“A moat, you say? Right here in Cour Saint-Jean?” The echo of disbelief in your voice is understandable. Today, Cour Saint-Jean is a charming, cobbled street in Champigny-sur-Marne. It’s hard to imagine it was once part of a much grander, somewhat grimier story. Let’s rewind to the early 13th century. King Philippe-Auguste, about to embark on a crusade, decided Paris needed some serious defenses. His solution? A thirty-foot wall encircling the city, complete with a moat and defensive towers. Cour Saint-Jean sits on the very spot where that moat once stood. While the wall is long gone, its memory lingers in the very layout of the street. A tangible piece of that history still survives, hidden in plain sight within Cour Saint-Jean.
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Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to