Couvent des Récollets
Couvent des Récollets, Historical convent in 10th arrondissement, Paris, France
The Couvent des Récollets stands near Gare de l'Est, featuring a renovated complex with furnished studios and collaborative spaces for creative professionals.
Built in 1603, this former Franciscan monastery served as a military hospital in 1862 and transformed into the Jean Antoine de Villemin hospital by 1913.
The complex now houses the Ile de France Order of Architects, the House of Architecture, and functions as an international center for artists and researchers.
The residence offers 80 furnished studios ranging from 25 to 125 square meters, with some units designed as duplex apartments with mezzanine levels.
Between 1990 and 1996, the building hosted an artist collective called Les anges des Récollets before undergoing complete renovation in 2003.
Location: 10th arrondissement of Paris
Website: https://centre-les-recollets.com
GPS coordinates: 48.87528,2.36000
Latest update: June 1, 2025 02:01
These locations showcase the architectural diversity of Paris through buildings spanning from medieval times to the modern era. The city preserves structures from two millennia: Roman baths from the 3rd century, Gothic churches like Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, Renaissance mansions, and Art Nouveau apartment buildings designed by Hector Guimard. Beyond the famous monuments, visitors find hidden lanes with medieval timber-framed houses and private villas from the 19th century. The collection includes both public and private buildings. Visitors can explore the remains of the Arènes de Lutèce, where Romans once held gladiatorial contests, as well as the oldest residential houses in the city dating from the 15th century. The selection ranges from medieval church towers and classical arcades to modernist experiments of the early 20th century.
Gare de Paris-Est
206 m
Saint-Laurent
133 m
Quai de Jemmapes
275 m
Quai de Valmy
226 m
Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini
126 m
Passerelle de la Grange-aux-Belles
366 m
Pont tournant de la Grange-aux-Belles
382 m
Passerelle Bichat
289 m
Square Alban-Satragne
341 m
Cour de la Ferme-Saint-Lazare
388 m
Fontaine du jardin Villemin
119 m
À l'enseigne du lion d'or
345 m
Square Saint-Laurent
155 m
Place Madeleine-Braun
51 m
Square Madeleine-Tribolati
378 m
Square des Recollets
325 m
Square de Verdun
195 m
Square Raoul-Follereau
325 m
Reconciliation
139 m
Maison de l'architecture en Île-de-France
26 m
Poireau agile
174 m
99 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, Paris
346 m
103 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, Paris
329 m
Hôtel Leblanc-Barbedienne
383 m
Écluses des Récollets
336 m
101 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, Paris
337 m
105 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, Paris
322 m
Chapelle du couvent des Recollets de Paris
33 mReviews
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