General view
by BULLET, Pierre, Photo
Bullet was a pupil of Fran�ois Blondel and began his career by carrying out some of his designs such as the Porte Saint-Denis (1671). As a result of this work he was himself commissioned to build another gate, the Porte Saint-Martin for the city of Paris. It was built at the order of Louis XIV in honour of his victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comt�. Built in 1674, it replaced a medieval gate in the city walls built by Charles V.
The Porte Saint-Martin is a heavily rusticated triumphal arch, 18 meters high, built in limestone and marble. Recesses are occupied by bas-reliefs. The gate was restored in 1988.
The photo shows the Porte Saint-Martin viewed from the rue Saint-Martin.