France · 14th century
The Hôtel Saint-Pol (French pronunciation: [otɛl sɛ̃ pɔl]) was a royal residence begun in 1360 by Charles V of France on the ruins of a building constructed by Louis IX. It was used by Charles V and Charles VI. Located on the Right Bank, to the northwest of the Quartier de l'Arsenal in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, the residence's grounds stretched from the Quai des Célestins to the Rue Saint-Antoine, and from the Rue Saint-Paul to the Rue du Petit-Musc. It fell into disuse and ruin after the death of Isabeau de Bavière in 1435 and was demolished after Francis I of France sold it in parts at auction in 1543. The area around the Hôtel Saint-Pol is now the Marais neighborhood of Paris.
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Hôtel Saint-Pol ranks #1,884 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #144 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1360, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,368 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 44 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 1 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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