Eglise Saint-Martin-des-Champs. Vue de l'église en partie délabrée

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Church of Saint-Martin-de-Champs (fr. Saint-Martin-des-Champs) built on the site of the old church of the Merovingian era. Legend has it that this church was destroyed during the invasion of the Normans. No accurate confirmation of this, but it is known that in the middle of the XI century Henry I manages to rebuild this place "a second church." Built in 1059-1060 years the church goes into 1076 under the jurisdiction of the Order Klyuni.Abbatstvo lasted until the French Revolution. In 1794, Abbot Henri Grégoire offers National Convention project of creation of the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, the purpose of which will be "the study and preservation of machines and tools, drawings, and models, books, and various documents of all existing arts and crafts." The approved Convent Conservatory immediately becomes the new owner sets confiscated during the revolution of private technical collections.