Rue Saint-Dominique
The Rue Saint-Dominique is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is crossed by the Esplanade des Invalides.
Origin of the name
It was formerly known as the Chemin de la Longue Raye, Chemin des Treilles, Chemin Herbu, Chemin de l'Oseraie, Chemin du Port, Chemin des Vaches, Chemin de la Justice and Chemin des Charbonniers. It was renamed the Rue Saint-Dominique in 1643 after the Dominican monastery set up a few years earlier near the eastern end of the street, whose only remnant is the Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin on the Place Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin.Notable addresses
- In 1670, Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes was born at no. 33, the Hôtel de Luynes. The building is now destroyed.
- No. 14, the Hôtel de Brienne serves as the official residence of the minister of defense.