The Boulevard du Palais is a short but significant street in Paris. It runs along the eastern façade of the Palais de Justice. This boulevard was one of the many streets that Baron Haussmann, the architect of Paris, built. He tore down old medieval streets during the 19th century to make a more efficient city. The earlier names of the road in front of the Palace were the rue de la Barillerie and the rue Saint-Barthélémy. The rue Saint-Barthélémy was named after the nearby Church of Saint-Barthélémy. In 1791, like the nine other churches on the île de la Cité, it lost its parish status to Notre-Dame cathedral, was nationalised and then sold and demolished. The site was initially a theatre and from 1865 the current Tribunal de Commerce de Paris.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Air
Beneath what appears to be a simple stone and wood structure lies a history interwoven with faith aviation and community.