5th district

2bis avenue des Gobelins

Branches and foliage emerge from the sides of the door, invade the lintel and climb up on either side of the window above the door. Architect JP Marquet. 1905

4 avenue des Gobelins

On the key above the door: a woman’s face in profile holding her child’s head, another female profile to the left. Foliage continues on the columns on either side of the door. Architect JP Marquet Sculptor P. Seguin. 1905

10 avenue des Gobelins

Beautiful ironwork on the door. Lintel adorned with two peacocks and oak branches, oak leaves on the key. The door frame is adorned with a garland of flowers and finished with two consoles adorned with roses.

81 rue Mouffetard

Very simple, elegant stone gate: two pilaster columns topped by a triangular pediment. Shell motif above a beautiful 18th-century door.

25 rue Jussieu

Clasp decorated with a bas-relief entitled Au buisson ardent, in memory of a cabaret that existed on this site in the 18th century and was famous for its crayfish bushes. The bas-relief illustrates the episode of Moses’ encounter with God incarnate in a burning bush (Book of Exodus, chapter 3, verse 2).

Other doors of interest:

13 place du PanthéonTwo modillions frame the door, one on the left depicting a seated monk holding a parchment and the other on the right a woman with long hair, pregnant and holding an unidentified object.
14 rue de l’Abbé de l’EpéeAn imposing liana with flowers frames the wrought-iron door with its plant motif. Architect Le Roy
14 rue Saint Julien le PauvrePorch of a private mansion adorned with a large carved semicircular pediment, depicting the allegory of justice with a cherub.
16 rue des écolesRoaring Lion
1bis rue LapécèdeOlive branch above the door. Architect A. Champy
20 rue de l’abbé de l’EpéeDoor flanked by two columns topped by Doric capitals and a broken pediment. Head of Hercules covered with the skin of the Nemean lion above the door.
21 boulevard Saint GermainCaryatids on either side of the door leaves.
25 rue LinnéTriangular pediment decorated with the blazon of the City of Paris
25 rue MongeTwo sheathed caryatids frame the transom window. Their arms are crossed, which is unusual. Neo-Renaissance decor on the lintel. Grotesque male mascaron.
26 rue Gay LussacTwo demons flank the door, each holding a shield. One of them bears the architect’s initial Seitz. 1868
29 rue de La ParcheminerieRounded twin doors. Keys decorated with beautiful rocaille motifs. Architect Martin Goupy. 1736
35 rue MongeTwo dragons frame the building number. Bird’s nest under a window.