Marché couvert Beauvau
Marché couvert Beauvau occupies the western half of Place d'Aligre in Paris's twelfth arrondissement, beside the larger Marché d'Aligre. Its roof shelters a covered market hall on the square's western side. Two main aisles cross at right angles through the hall, while several secondary aisles branch away.
The market began in 1777, when Saint Anthony Abbey's nuns received permission from King Louis XVI to build it. Samson-Nicolas Lenoir built the Beauvau-Saint Antoine market in 1779. Its name honours Gabrielle-Charlotte de Beauvau-Craon, the abbey's last abbess. Marc-Gabriel Jolivet designed the current building and guard pavilion in 1843. The building gained historical-monument recognition on 8 March 1982.
Food stalls offer meat, fish, vegetables, fruit and cheese, with flavours from France and beyond. Those influences include North Africa, the Levant and Asia. Restaurants, bars and wine bars surround the market, extending its social life beyond the stalls. A central fountain marks the crossing of the two main aisles.
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