Barrière Saint-Martin

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Barrière Saint-Martin, Historical tollhouse in Quartier de la Villette, France

The Rotonde de la Villette features a circular design with twenty pairs of columns and a triangular pediment on the ground level.

Claude Nicolas Ledoux constructed this tollhouse between 1786 and 1788 as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General to collect taxes on goods.

The building represents the Louis XVI architectural style through its geometric forms, combining a cube base with a cylindrical upper structure.

Located at 6-8 Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad in the 19th arrondissement, the structure now functions as a restaurant and entertainment venue.

This tollhouse remains one of the few surviving examples of the original fifty tax collection points that once encircled Paris in the 18th century.

Location: Quartier de la Villette

Architects: Claude Nicolas Ledoux

Architectural style: Louis XVI style

Part of: Wall of the Farmers-General

GPS coordinates: 48.88333,2.36944

Latest update: May 11, 2025 14:24

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