Rue Saint-Dominique

The Rue Saint-Dominique (; "St Dominique Street") is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is crossed by the Esplanade des Invalides.

Origin of the name

It was formerly known as the Chemin de la Longue Raye (1355), Chemin des Treilles (1433), Chemin Herbu (des Moulins à Vent) (1523), Chemin de l'Oseraie (1527), Chemin du Port (1530), Chemin des Vaches (1542), Chemin de la Justice and Chemin des Charbonniers. It was renamed the Rue Saint-Dominique in 1643 after the Dominican monastery set up a few years earlier near the eastern end of the street (now absorbed by the Boulevard Saint-Germain), whose only remnant is the Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin on the Place Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (called the Place des Jacobins until 1802, after the Dominicans).

Notable addresses

• In 1670, Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes was born at no. 33, the Hôtel de Luynes. The building is now destroyed.
• No. 14, the Hôtel de Brienne serves as the official residence of the minister of defense.

Popular culture

The Irish musician Rob Smith released a song in March 2011 called "Rue Sainte-Dominique". The music video was shot on the street and surrounding area.

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