It is one of the most ancient sites of Marseille, one can even say that it was the center of ancient life since all archaeologists agree that the Agora of the Massaliotes was located on the current site of the Place de Lenche.
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Moreover, the Rue Caisserie, which in the ancient world was called the Voie Décumane, and which was the main axis of Marseille's traffic, ended at the Place de Lenche. Below on the south side, the buildings of the Abbey of Saint Sauveur, the women's monastery created in the 5th century by Saint Cassian, have been discovered. It was for a long time called Saint Sauveur square.
The northern part of the square was occupied by a royal foundry created by Louis XII in 1507, but which was demolished in 1613, giving the square its present surface. Despite the presence of the Convent of Saint Sauveur and the former name of this square: Place Saint Sauveur, it took the name of Lenche from the 16th century.
Originally from Corsica, the Lenche family, as soon as they settled in Marseille, made a very advantageous and brilliant place for themselves, as several of their members became consuls, and had their own mansion built there, as well as a coral workshop and stores. The mansion now houses the Lenche theater.
The northern part of the square was occupied by a royal foundry created by Louis XII in 1507, but which was demolished in 1613, giving the square its present surface. Despite the presence of the Convent of Saint Sauveur and the former name of this square: Place Saint Sauveur, it took the name of Lenche from the 16th century.
Originally from Corsica, the Lenche family, as soon as they settled in Marseille, made a very advantageous and brilliant place for themselves, as several of their members became consuls, and had their own mansion built there, as well as a coral workshop and stores. The mansion now houses the Lenche theater.
Moreover, the Rue Caisserie, which in the ancient world was called the Voie Décumane, and which was the main axis of Marseille's traffic, ended at the Place de Lenche. Below on the south side, the buildings of the Abbey of Saint Sauveur, the women's monastery created in the 5th century by Saint Cassian, have been discovered. It was for a long time called Saint Sauveur square.
The northern part of the square was occupied by a royal foundry created by Louis XII in 1507, but which was...
The northern part of the square was occupied by a royal foundry created by Louis XII in 1507, but which was...
