maisons dans les années 1960. Ces maisons accueillent maintenant une bijouterie et… un club libertin. Voici comment on désigne ces deux maisons. Au Moyen Age, les rues n’étaient pas numérotées. On se repérait par le nom des enseignes qu’elles portaient. Ainsi, ces deux maisons ont conservé leurs enseignes dans leur nom. Ainsi celle de gauche s’appelle la maison à l’enseigne au faucheur. La seconde avec son pignon a pour nom, maison à l’enseigne au mouton. Dans les enseignes médiévales, l’image du mouton revenait souvent. Ainsi, on pouvait trouver plusieurs enseignes de ce type : Le mouton d’argent, le mouton blanc, le mouton couronné, le mouton noir, le mouton d’or, les deux moutons, les trois moutons, le pied de mouton… Pendant très longtemps, les poutres n’étaient pas apparentes comme on peut le voir aujourd’hui. Cette présentation date des années 1960. Ainsi, en 1967, l’architecte Robert Hermann se chargea de la réfection de ces deux maisons. Il leur donna leur aspect actuel, en faisant ressortir le bois du colombage mais aussi en retravaillant le pignon. Le pignon qu’on peut voir aujourd’hui date de cette restauration, au moment où il fut redessiné. A noter bien sûr, que cette restauration ne reprend pas les encorbellements et les avancées sur la rue. La rue Cloche-Perce s’engouffre dans une brèche entre les numéro 13 et 15.

I stood there staring at these 400+ year old buildings thinking of what France must have been like.

Fascinating bit of Paris history. Translated by Google from the sign: "History of Paris Houses of the Middle Ages. Medieval residences are very rare in Paris. Those of the rue François Miron, with the sign of the Faucheur for 11, with the sign of Mouton for 13, are attested at the beginning of the 16th century and could date, in their primitive state, from the 14th century. As early as 1508, repeated royal ordinances prohibited projecting constructions, which risked collapsing and causing accidents in the street. This is why the gable of 13 was clipped in the 16th century. It was rebuilt in 1967, at the time of the restoration of these two houses. In 1607, an edict ordered that the wooden sections constituting the frame of the buildings be covered with plaster in order to limit the risk of fire. The architect cleared them and restored them following the original design."

A rare, even unique, surprise in the old Paris of the Middle Ages. Marais district, two half-timbered houses dating from the 14th century with their signs. They were, of course, restored in the 16th century but while maintaining a desire for authenticity of the place. Place to visit for history buffs.

I have often passed in front of these oldest houses in Paris without ever really seeing them or lingering there. Undoubtedly proof of their good urban integration and relative modernity... almost 615 years after their construction!

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So beautiful

(Translated by Google) Buildings from the 14th century, you must see such a unique place in Paris! (Original) Budynki z 14 wieku, koniecznie trzeba zobaczyć takie unikalne w Paryżu miejsce!