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Paris, Département Paris, Région Île-de-France La Samaritaine building by F. Jourdain & H. Sauvage Art Nouveaau, Art Deco; IInd Empire & IIIrd Republic 1869 & later |
Comments: The building is located
on the banks of the River Seine, at the north end of the Pont Neuf. It owes its name to a hydraulic pump installed near the Pont Neuf, which operated from 1609 to 1813. On the front of the pump was a gilded bas relief of the Good Samaritan. |
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